Why not chest, back and tris on same day? Take look at this example..

[bnbhoha]

I'm relatively new to lifting but have been reading magazines and stuff here and there for a while. I've been lifting for a couple of months now and have noticed (and it's no secret) that on chest days, you use the back and triceps a lot. After a chest work out, my triceps and back are semi sore. Lately, the soreness has gone away. But, I figured why not train the back after chest and then complete it w/ a tricep workout?

This way, you don't have to work out/fatigue those muscle as much as you would if you were training them separate, no? I think I can complete all 3 bodyparts in an hour. I'm going to try it this week and wanted to get some input from you vetrans out there.

This is my plan:

Mon: chest, back, triceps

Tues: Biceps, forearms, abs

Wed: Off

Thursday: legs

Friday: Calves, abs

Sat: Off

Sun: Off

 

[Legion Kreinak2]

You really don't use your back during chest exercises...

Biceps are utilized with most back exercises...

 

[Lee]

plus, u have no day for shoulders. and without boulder shoulders you arent gonna get anywhere.

 

[c3bodybuilding]

Bro, nothing wrong with that. Shoulders also get hit really hard when you do chest and some back work. If you want to do a split like this, go to the women's board, and read a post by realgains about proper training. You will like it

 

[louden_swain]

Using DC training I hit chest, delts, triceps, back width, and back thickness all in one workout.

 

[satchboogie]

sorry bro but your routine sounds like crap.

back, chest, and triceps on the same day???

no!

how about this one:

mon: chest and either biceps or triceps

tuesday: back and either biceps or triceps

wed: off

thursday: delts and abs

friday: off

sat: legs

sunday: off

 

[R CRUSHER]

i just don't see how you could do a full back workout after chest.

 

[louden_swain]

i just don't see how you could do a full back workout after chest.

Look at the DC sticky and you'll see.

 

[edgecrusher]

i just don't see how you could do a full back workout after chest.

Poliquin also does chest and back in the same day. Oppossing muscle group supersets are very effective and work very well.

 

[satchboogie]

to get a REALLY proper workout, i'd suggest doing either back or chest but adding a smaller muscle like the tris or bi's.

but to do both back and chest in not impossible.

personally, after back or chest i barely have enough juice to finish my bis and/or tris.

 

[Thaibox]

This is my plan:

Mon: chest, back, triceps
This is okay if you follow a type of low volume training like DC, but its fairly complex, so you need to research it. Until then, if you're doing conventional lifts, back and chest together will not work well. With conventional lifting routines, after I'm done with back, all I want to do is hook up an IV and go to sleep, forget about doing chest.

Tues: Biceps, forearms, abs
You shouldn't be doing bis the day after back. Also, you're wasting a lifting day by just doing bis and forearms. You'll never grow doing this.
Wed: Off

Thursday: legs

Friday: Calves, abs
Same deal as your bicep day. Do calves with legs, don't waste a rest day with calves alone.
Sat: Off

Sun: Off

Where's the shoulders? Too many people neglect shoulders, don't fall into the same trap bro.

 

[he-man]

i used to superset chest and back and it knocks you on your ass! i would recommend chest w tri and back w/ bi - but never hurts to have a chest/back day to shock the muscles. i like heavier movements like incline bench, deadlifts, close grip bench so i would not want to do these all in one workout. give the DC thread a look - sounds like it may be right for you

 

[spatts]

I do them all in the same day, and I'm growing (and getting stronger) without any problems. I definitely never did tricep and chest on different days unless they were several days apart. They both get used when you bench, and the idea behind growth is to let the muscle heal. How's it supposed to heal if you're ripping it again the next day?

My upper back, shoulders, lats, tris, etc...all get hit at once, and my lower back, legs, and core get hit all at once. Works for me.

 

[R CRUSHER]

hmmmm... can see a Westsider doing back the same workout.

but i'm thinking after t-bar/barbell rows/weighted pullups.....i'm worthless

DC? looks interesting, maybe when i hit a plateau i might try it.

 

[bnbhoha]

Thanks for the great info, I guess I will have to experiment and decide what works best for me. I like the idea of chest and tris on one day and back and biceps, the next day. I did neglect the shoulders though; I will pay more attention to this