lifting twice as often? (cutting)

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muscularfatman

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Right now I have a pretty good workout routine, I run 6 or 7 times a week (between 3 and 5 miles) and do a lower body lift (squats, deads, rows, triceps.....basically the whole lower and back side of my body) on mondays, and then do chest, bi's, traps, and shoulders on thursdays.

I guess my question is...while cutting should i up my lifting. Would it make sense to go like monday lower, tuesday upper, day off, thursday lower, and then friday upper? (all while maintaining my cardio)

Sounds like a simple question...just want to know if i would see good benefits from this or if I would risk overtraining. My lifts usually take about 75 minutes.
 
I think you'd be better off with the upper/lower split rather than what you are doing right now, that or a push/pull.
 
Push/Pull would work good but I really like doing 3x full body workouts a week. Gives you plenty of days for cardio and rest. Whatever you do though, if you are working out with a high intesity (which you definately will be if you are cutting), then I wouldn't suggest lifting for more than 45 minutes. Then hit your cardio

If you are bulking, then 60 minutes is a good amount of time to lift since you will take longer breaks in between sets.
 
In all honesty, the only reason my workouts are so long...is because the gym is crowded and the only have 1 squat rack and one deadlift area. I end up waiting 10 -15 minutes some time to get a station. Chest days aren't much shorter...but they have alot more benches but that seems to be the only thing any guy wants to do in there, so there is still a wait. What do you guys think would be a good push pull workout?
 
nothing wrong with lifting 4x a week... but you might want to limit to 45 mins as others have said....

also might split the routine up into 4 seperate and 4 different workouts

running 6 days a week, so you already are burning enough cals and have metabolism going..... then it all comes down to diet, macro nutriet breakdown, and basically cals per day...
 
I can do fullbody, with a partner, in under 60 mins, and the gym only has 1 squat rack and is fairly busy when we arrive.

I'd cut back on the cardio unless distance running is a goal, and up the weights to 2 upper/ 2 lower a week, and no more than 60 mins in the gym.
 
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