IS this a good work out?

[frank82]

Me and my friend have a work out plan set up to where we work out 3 days then 1 day off then 3 days then 1 day off and so on. The first day is Biceps and Chest 2nd day is triceps and back 3rd day is shoulders and stomach with cardio mixed in everyday. Im 5'10" 160 tryin to get bigger and hes 6'2" 250 trying to cut down and has lost 20 lbs already with more to lose by doing this and the abs diet. Anybody have any suggestions or is this good enough ?

[Juka865]

no... 1 off day??? ehhh unless your wanting to be a body builder you dont need to work out that much. Especially your work out plan. Your not gettin enuff rest which is crucial for your muscles man... Biceps and chest. Well when training chest Triceps are used as well as a secondary muscle... then the next day ur training triceps as a primary... Your muscle got no rest. Do it like this its easy and will save u alot of time and rest for ur muscles
NOT saying its the master thing but for me its working wonders and its simple.
Wenedsay I work Tri's Bi's Shoulders (delts traps included). Ab's Min is 3 sets along with 3 excercises for each.
Thursday I work Legs Legs and yea Legs. This is working all my lower body quads hammies calfs etc.
Friday I work Chest and Back Ab's. So i get 48 hours of complete rest before training my secondary muscles for friday that i trained as primarys on wenesday... Work something like that.
On Sunday... I do pushups, rev crunch jack knifes and cross knee crunches and a stretch for the obliques. The pushups i do wide which you feel more of the chest. So basically this is just to get an extra day in for abs and chest. I like it because i do weighted abs twice and use machines / weights for chest... Then on this day im using pure body resistance giving it a switch up. IDK its been working wonders for me but every bodys diff. With a work out plan like urs ur over working and not getting enuff rest and your bound to disembark ur w/o plan because your not getting the results you would like or your getting to runned down etc... Work on something like i do. 3 days a week weather its monday wenesday friday or 3 days in a row just dont work ur secondary's the next day man. KK Hope this helped

[Juka865]

"remember, this is a marathon, not a sprint." Bouncer himself.
You cant rush this. One of the main reasons i got into lifting was i needed something to do as more of a hobby. But i really got into it and took it to the next level to better myself and physique. You need to take things slower much slower and what bouncer says is 100% correct and everyone should remember it.

[bonebreaker]

It's simple--- Chest and triceps, in that order, same day. Back and biceps, in that order, same day. Legs and shoulders, in that order, same day. Monday-Wednesday-Friday. Calves, abs, cardio, weak spots on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Rest on Sunday. Basic, simple and will work as it has for many bodybuilders for decades. BB

[frank82]

any other suggestions were not tired and our muscles dont feel tired if my friend didnt work out as much as he did he wouldnt lose weight like he has. And its sort of a hobby for us what do u do during the offdays just sit around Im in the army I cant do that

[frank82]

ill think about bonebreakers plan i want to see more it works more for our schedule we just cant have 4 days off a week

[Taylor]

you gotta work your legs...you'll look goofy if your big as hell up top and walking around on chicken legs

[Viral]

3 days on 1 day off isnt a bad routine. Its currently what Im using. If u plan out ur days right each muscle group will get about 3 days off before its worked again.

I do:
Day1: Chest and Tri's
Day2: Biceps / Lats / Traps / Squats
Day3: Back / Shoulders / Calves / Qauds
Day4: Off
Cardio days 1-3, light cardio if tring to get bigger. No more than 15 mins ect.
I do 2/3 days. They need rest 2. First day I do high reps, lots of angels. Next day I do more weighting stuff, machines ect.
Then start all over ;)

Anyway if ur looking to get bigger, lift hard and to the heavy side, dont overtrain, get lots of protein/sleep/FOOD/water, and ALWAYS increase the weight u do next time around, this will set off a switch to tell ur muscles to grow and adapt to the pressure.

If u want me to breakdown what I do each day, I will. All I know is im gaining Mass/Strength while looking good witht his plan like crazy. So are my workout partners.

[majoradams]

I would not train tris the day after chest

[Shibby]

Originally posted by frank82
any other suggestions were not tired and our muscles dont feel tired if my friend didnt work out as much as he did he wouldnt lose weight like he has.

Well is sounds like he has problems with his diet then

[Juka865]

yea major bone breaker just totally disregarded my post completely. Frank... did i post for nothing??? Im tellin yah 3 days a week is more the enuff to get results. I cant see doing back bi tri chest shoulders all in one freakn day. How much energy can u have to afford great performances on all of them??? And who has time to rest then come back to the gym. Whole thing about the gym is going there gettin a great work out then gettin the hell out... Theres more to life then the gym on franks original post you wont have time for shit

[ECKARDT]

Different things work for different people. I am currently working out in movement patterns instead of body parts. Horizontal push and pull vs. vertical puch and pull. Hip dominant leg exercises vs. quad dominant. So far I am enjoying the different routine. Just keep it fresh and try not fall into a repetetive rut. Keep a log. It helps a lot.

[sana]

Originally posted by Taylor
you gotta work your legs...you'll look goofy if your big as hell up top and walking around on chicken legs

yes, work your legs please.

[Viral]

[i] Whole thing about the gym is going there gettin a great work out then gettin the hell out... Theres more to life then the gym on franks original post you wont have time for shit [/B]

Incorrect, for some ppl it very well is life ;)

And second if u want to be big, uve gotta put in the time. The whole working out with mid intensity 2-3 days a week just doesnt cut it.

[Juka865]

when your like him it will. If you want to be body builder big then no. But read his post... Hes not wanting that.