How often do you train each body part?

[Realgains]

How often do you train each body part? Please vote!

 

[BeachBombHottie]

I usually do one muscle group every 5 days. I give it a good rest in between to lose the soreness but not too much to where it feels like I haven't used them at all the week before.

 

[aurelius]

I focus on a given muscle every 3 to 4 days during hypertrophy training.

 

[Realgains]

Do you train each muscle group less frequently when off cycle or do you just reduce volume and intensity?

 

[The Terminator]

Every 6 days, give or take one day depending on how I feel.

 

[HighIntensity]

i train each bodypart three times a week, and it works for me, im also on some stuff

 

[Realgains]

I can remember back just before Dorian Yates made it big that most guys were on a 3 on 1 off plan...thats hitting each muscle group once every 4th day.
Since Yates and his high intensity/ more rest ideation almost everyone has dropped to training each body part once every 5- 7 days...usually every 6th or 7th day.

Anyone else old enough to remember?

Keep the votes coming

 

[DanielBishop]

Do you think my proposed plan of each bodypart once a week isn't enough, then?

I usually train 4 days a week, so maybe I should do:
Day 1: Chest and tris
Day 2: Back and bis
Day 3: Rest
Day 4: Shoulders and abs
Day 5: Legs
Day 6: Rest
Repeat

Well, that's kinda the same thing.... except I'm training each bodypart every 6th day instead of every 7th. I'm worried this isn't enough.

Advice?

 

[aurelius]

You should add to that Dorian Yates routine "a truckload of gear."

That´s why saying bber x y z does three dropsets for rear delts or whatever isn´t very useful.

 

[Realgains]

Bro.... that would work, providing that you work each group hard . A lot of guys cannot train each body part more often than once every seven day, even on gear.

Dorian yates trained with the same way as you...that is...2 on 1 off, 1 on 1 off, 1 on 1 off and repeat...except he used a slightly different combo.

I recommend the following for you bro. I think if you follow my advice you will see better gains as it allows for more rest time. There really is no need to do a four way split. If you are training with enough intensity you don't need a lot of work sets so each muscle group should not take too long to work.


Workout Plan #1

Three way split (on steroids) Each bodypart is trained once every sixth day. It is a big myth that calves , abbs and forarms need to be worked more often than other body parts IMO...many others, including Dorian Yates, would agree. My calves never grew at all until I trained them no more than once every six days.
Muscles are muscles IMO.
Quads often respond to the longer intensity that is produced with 10-15 reps per set. I do calves at 10-12 reps, hams at 8-10

Train every other day, alternating the following ...
Workout #1. Chest, abbs (for a tricep rest), then triceps
Workout#2. Legs(including calves) and lower back
Workout #3. Upper Back, shoulders, Biceps and forearms
You could put calves with workout #1 if the leg day is too hard.

Workout plan #2.
#2. Three way split ( not on steroids) Each body part is trained once every SEVEN days.
Same as above except take two days off after workout #3.

Recuperation time is VERY important bro. I dropped from a four day split just like yours to ta three way spilt, taking at least one day off between workouts and I was a new man!! NEW Growth.... A good buddy( former pro) had to beat me up over the head a few times to get the above through my thick scull) he he he
I never train each muscle group more than once evey sixth day while on gear and once every seventh while off. Hope this helps