How's this training split?

[Customer Service Rep.]

Ok, so this is the average M/W/F split that a lot of people do:

1-Back/biceps
2
3-Legs/calves
4
5-Chest/Shoulders/Triceps
6
7

I was thinking, would it be a good idea to have two days in between each training session? A split like this for example:

1-Back/biceps
2
3
4-Legs/calves
5
6
7-Chest/Shoulders/Triceps
8
9
10-Back

My only question with the above routine is do you think that there are actually too many days in between working each muscle group?

BTW, I am natural, so my recovery time isnt the same who uses AA obviously, and I have been working out for years.

 

[Mr.SUST]

9 days of recovery time will be plenty, so you can really blast each bodypart hard.....but you gotta watch , say , doing back and burning out the bi's before you even get to the curls. its a fine line with a routine like this, but it can be done, IMO.

 

[Chevrolet]

way too much rest.
my favorite and still used split is

Push
Legs
off
Pull
off

repeat, insert and additional rest day where needed. using mainly this split i gained 60+ pounds of muscle naturally.

 

[Suareezay]

unless your recovery ability is just that bad, the first split would be much more appropriate.

 

[JayC]

unless your recovery ability is just that bad, the first split would be much more appropriate.

+1. I've used the first split as a natty and it worked fine, actually felt undertrained at times ..when on cycle, I would bump it up to a 5 or 6 day week rotation.

 

[Vennom96]

Too much rest on the second one. You're only hitting each muscle once about every week and a half.

But I guess it depends on what your goals are. If you want to put on size, you probably won't be too successful that way (with the second routine). If you just want to be "fit" or just get into a gym and workout in general, then it will be fine.

 

[Customer Service Rep.]

ok, I decided to stay with the first split.

 

[Behemoth]

Personally, I wouldn't do either one. Too infrequent. If you are going to split up the body, split it into two halves and hit everything at least three times every two weeks at a bare minimum, preferrably twice a week. I like upper/lower splits, done Mon/Tue and Thu/Fri. That works great as long as you don't do something retarded like sticking to only higher reps/lower weights or using too much/too little volume.