DONT DO SPLIT ROUTINES!

[Nekrawulf]

I believe in one core compound movement per day. These are the most functional excercises that we do, so why should these not be the focus when we work out.

I do supplement isolation exercises with these movements, dead-lift, power clean, squat, bench, military press. But I move the supplementery excercises around bi or tri weekly. In other words it is a different routine every 3 weeks, with the same core excercises as the base.

This allows you to train each body part 2-3 times a week, while not overtraining.

Someone in this thread mentioned that they cannot do 2 "leg days" in a week... of course you can't... not at the capacity of excercises that you do in your single "leg day". But when you have ALL of your leg excercises spread through the week. Then you are doing the equivical training of 2 leg days, without the damage done in 1 day.

I am an extreme ectomorph, so it takes me a while to recover, and also My glycogen depletes very quickly while lifting. so the 30-45 minutes im in the gym almost doing a mixture of excercises that hit various mucle groups seems to really pay off for me.

[Nekrawulf]

I believe in one core compound movement per day. These are the most functional excercises that we do, so why should these not be the focus when we work out.

I do supplement isolation exercises with these movements, dead-lift, power clean, squat, bench, military press. But I move the supplementery excercises around bi or tri weekly. In other words it is a different routine every 3 weeks, with the same core excercises as the base.

This allows you to train each body part 2-3 times a week, while not overtraining.

Someone in this thread mentioned that they cannot do 2 "leg days" in a week... of course you can't... not at the capacity of excercises that you do in your single "leg day". But when you have ALL of your leg excercises spread through the week. Then you are doing the equivical training of 2 leg days, without the damage done in 1 day.

I am an extreme ectomorph, so it takes me a while to recover, and also My glycogen depletes very quickly while lifting. so the 30-45 minutes im in the gym almost doing a mixture of excercises that hit various mucle groups seems to really pay off for me.

[Shibby]

Pete and Repete were in a boat. Pete fell out. Who was left?

[Curls4dGirls]

I don't agree with alot of what he says.

I'm interested in which parts you disagree with.

For powerlifting, I agree with everything except #4

[babyblues]

Interesting theories, but we are not all powerlifters.

Exactly. This guy is assuming that everybody wants to become a powerlifter or is a professional athlete. It all depends on what you want to accomplish. You can incorporate alot of this into a good bodybuilding workout, but the goals of a bodybuilder are totally different than a powerlifter. And to say that there are powerlifters who could lean out and beat any bodybuilder in a competition is complete bullshit. Shape, proportion and seperation are all important in bodybuilding and aren't necessarily accomplished training as a powerlifter. Your goals determine what you do in the gym.

[Mr I]

I like basic exercises, but 'live and die by the squat rack' nah thanks, not every week, and there are alot of guys in their mid to late thirtees walking round with hip replacements because of full squats every week. Better done stricter and not all the time IMO

[babyblues]

I like basic exercises, but 'live and die by the squat rack' nah thanks, not every week, and there are alot of guys in their mid to late thirtees walking round with hip replacements because of full squats every week. Better done stricter and not all the time IMO

Yah, that's true. I'd rather have all my original body parts in good working order. How many ex-football players can't even walk right cause their knees are so fucked up?

[Curls4dGirls]

I like basic exercises, but 'live and die by the squat rack' nah thanks, not every week, and there are alot of guys in their mid to late thirtees walking round with hip replacements because of full squats every week. Better done stricter and not all the time IMO

Proper form should prevent hip and knee problems.

[Shibby]

Proper form should prevent hip and knee problems.

I agree, I have been doing deeps squats for the longest time. Older guys have always told me after doing it for a few months I would be hurting. But I never over did my weight and I kept my form. And for anyone that tries to say that lifting in highschool is the problem are really correct. It's the lack of supervision and teaching any kind of proper technique that killed peoples joints in any level of school just about. All the coaches care about is how much weight player can move, not if they are doing it correctly. Which is more like a powerlifting style.



Oh and C4G I read this as a bodybuilder, so that's where my dissagreamant came from. I don't talk but to maybe 1 or 2 powerlifters in a year.

[Shibby]

Re:confused: :rolleyes:

I was being funny with the double post by Nekra

[Shibby]

Answer the joke, use your little brain, hopefully you can figure it out :D