Need Exp'ed Help with Routine...

[CJ01]

I have always trained chest and tri's, or chest and shoulders together. Reason being when your doing bench for instance, you are using the chest as main muscle worked and tris as secondary so I always figured the should be paired togther where when your working back you do bi's also. I am seeing everywhere people training bi's tri's together. Whats your opinion?

 

[JDE00]

From what I've read up on this great forum, everyone is different. But IMO it seems like you wouldn't want to train one area and also a helping muscle area at the same time. My routine goes, Chest/Bi's, Back/Tri's, Shoulders/Legs, and Abs. I'll usually try and mix up the shoulder/leg/abs day so that I can split the time for some cardio. But my point is you want to give that helping muscle, like the Tri's, on Chest day, time to recover. So train that area another day with a different area. Good luck

 

[pullinbig]

From what I've read up on this great forum, everyone is different. But IMO it seems like you wouldn't want to train one area and also a helping muscle area at the same time. My routine goes, Chest/Bi's, Back/Tri's, Shoulders/Legs, and Abs. I'll usually try and mix up the shoulder/leg/abs day so that I can split the time for some cardio. But my point is you want to give that helping muscle, like the Tri's, on Chest day, time to recover. So train that area another day with a different area. Good luck

in this setup, depending on tri movement, you cold be hitting shoulders 3xw.

 

[Vennom96]

Theres two ways to look at it. One being the reason you do those muscles together and the other reason being the complete opposite: to have the helping muscles (sh, tris) fresh so they are trained on a different day.

You're gonna get 100 people saying to do it the way you do it and you're gonna get 100 people saying do them on separate days. There is no "right" way of doing it, everyone is different and you have to find what works best for you. If your current routine is stalling then maybe switch it up. You have nothing at all to lose if your current routine isn't producing results.

 

[blackbeard]

err more importantly your taking in 1300mg of gear and you weigh 205 at 6'2"
not flaming you but i think ther are holes in ur approach somewhere maybe diet and/or training

 

[JDE00]

in this setup, depending on tri movement, you cold be hitting shoulders 3xw.

You mean with working tris/back on the same day?

 

[pretty ricky]

yup!just think about the mechanics.chest hits front delt hard,back day hits your rears and if you gonna hit em again on leg day then 3x/wk.

 

[JDE00]

So as long as you're keeping the days you do Chest and Back seperate, it won't be "as taxing" on your shoulders? No matter what you'll be utilizing the shoulder muscles somehow, but not directly, correct?

 

[CJ01]

For your info Blackie, I havent started that cycle yet, and before I do I am gonna critique it. And by the way I didnt ask for you input on my cycle

Thanks