new split

J

junkfoodbad

2
I'm thinking about starting a new routine and wanted to know if anyone has done a 4 day upper/lower split and if they like it. I was thinking 2 on 1 off 2 on 2 off (e.g M,T,Th,F)

Also, how many exercises is too many in a day? Right now i do a 3 day Push/Pull split with 5 exercises per day, but i feel unsatisfied like i should be doing more. Is there a rule that says i shouldnt do more than a ceratin number in a day or something?
 
Upper/lower 4 days would be great.

Tweak it though, don't stick to the same exercises and number of reps.

For example
Monday: upper low reps
Tuesday: lower high reps
Thursday: upper high reps
Friday: lower low reps

or any way you wanna put it together, just not doing the same thing everytime, make sense?
 
AJP said:
Upper/lower 4 days would be great.

Tweak it though, don't stick to the same exercises and number of reps.

For example
Monday: upper low reps
Tuesday: lower high reps
Thursday: upper high reps
Friday: lower low reps
Click to expand...

This is a good idea, I am going to try this, this week.
 
AJP said:
Upper/lower 4 days would be great.

Tweak it though, don't stick to the same exercises and number of reps.

For example
Monday: upper low reps
Tuesday: lower high reps
Thursday: upper high reps
Friday: lower low reps

or any way you wanna put it together, just not doing the same thing everytime, make sense?
Click to expand...

That sounds good. Now another question i have, is there a maximum number of exercises i should do per muscle group? I notice some people are doing like 4 exercises per muscle group. Is that excessive?
 
After it a while it becomes kinda pointless, just like when people do 17 types of curls...joking, but you know what I mean.

Stick to the major compound lifts. Presses, rows, squats, deadlifts...add in some dips if possible, pullups/chinups (if you can only do 2, make sure they are with good form, and throw in some pulldowns occassionally).

With this split, it shouldnt be a major issue doing too many exercises for a muscle group because you should try to be hitting the major groups with big lifts anyway. For example doing 3 types of chest presses doesnt fly, you only need one, and make sure to hit the other "groups" as well.
 
ok i just wanted to make sure. a lot of times i see routines posted with like, like you said, 3-4 exercises per group. Just wanted to make sure I wasnt missing out on something.
 
this better:

mon - lower low reps
tue - upper low reps
wed - off
thu - lower high reps
fri - off
sat - upper high reps
sun off

or

mon - lower low reps
tue - off
wed - upper low
thu - lower high reps
fri - off
sat - upper high reps
sun off

or

mon - lower low reps
tue - off
wed - upper low
thu - off
fri - lower high reps
sat - upper high reps
sun off

basically legs done last in the week is silly as you want to do it at your freshest so you can lift more wt = more muscle
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top