Changing up my routine could use some advice.

[crombie09]

Ok so here is what I've been thinking about. I've always done chest and tris together and back and bis together. Well lately especially on chest/tri day I get burnt out really bad. I've been lifting really heavy and by the time I get to my 2nd or 3rd chest excersize, Im weak as hell. I alternate a chest excersize then a tri excersize so thats like my 4th or 6th total excersize. Am I doing something wrong? Should I have a day just for chest, back and then do bis and tris together on the same day or what?

[Hulk24]

Re: Changing up my routine could use some advice.

I always like to make sure to separate those so I can make sure my chest or back get the most attention. Arms are relatively easy to train and grow, chest and back are much more complex. I use a rolling split of one bodypart per day with the exception of bi's and tri's, those are trained together. If you are lifting really heavy, the major bodyparts should be separate.

[a-bomb83]

Re: Changing up my routine could use some advice.

do a simple switch. train chest/bis, then back/tris. that way, on both muscle groups, you are starting at 0% fatigue as opposed to about 50% fatigue. make sense?

[crombie09]

Re: Changing up my routine could use some advice.

bump

[daved150]

Re: Changing up my routine could use some advice.

I LIKE TO SEPERATE CHEST, BACK AND ARMS... I DID THE CHEST BI, BACK TRI THING FOR AWHILE, BUT I'M ALOT FRESHER AND CAN HIT IT HARDER BY SEPERATING THEM

[OldWiseGuy]

Re: Changing up my routine could use some advice.

Simple just do two types of lifts that target the chest and tri's together per gym visit. Then use diffent lifts next time you work the chest and tri's. Three or four sets of each type is enough.

[crombie09]

Re: Changing up my routine could use some advice.

Ok I worked chest the other day by itself and wow is it sore! I feel really good like I actually got something out of it.

[TRAM]

Re: Changing up my routine could use some advice.

DEPENDING ON HOW HARD I'M TRAINING AS HULK MENTIONED, I MIGHT WORK CHEST ALONE AND BACK THE NEXT DAY, IN THAT ORDER BECAUSE I LIKE THE STRETCH AFTER CHEST, OR IF I WORK BODY PARTS ON THE SAME DAY CHEST AND BACK, BI'S & TRIS, SHOULDERS & LEGS, I HAVE NEVER WORKED CHEST AND TRI'S LIKEWISE BACK & BI'S TOGETHER BECAUSE IT SEEMS I WOULD NOT GET THE FULL POTENTIAL IF I WORKED THE HELL OUT OF MY CHEST THEN MY TRI ROUTINE WOULD BE WEEK. I GET BEST STRENGTH RESULTS ONE MUSCLE GROUP A DAY REST ON SUNDAY. I HAVE FOUND IT IS VERY EASY TO OVERTRAIN WHEN I WORK CHEST AND BACK TOGETHER SO I JUST DO A CPL. LESS SETS PER EXERCISE.

[crombie09]

Re: Changing up my routine could use some advice.

DEPENDING ON HOW HARD I'M TRAINING AS HULK MENTIONED, I MIGHT WORK CHEST ALONE AND BACK THE NEXT DAY, IN THAT ORDER BECAUSE I LIKE THE STRETCH AFTER CHEST, OR IF I WORK BODY PARTS ON THE SAME DAY CHEST AND BACK, BI'S & TRIS, SHOULDERS & LEGS, I HAVE NEVER WORKED CHEST AND TRI'S LIKEWISE BACK & BI'S TOGETHER BECAUSE IT SEEMS I WOULD NOT GET THE FULL POTENTIAL IF I WORKED THE HELL OUT OF MY CHEST THEN MY TRI ROUTINE WOULD BE WEEK. I GET BEST STRENGTH RESULTS ONE MUSCLE GROUP A DAY REST ON SUNDAY. I HAVE FOUND IT IS VERY EASY TO OVERTRAIN WHEN I WORK CHEST AND BACK TOGETHER SO I JUST DO A CPL. LESS SETS PER EXERCISE.

So what order do you go in?

Chest/Abs
Back
Legs/calves
Bis/Tris
Shoulders/Forearms

Something like that?

[Hulk24]

Re: Changing up my routine could use some advice.

Have you ever tried a rolling split? This is something I kind of came up with myself when I found I my arms were starting to lag. Friday is usually the day everyone is tired and ready to get in and out of the gym, that was the day i was working arms. Here is what I do now and it has worked great!!
Monday-Back
Tuesday-Chest
Wednesday-Quads
Thursday-shoulders
Friday-Arms
Sat and Sun-off
Mon-Hamstrings
Tuesday-start over with back

By running this split, you aren't working the same bodypart every monday or tuesday, etc. This keeps your body guessing and keeps you from always hitting chest every Monday when you are fully rested. In turn, too many people's bodies become very unbalanced and it looks awful!! I also feel it works best when separating hams and quads. They are half your body and deserve more than one day, while giving your upper body 4 days.