will muscles grow faster if...

[andybonse]

Should you train 1 muscle group per week? chests on mondays etc..

or monday: full workout tue: rest wed: full workout etc..

which is best for muscle to grow?

Thanks

[BOLT.]

The best way to start IMO is either a fullbody routine or upper/lower split. Basically you want more frequency and less volume. You dont want a lot of exercises. Just a few and work them once or twice a week, or at least variations of them. For example

Monday - upper

Bench
DB Bench
Lat-dominant
Tricep
Bicep

Tuesday - lower

Squat
Quad-dominant
Hamstring-dominant

Thursday - upper

Inclined Bench
DB Shoulder Press
Lat-Dominant
Tricep (different exercise than monday)
Bicep

Friday - lower

Squat
SLDL
Calves

That's just an example but you see with that you are not doing a ton of exercises but the exercises you do pick will work the whole body, both with compounds and iso's. Do 3-4 sets for an exercise and add weight every session. That's key to gaining mass, not volume.

[bigshayet]

It's personal preference in my mind. I've had great gains using a full body and split routine (currently on split)

[cannonrider2434]

yeah i agree with the guys above. if your just starting out you might want to do full body three times a week or something like that, however if you have expirence lifting, you might to work on your split. try to leave 72 hours so that your muscle have enough time time to grow. like this:

day 1- legs

day 2- chest, back, abs

day 3- shoulders

off

day 4- bi's, tri's, abs

day 1

off

day 2

day 3

day 4

off

day1

etc etc etc

thats what im currently running and you really give your muscles enough time to recover. just a thought