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I am pretty much a beginner and have been working out for the past 6 months.

I have been trying to do various routines such as a full body workout for a couple of months and then switching to a split workout schedule that follows

Day 1 - Back & Biceps
Day 2 - Shoulders
Day 3 - Chest & Triceps
Day 4 - Legs

I also run 2-3 times a week for 20 minutes

but nothing has really worked for me. I am still 149 pounds with a 5'11 height. I am trying to gain more muscle but nothing has been working out.

I dont know which workout to follow.

Please help.
 
I think you should go back to either a full body workout 3 times a week, or a upper/lower 4 times week. You only do legs once a week, that just isn't enough IMO. Same with the other body parts...
 
I disagree, i think doing 1 body part is enough a week if you train it intensely. I dont think anyone in here could ever change my view on that :)

But your most likely not gaining weight because your not doing the number 1 factor correctly!! Which is EATTTTTTT, eat lots of healthy, high protein, high carb, high calorie foods!!

Its most likely the workout isnt the main problem.
 
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I am pretty much a beginner and have been working out for the past 6 months.

I have been trying to do various routines such as a full body workout for a couple of months and then switching to a split workout schedule that follows

Day 1 - Back & Biceps
Day 2 - Shoulders
Day 3 - Chest & Triceps
Day 4 - Legs

I also run 2-3 times a week for 20 minutes

but nothing has really worked for me. I am still 149 pounds with a 5'11 height. I am trying to gain more muscle but nothing has been working out.

I dont know which workout to follow.

Please help.
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your`e doing the same workout as me i agree with bigtom your`e diet must be lagging.
Also what is your`e set/ rep range maybe that should be looked at.
But most importantly EAT
GOOD LUCK
 
Yeah, I'd vote with MMW on the workout, but in the end your problem here is going to be your diet. You could go full body, but it won't matter if you're not eating enough. And if you have been eating enough, you'd have grown some on pretty much any routine.
 
Stop switching workouts and be consistant, don't do isolation ****, work with mainly deadlifts, bench, pendlay or bent-over rows, power cleans, push press, and dips. do all of those. I'd advise an upper/lower split too. and eat, eat until you can't eat anymore getting in about 6-8 meals a day if your really determined. 500+ calories per meal if you want to get really big. And stop running so much. And if your afraid to put some fat on then quit now because bulking up is not for you and your a panzy
 
emoticon said:
I am pretty much a beginner and have been working out for the past 6 months.

I have been trying to do various routines such as a full body workout for a couple of months and then switching to a split workout schedule that follows

Day 1 - Back & Biceps
Day 2 - Shoulders
Day 3 - Chest & Triceps
Day 4 - Legs
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I don't see why you're spending an entire day on shoulders. A muscle group only needs 48-72 hours to recover. So there's no reason to wait a full week before hitting it again.

I would suggest one of the following 2

M-Lower
T-Upper
W-off
Th-lower
F-off
Sat-upper
Sun-off

Or
Mon-fullbody
Wed-fullbody
Fri-fullbody

Orrr...
even cooler would be too google "Westside for Skinny Bastards III"

Most important is to pick somethign and stick with it and stay with it.

The most important impact on building muscle is your calorie intake and time.
Go figure out your BMR by googling how to calculate it. Then use to track your calories.
 
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