Working in such a diverse, controversial industry I've come to the conclusion that there's no such thing as a wrong routine. Sure there are guidelines and common practice combined with a touch of science and exercise physiology. But I really believe it's mainly just troubleshooting and ultimately people do what works for them.
For years I've bounced from program to program, sometimes eliminating a routine altogether, dabbling with different levels of intensity, training on instinct, training the same muscles every day of the week and so on and so forth. But most recently I've been using the day on - day off method and the results for me personally are great!
My current 3 day split is thus 1. Push - Chest, Shoulders and Triceps. 2. Pull - Back, Traps and Biceps. 3. Legs and Abs. Nothing fancy, but highly productive and composed of basic effective exercises. I do 3-5 sets, 10-15 reps and keep the rest intervals below 60secs. I quite like having some flexibility and having a range to work with, with regards to sets, reps and pace. I generally go a bit higher with reps for isolation/sculpting/assistance exercises, i.e. curls, lateral raises, shrugs, etc. This is what stimulates maximum muscle growth for me.
On rest days I may incorporate some moderate cardio for 30-60mins.
The real beauty of this is routine is that I know I can 'thrash' myself because the next day I'm going to be getting plenty of sleep, food, recovery, etc. That's the trick! I feel less run down between life/work and fired up and ready to go the next day! I require rest and recuperation, I believe there are several factors that effect recovery and everyone is different, but I found this extremely beneficial.
Always interesting to hear peoples methods, I know this is nothing new or anything special but it certainly excites me because I'm seeing fantastic results.
Cheers for reading. Strength and Honour!
For years I've bounced from program to program, sometimes eliminating a routine altogether, dabbling with different levels of intensity, training on instinct, training the same muscles every day of the week and so on and so forth. But most recently I've been using the day on - day off method and the results for me personally are great!
My current 3 day split is thus 1. Push - Chest, Shoulders and Triceps. 2. Pull - Back, Traps and Biceps. 3. Legs and Abs. Nothing fancy, but highly productive and composed of basic effective exercises. I do 3-5 sets, 10-15 reps and keep the rest intervals below 60secs. I quite like having some flexibility and having a range to work with, with regards to sets, reps and pace. I generally go a bit higher with reps for isolation/sculpting/assistance exercises, i.e. curls, lateral raises, shrugs, etc. This is what stimulates maximum muscle growth for me.
On rest days I may incorporate some moderate cardio for 30-60mins.
The real beauty of this is routine is that I know I can 'thrash' myself because the next day I'm going to be getting plenty of sleep, food, recovery, etc. That's the trick! I feel less run down between life/work and fired up and ready to go the next day! I require rest and recuperation, I believe there are several factors that effect recovery and everyone is different, but I found this extremely beneficial.
Always interesting to hear peoples methods, I know this is nothing new or anything special but it certainly excites me because I'm seeing fantastic results.
Cheers for reading. Strength and Honour!
