Split Routine or Full Body

[needsize]

Im not trying to "convert" anybody, and have made no personal attacks. I am just stating my opinion. You dont know shit about me or the progress that I have made, nor do you know my goals (and that weight gain is not one). You take way too much consideration for a persons BW, I can only assume that you have issues with your own BW and self-image. 90% of the guys on this forum have insecurities about BW it seems.

This is a thread about training opinions, but so far I am seeing more trash talking than knowledge about training. This is the AS forum though, I guess I should expect more attitude and less thinking. I hope for thoughtful responses, however.

Needsize, great post. You are obviously training for BB purposes and your training works well for you. I wouldnt say that BBers are weak, especially the ones that understand proper training and progressive overload principles. There is nothing wrong with a split, I have a two day split. What kind of split do you run, and are you on any supplements?

on a mass split/structural program, I run a 5 day spilt, with each bodypart trained once a week, currently just finished a diet and am maintaining, so am just hitting the weights 4x a week, plus cardio

 

[rake922]

If your hitting every muscle group hard, I dont see how one can have the energy to hit the entire body effectively.

You only do 2-3 working sets per muscle.

So Monday- 3 sets for chest, 3 sets for Back, 2 sets for delts, 3 sets for legs

Wed-3 sets for chest, 3 sets for Back, 2 sets for delts, 3 sets for legs

Fri-3 sets for chest, 3 sets for Back, 2 sets for delts, 3 sets for legs

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

The body also adapts very quickly to the full body style routine. The first week sucks, but after that it is smooth sailing and strength gains till you hit your bodies natural limits or your sleeping and diet interferes.

 

[ceo]

I strongly believe in my present training system; as my arms are at there all time biggest, by bench is at a all time best, and my deadlift is just 25 lbs less than my all time best. I compete in powerlifting (push/pull only) and I'm 44. I fully expect to set a personal push/pull competitive record in the next 2 weeks.
Victory to all the Iron Warriors on EF!

nice! I'm 10 yrs younger than you so I LOVE reading this from someone who's gone before me! If you don't mind, please post up your present routine. Appreciated.

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

Currently using the basic linear 5x5.

Strength is climbing every week.

 

[GUESS]

FULL BODY or HALF body workouts are only good for two things

1) to build a base of Endurance to get back into it

2) Pre Photo Shoot or Competition if your a Body builder and usually only for 2-3 weeks to carve out details


I always opt for Split body parts

Dead bang on!

 

[exxex]

Always split.....

 

[motar]

you idiot, why the hell would i care about *pre exhausting* my triceps on bench?! because i wouldn't be able to go *balls to the wall* on kickbacks?! oh my! bummer! you don't do kickbacks on a full body workout - presses work them adequately (same with delts)! is that hard to digest?!

as for the second part of your post... no english isn't my first language... but given that i've got a highly paid job in a 120 billion dollar AMERICAN company, i must have decent english language skills! perhaps you'd do well to take some english lessons so you could figure out what i meant in that post! or maybe you're just too dumb... no solution for that!

silver shadow, you need to cut the bodyfat before you start telling people how to lift. It is obvious it isnt working out for you. What does working for a 120 billion company have to anything, for all we know you can be a janitor at wal-mart and still be working for a multi-billion dollar company

 

[ceo]

silver shadow, you need to cut the bodyfat before you start telling people how to lift. It is obvious it isnt working out for you. What does working for a 120 billion company have to anything, for all we know you can be a janitor at wal-mart and still be working for a multi-billion dollar company

wtf does bodyfat have to do with not telling people how to lift? Powerlifters, Oly lifters...who all have impeccable form...aren't known for their single digit BF levels, but can sure as shit lift and probably teach someone else quite well.

Not everyone's goal is to be a BB'er walking around with 4-8% BF all the time. Some bro's just want to get strong and they don't give two shits about dieting, other than eating a ton of food.

 

[Nomadic Dreamer]

Who here does a split body part routine and who does a full body routine?
And more importantly, why do you choose one over the other?

I do a full body routine because I lift to assist in my training of kickboxing and jiu-jitsu.....beach body workouts are great for looking good, but don't always give you the most usable strength out there. Sometimes I switch it up though and hit a few body parts for a couple of months if I notice something being kind of weak, for instance, I'll do a specific biceps routine lately because I want my arms a little bit bigger and stronger.