markm Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Just wanting to know what people think of the following training split. Is it too much, or do you think it's ok?Mon: Legs, Back, BicepsTue: Chest, Shoulders, TricepsWed: Rest (or cardio & abs)Thu: repeat MonFri: repeat TueOn a two week cycle, the first week, I'd rest Saturday (or maybe some cardio/abs) and start the two day split again on Sunday. At the end of the second week I take the whole weekend off.Thoughts?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wynton Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 I think it looks alright. Whether you will overtrain or not depends on your workload for each day. How many sets are you doing per bodypart?I don't know if I would put back and legs together though.Do you normally recover quickly after training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted April 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 It varies a little bit, but as a general rule I would do 4 exercises per body part and then usually 4 sets of each of those exercises. The first set usually just a light warmup type set.Yeah, I recover ok, It's just that most of the regulars that train when I train at the gym, just train Mon, Wed, Fri every week, when I'm there pretty much every day, so just started to wonder whether I was doing too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wynton Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 How long have you been doing that program for? I don't think you will overtrain if your doing it on a 2 week cycle. As long as your able to recover and keep getting results from it you will be fine. Also remember to eat enough food to sustain that workload. I take it your doing 16 sets per body part is that split 8 and 8 between each day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 BRO if u are trainin legs propely there is no way u would be able to train back (hardest 2 body parts imo) Give each the time they deserve.If your not feeling sick on leg day u arent doing it right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted April 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 BRO if u are trainin legs propely there is no way u would be able to train back Appreciate what you're saying Paul, but what I didn't mention is that I'm recovering from medial epicondylitis (golfers elbow), and for the last 6-8 months have had to take any pulling exercises (which covers all or most back exercises) very lightly. Golfers elbow takes a long long time to recover from and I've just gotta take it a little easy otherwise I'll end up totally screwing my elbow again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Appreciate what you're saying Paul, but what I didn't mention is that I'm recovering from medial epicondylitis (golfers elbow), and for the last 6-8 months have had to take any pulling exercises (which covers all or most back exercises) very lightly. Golfers elbow takes a long long time to recover from and I've just gotta take it a little easy otherwise I'll end up totally screwing my elbow again.I've had lateral epicondylitis troubling me for nearly 20 years, so you've definitely got my sympathy.I realized a long time back that in my case, it would never go away and that I could only try to manage it. Without lots of very painful deep cross tendon massage, I'd still be stuffed and would probably weigh about 70kg.I hope you get it sorted - my advice would be to keep doing what you're doing and be as careful as possible. Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2guns Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 If your not feeling sick on leg day u arent doing it right ok, when u train legs u shouldnt fel like throwing up if yr getting the burn and a mean pump then yr doing it fine imo. ive heard if u feel like throwing up it just means yr bodys in a highly catabolic state.and i dnt think thts over training, although training yr two biggest muscle groups on one day seems abit much. but i dnt know u and wat might be overtraining for me might not be for u. if yr natural as long as u eat and sleep well and train once a day yr training should be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted April 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Thanks for replies fellaz.Ash - to be honest, I'm not convinced that I'll ever be free from my golfers elbow. I've screwed it twice, which is why this time I'm taking it real easy on the pulling exercises, which are what hurts it. Like you say, I think it's just going to be a case of managing it and I think I'm learning to do that quite nicely, although it is frustrating as you just wanna go rip shit and bust, but know that you can't.2guns - when you say about training the two biggest body parts on the same day, I assume you're talking about legs and back, but as I say, the back exercises I take reasonably lightly because of my injury. If I ever get back to the point where I can go hard out on back exercises, then I'll change this routine and maybe do a 3 day split with legs and abs taking up one of the days on their own.cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Why would you want to increase your training load when you are recovering from injury?2guns - Thats a good excuse for someone who doesn't want to train their legs hard. Sometimes I feel a bit sick but thats only because I've pushed myself past the limits. But hey whatever makes you grow man. Just don't use it as an excuse not to train your legs hard. So the rest of your training is based around feeling the burn & getting a mean pump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted April 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Why would you want to increase your training load when you are recovering from injury?I wouldn't. I don't understand where that question's come from?Is it directed at me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Sorry I thought you were increasing your workload even though you are recovering from an injury which hinders your training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2guns Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 So the rest of your training is based around feeling the burn & getting a mean pump?whats that spoze to mean?and i dont not train my legs hard because im scared of throwing up. i train them once a wek just as hard as any other group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varven Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 that makes it the 3 of us with tennis/golfers elbow. I know what its like.. sucks not being able to grip hard on deadlifts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted April 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 that makes it the 3 of us with tennis/golfers elbow. I know what its like.. sucks not being able to grip hard on deadlifts Welcome to the old crocks club! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varven Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 im 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 im 20 Oh buggar!!! Sorry. Not so old afterall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 im 20 True - but your elbows are 67 :grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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