How Many DAYS A WEEK Do You WORKOUT?

[ceo]

I don't have a chest/shoulder day. I have a chest, shoulders, triceps, back width, back thickness day, that I do twice in an 8 day period. I also have a biceps, forearms, calves, hams, quads day, that I also do twice in an 8 day period.

If I hit chest/shoulders on a monday, I don't hit them again until friday.

As for your article...I can find articles written in magazines of on the web to say just about anything. Doesn't make them right or wrong. I've trained a lot of different ways over the years. I've been training on this current program since November and I have gained over 10 lbs. My bodyfat level has stayed about the same too.

I think I'll keep doing it until it stops working.

 

[Porportional]

i also have something similar like that..here is my split (6 days)

day 1 : bi's and tri's,abs
day 2 : Heavy Squats, abs, leg press, hams, calves
day 3: Back and traps
day 4: chest and tri's, abs
day 5: Bi's, Front squats, hack squats, calves, abs
day 6: Shoulders, abs

only 3-4 set of abs each day 20-30 reps, diet is lean and the 6 pack is there.. im also 10 pounds lighter then last year and a whole lot stronger too...

 

[ceo]

If I did my workouts 6 days a week I would die.

So you're hitting legs, bi's, tri's twice a week, but not chest, shoulders and back? How come?

Your split actually does not look similar to mine at all though. I workout only 3 times a week (M-W-F).

 

[Porportional]

i consider them core lifts, and they need more time to fully recover for another good workout, plus its not like im lacking in any of those departments.. Front squats do not put as much stress on your cns as much as reg squats, so its ok to do them with enough of a rest period.. I also, switch it up once in a while to get those lifts in .. Rotate one in 2x and then rotate to another..

 

[snorkles]

but what's the best split? 3-4-6 day??

I am currently on a 3 day split.

 

[ceo]

the best thing is whatever's working for you now. When it stops working, change it.

 

[Azinine]

Currently doing a push/pull split, 4x a week. M T TH F Haven't been doing it long so I'm not sure how it's working for me, though. Cardio 4-5 days a week.

 

[tropo]

Front squats do not put as much stress on your cns as much as reg squats, so its ok to do them with enough of a rest period.

cns is the least of your worries. On a program such as yours, mental burnout from spending too much time in the gym should be more of a concern.

You say you lost 10 lbs in the year, so it's at least a good weight-loss program.

 

[BLAZAY]

lol mental burnout? you relieve stress during workouts, so how will u burnout, and i think alot of bodybuilders have routines similar to that, where they hit cardio and bodyparts everyday my routine is actually quite similar to that one..

 

[ceo]

he was probably thinking the intensity was much higher than the 60-70% intensity that higher volume training requires. I say 60-70% intensity because there's no way you can do 15-20-30 sets per bodypart at an all out, balls to the wall intensity.

90% of gym-goers everywhere are doing some sort of volume training and besides the genetic freaks and heavy steroid users, every one of them stays about the same size year after year (unless they are brand new to training or new after a long layoff).

But hey, you find whatever works for you and meets your goals and do it. As long as you're happy!