What is your split like?

[alwaysgrowing]

My split looks like this:

Monday: Back

Tuesday: Triceps

Wednesday: Biceps

Thursday: Shoulders

Friday: Legs

Saturday: Off

Sunday: Chest

I like this split because no workout interferes with the other. For example, if you do biceps before back day, you are not going to be able to pull the same amount of weight because your biceps will be sore. I like the push/pull plan. Back is pull, triceps are push, biceps are pull, etc.. I train abs every other day.

What is your split?

Bouncer, approx how long are you in the gym each day? six days in a row and i would be in some pain

[Control]

Right now I'm doing Push/Pull/Legs. I train 1 day on, 1 day off. Sometimes I might take 2 days in a row off, but I NEVER train 2 days in a row anymore.

[redback]

been doing it this way for a while

monday: Chest
Tuesday: Back
Wednesday:shoulders
Thursday:Arms
Friday:legs

i have always trained to failure, i think you have to, to continue to make progress, not saying it always works, but i think the more you stress the muscle the better

[hitmansb]

Monday: Chest
Tuesday: Legs
Wednesday: Back
Thursday: Triceps
Friday: Shoulders
Saturday: rest
Sunday: Biceps

I'm able to get away with doing triceps then shoulders on consecutive days because my shoulder workout doesn't include much if any pressing...all isolation, save maybe a few high-rep pump sets on a HammerStrength shoulder press at the very end of the workout once in awhile.

[Bouncer]

I'm able to get away with doing triceps then shoulders on consecutive days because my shoulder workout doesn't include much if any pressing.

do you feel that may be hurting your shoulder workout a little? any reason why you dont do any kind of presses?

[hitmansb]

do you feel that may be hurting your shoulder workout a little? any reason why you dont do any kind of presses?

Years ago, I was getting shoulder soreness off of doing shoulder presses...even dumbell presses. So, I switched things up for awhile and did my front, side, and rear delts using mostly isolation exercises. Not only did I not lose any size in the shoulders...I continued to make gains. Plus, I found that my shoulders got more 'balance'...the front delts didn't feel as overtrained as they used to when I'd start every shoulder workout with four sets of presses. I figure if it ain't broke, dont' fix it...as long as I continue to improve my shoulders, I won't go back to heavy shoulder presses. I don't feel that I'm hurting my shoulder workout at all by excluding heavy presses.

I do see where you'd wonder about that...a good friend of mine is firmly convinced his shoulders won't grow unless he does heavy dumbell presses every workout. Don't get me wrong tho, I definately 'built the base' with many years of shoulder pressing.

[Control]

Years ago, I was getting shoulder soreness off of doing shoulder presses...even dumbell presses. So, I switched things up for awhile and did my front, side, and rear delts using mostly isolation exercises. Not only did I not lose any size in the shoulders...I continued to make gains. Plus, I found that my shoulders got more 'balance'...the front delts didn't feel as overtrained as they used to when I'd start every shoulder workout with four sets of presses. I figure if it ain't broke, dont' fix it...as long as I continue to improve my shoulders, I won't go back to heavy shoulder presses. I don't feel that I'm hurting my shoulder workout at all by excluding heavy presses.

I do see where you'd wonder about that...a good friend of mine is firmly convinced his shoulders won't grow unless he does heavy dumbell presses every workout. Don't get me wrong tho, I definately 'built the base' with many years of shoulder pressing.

I really don't even do any direct work for shoulders anymore and mine are fine. Definitely not a lagging bodypart. I might throw in a few sets of raises once in awhile, but that's it. For me presses for chest and rows are all my shoulders need to grow.