Would working each muscle twice a week be better than once a week, or is it too much?
I do
Mon: chest/biceps/abs
Teus: triceps/back/forearms
Wed: shoulders/traps/legs/abs
so if I were to double up on the muscles it would take up 6 days.. so should I leave it like that or should I work out 6 days a week?
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05-15-2009, 12:28 AM #1
Would working each muscle twice a week be better than once a week, or is it too much?
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05-15-2009, 09:00 AM #14
NO.
There is no reason a regular amount of volume can not be done, and for optimal strength/size gains, small amounts of volume will get you nowhere. Do 4-5 exercises for the large muscle groups (back, chest, legs, possibly shoulders), and 2-3 exercises for smaller muscle groups (biceps, triceps, possibly shoulders). Abs and such added in every few days, of course.
However you choose to do your split, do NOT do back and triceps together and do NOT do chest and biceps together. It contradicts the entire point of working your muscles together and not overtraining. If you choose to group muscles together, make sure back and biceps are together, chest and triceps are together, legs are usually done themselves, and shoulders can basically be fit in on chest/tricep day or leg day.
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05-15-2009, 09:37 AM #15
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You can do that but probably not the way you currently train. More frequency means either less volume or less intensity if you actually want to benefit from the training at all. You might be better off following an upper/lower split adding an extra assistance exercise or two to keep up the bb'ing volume/exercise variation.
Unless you are a well seasoned lifter (advanced as in huge or a successful competitor) I would not recommend training everything twice a week using the traditional body part split method.
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