Sofa, what's your current split?

[c3bodybuilding]

I know you are following 5x5, but how are you splitting up your bodyparts, and rest days? I know you are making incredible progress each week, and was curious how you were splitting things up.

Also, how is your injury going? Is working through it helping it at all? I hope all is well, and it's starting to get better.

 

[SofaGeorge]

I break it up:

Monday - off
Tuesday - legs
Wednesday - arms
Thursday - shoulders
Friday - Chest
Satuday - back
Sunday - off

but I've been having a terrible time keeping on schedule... so days shift.

The injuries are better. I worked back yesterday... could only use about half my normal weight. I think I will be back to full weight next week.

The ab injury may be worse. It is turning black and blue... some internal bleeding... so there may be a tear. (A dumbass that I box with walked up behind me on leg day and left hooked me in the gut. It was a bad scene and definitely didn't help.)

I crumpled under my warm up weights on squats... so the abs are definitely not holding up. Next Tuesday should be better.

Training with injuries is the ony way to go for me. You just have to learn how to work something without reinjuring it.

And thanks for asking.

 

[c3bodybuilding]

Thats great that everything is healing, although the ab injury doesn't sound so good. I would be pretty pissed at that guy, even if it was harmless.

The split looks good. I never thought of grouping it, so the work out week starts on a tuesday. That would be a GREAT way to avoid the monday bench/bicep crowd. I'm going to give it a try this week.

ps. I think you may be right about training the injury. It probably helps to promote healing. I think I read about some old time lifters doing things like that, and having great success

 

[audiophyle]

I like your split too, I think i might try it. Does training 5 days straight ever wear you out?

 

[c3bodybuilding]

I don't know about Sofa, but if I am natural it does. When enhanced, it doesn't.

 

[SofaGeorge]

ps. I think you may be right about training the injury. It probably helps to promote healing. I think I read about some old time lifters doing things like that, and having great success

I have many friends among the world's top surgeons. I was talking to one yesterday on the phone about this very issue. I told him I was going to work back... and he started out with the standard line: "You should take time off and rest till you recover." I countered by asking him what the first thing he does with a patient after major surgery is. He said he gets them back on their feet and using the area as soon as possible. He literally has patients up and walking the halls the day they have major surgery.

I asked him why that theory should apply to major surgery... but not to lifting injuries.

He said, "You know what. You are right. I would advise my patients to work an injured area."

Obviously... it is not a simple issue and there are complications that sometimes have to be considered... but it does reaffirm my belief that I recover sooner when I get back to lifting.

Audiophyle... lifting 5 days a week is easy for me. Never been a problem.

 

[Debaser]

That's not a good analogy. A better one would be asking the doctor if he would advise a patient with a sprained ankle to walk on it as much as possible. Or someone with a broken foot to forego a cast and crutches, and just carry on like normal.

Injuries need to heal, working out 5 days straight doesn't sound like it's going to help much either.

 

[jeremys]

That's not a good analogy. A better one would be asking the doctor if he would advise a patient with a sprained ankle to walk on it as much as possible. Or someone with a broken foot to forego a cast and crutches, and just carry on like normal.

Injuries need to heal, working out 5 days straight doesn't sound like it's going to help much either.

i agree

i can see like AR stuff and that would work GREAT but getting back to heavy weights? no

 

[casualbb]

Yeah the problem with that analogy is he's recommending use after injury AND after corrective surgery. You're extrapolating that to after injury but BEFORE corrective surgery. I don't think the reasoning holds. Do what you feel is best, but please be prudent.

 

[SofaGeorge]

Yeah the problem with that analogy is he's recommending use after injury AND after corrective surgery. You're extrapolating that to after injury but BEFORE corrective surgery. I don't think the reasoning holds. Do what you feel is best, but please be prudent.

Incorrect assumptions. You all are basing your arguements on broken bones or severed mucle. There is none... just sprains (and maybe a minor tear.)

Run a cuple searches no Medlars and Medline... there is plenty of supporting evidence to get back in the saddle.