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Old 03-08-2005, 11:24 PM   #1
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Should I change my workout routine up?

I know you guys are probably tired of seeing this but basically I was wondering if this would be overtraining and if I should change some things up. Mainly my goals are to add strength and increase size. I've been working out about 2 years and I'm 5'11 173 lbs. Any suggestions?

Bench press max: 270
Squat max: 315
Deadlift: not sure

Any comments would be appreciated.

Sunday:Chest/Tricpes
Monday:OFF
Tuesday:Back/Biceps/Traps
Wednesday: Legs
Thursday:Chest/shoulders
Friday:Biceps
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Old 03-09-2005, 03:12 AM   #2
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why do biceps twice a week, no sense to it and no growth

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Old 03-09-2005, 08:04 AM   #3
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Alright thanks, should I split the bicep/back day up then? or just leave it be? Also should I not day chest twice a week?
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Old 03-09-2005, 08:26 AM   #4
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I meant "do" not "day" on the previous post. I've always worked chest twice a week and was always told to and blah blah. But I've been reading this forums for a while and was wondering if anyones strength has gone down when switching from doing chest twice a week to only once?
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Old 03-09-2005, 08:32 AM   #5
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First of all, there is no steadfast rule that says do not train bicep two days a week. Workout out is an entirely individual thing. Different people respond to different things, and in that, noone can ever tell you exactly what to do. There are definitely guidelines, averages, and rules of thumb, but exactly how you work out really will be based on how your body responds to a particular way of training. So training biceps twice a week doesn't mean "no growth". It may not be optimum for some, but noone can tell you whats optimum for you but you.

In saying that, i've toyed around with different ways of doing it, and what works most effectively for me is doing every major bodypart once a week, but putting tris with back and chest with bi's lately, and its worked out well giving my arms a minor and major workout each week. Again, that's what works for me and certainly isn't an indicator of what will work for you.

So the main questions to ask are, what exercises do you do/how many sets/reps, how does your diet look, and most importantly, what kind of gains have you made over your 2 and a half years using which programs??
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Old 03-09-2005, 09:46 AM   #6
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I know you guys are probably tired of seeing this but basically I was wondering if this would be overtraining and if I should change some things up. Mainly my goals are to add strength and increase size. I've been working out about 2 years and I'm 5'11 173 lbs. Any suggestions?

Bench press max: 270
Squat max: 315
Deadlift: not sure

Any comments would be appreciated.

Sunday:Chest/Tricpes
Monday:OFF
Tuesday:Back/Biceps/Traps
Wednesday: Legs
Thursday:Chest/shoulders
Friday:Biceps
Saturday:Off
Looks a little screwed up to me...you shouldn't train chest/tri's and back/bi's on the same day. Same thing with chest and shoulders. Been seeing this on here a lot and I'm puzzled by it. Chest/bi's, back/tri's is a better option, or go with the push/pull routine.
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Old 03-09-2005, 09:57 AM   #7
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Thanks guys. I've made decent gains but not the best. It's usually good to change things up so I think I'm going to try working everything once a week instead of my usual routine. Thanks for the advice.
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