What's wrong with doing everything in one day??

[Jcfreak_02]

I go to the gym three days a week, I have a general workout that works everything, then I run, more legs or go home. What makes this a bad program, I am not really going for bulk just full body fitness. Oh yeah teh general workout takes at least 2 hours

[weightlifter45]

i used to do that to, i dont think theres anything wrong with it. How many lifts do u actually do on each day?

[AznBB]

well here are a few reasons im just gonna throw up in the air...
after you work lets say the first 2 - 3 muscles and you move on to legs or something you will lose intensity and won't be able to lift as well and your lifts will suffer , also doing your whole body will take much longer which after about 1 hour of lifting cortisol is released which breaks down muscle...im sure there are other reasons also

[ex_banana-eater]

if you train the same bodyparts 3 times a week it gives them no time to recover. i cant imagine how you train while still being sore!

[Jcfreak_02]

I do about 16-20 different workout broken up into about 6 circuts. I am very rarely sore by the next day. I know I loose the max intensity, but I am going for a balanced body so I don't look like an ogre.

[Jcfreak_02]

Here's my routine
Oh yeah this is reps x sets
Pulldown: 10x3 160
Flat Bench: Failurex1 265, 8x4 245
Calf Raises: 25x3 125lbs
Wide Grip Curls: 10x3 95lbs
Kickbacks: 12x3 25lbs
Tricep Extensions: 12x3 90lbs
Incline Bench: 8x4 2
Calf Thingys (lay on your stomach and pull calves back) 10x3 160
Decline Bench: 8x4 235
Squats: 10x2 360, 12x2 270
Situps /w 20lbs: 31x4
Preacher Crunches: 20x4 15
Rowing ( I do it to work lower back though): 12x3 120
Military Press: 10x3 150
Bar Raises ( hold bar and raise to parallel with shoulders) 10x3 90
Tricep Extension Thingy: 12x2 120, 12x2 120 reverse
Lat Raises: 10x3 100
Pec Deck: 10x3 160
This is my basic workout, then I either run for 30 minutes or do this....
DB Curls: 10x2 45
Leg Press: 12x2 450, 15x2 360, one leg 15x2 225
Wrist Rotations: 20x2 25
Hold DB infron of you, raise dumbells to pecs ( suposed to work tri's) 10x2 40
This is all I do at the gym, 3 day a week

[SLTS]

i normally lift as hard as i possibly can....and only my chest ever gets sore. everything else is healed with in 48-72 hours...this is why i used to do the same program.


the ONLY problem i feel is that you are going over an hour with the workouts. the best way to solve this is to break it in half

ex:

monday-upper body
tuesday-lower
wednesday-upper
thursday-lower

ect.

this keeps your lifts under an hour

[Rocky_Maivia]

Theres nothing wrong with doing everything in one day but after seeing your routine I would say your doing too much! You could try the split like STLS said but if you still want to do full body workouts i would suggest a decrease in volume. Start with the largest muscle groups first (ie legs, chest, back) and finish with the smaller muscles (ie bis, tris, calves etc) and only do 1-3 sets per muscle group.

[Jcfreak_02]

I kinda like the long workout, I am beat when I finish. Th emain reason for doing all in one day I that I can't always make the 3 days a week, someday I miss it and, by having the same workout I get teh balance. It may change when I get my driver's license.

[CyberGod]

Hello,

I used to do something like that, but the problem with my old workout and yours is the fact that you aren't working out with the major compound movements that can do the work in lesser time, giving you the opportunity to keep the intensity throughout the entire period of time.

You have to include the following : Squats, Deadlifts, Bench Press, Dips, Chinups, Military press, Ab work- Calves work.

Those exercises will make you grow; Kickbacks and such exercise will make you look like a woman trying to get fit.

[Jcfreak_02]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by CyberGod


You have to include the following : Squats, Deadlifts, Bench Press, Dips, Chinups, Military press, Ab work- Calves work.

Uhh I do squats, bench press, military, abs, and calves. I leave dips and pull-ups for at home and school. I probobly will add pull-ups and chinups somewhere in there too.