Who does NOT train Tri's w/ Chest?

[Prime Rib]

I am changing around my routine because I do not think I am getting the most out of my Tri's. I have always been a firm believer in doing Tri's on the same day as chest, but doing so prohibits the amount of weight on the tri's. I am going to try a change and put Tri's on Bi's day, which is the day directly after Chest. I train every muscle group twice a week except back. Any input or opinions is appreciated. I am mainly concerned in trying to not overtrain the tri's, however i've talked to a bunch of guys and several say doing tri's on a different day is best. Opinions?? TIA


Josh

 

[WarriorPL]

It's always good to change things around. Maybe you can do triceps together with biceps in one day.... or maybe do them with shoulders....

 

[vinylgroover]

I train my tri's along with chest and biceps.

I do chest first, then biceps........so by the time i get to triceps, they have had a good 15 minute rest after the chest work. They may not be fresh, but they are as good as.

 

[needsize]

Iv'e tried both, and got absolutely no results when I trained tris after chest or bis after back. I get much better results giving them their own heavy day

 

[pwr_machine]

I do chest and triceps separately, about 2 days apart. I've always had good results.

 

[SofaGeorge]

You get crappy results if you train tris the same day as chest.

I give arms their own day... anything less gives you mediocre arms.

 

[RusPA81]

I like training tri's with bi's the best. If I did them with chest one or the other would suffer to much depending on what I did first.

 

[papucho]

I always rest 1 day before working my arms, if you do chest or shoulder you are going to hit your triceps, and when you work your back it's your biceps....

 

[FatRat]

I say to each their own, find out what works for you. I have got results both ways (currently use separate days, but have used the same day, and will again) and have seen many others use both to great success. It is going to depend on your personal circumstances and making sure you adjust your training to suit.

Some say they can’t hit tris hard after Chest, but that’s because they are pre exhausted so you cant expect to be lifting the same weight. Does the most weight = most gains? I’m not sure, but if so, why does anyone do more than one set per bodypart? You cant possibly use max on every set? Also, in this situation, you need to drop the volume to avoid overtraining.

Training each on separate days will let you use more weight, and more volume if you think that is desirable. However, some find they over train tris if they are effectively hitting them hard on chest day and tri day.

 

[MeatHead57]

i train chest alone an tris and bis together its worked great