workout routine - order to do in?

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Hi

I've just started bulking and am putting together my workout routine. My main focus is on my arms and chest, and so plan to work them directly twice a week.

I plan to work the following per day:

chest/biceps
back/triceps
biceps
triceps
legs
shoulders

Could someone please suggest an order that would be good, without overworking?

I was thinking of:

mon: triceps
tue: legs
wed: chest/biceps
thu: rest
fri: back/triceps
sat: biceps
sun: shoulders

Doe this look alright or could it be put into a more effective order?

Thanks,
Steve.
 
IMO you're working your arms way too much. I understand that you probably, as with most people, want a big chest and big arms, but working like that will probably be counterproductive. You are getting 2 days of direct bicep work and then another day of indirect work with your back and this is all w/in a 3 day period. You're also getting 2 days of direct tricep work and 2 days of indirect work. I really think that this will lead to overtraining.
 
Getting big arms and chest doesn't necessarily mean work them more. Try working them directly once a week, and indirectly once a week. If you split em well, you can hit them harder, which is really the key for muscle growth.
 
I agree with capt and biggie i would add that doing back and tri's seems counter intuitive I do back/bi's and chest/tri's

try googling 'push/pull split' for some workout plans
 
ok cheers guys.

I just want to make sure i work them hard enough as currently it seems like they get worked, and feel good for a few

days but then don't really get worked again until next week - even though i feel like i could pump them again easily.

Anyways, I don't like the look of the push/pull routine and want to work a different area each day so i can just

concentrate on there and hit it hard.

Does this look better?:

mon: legs
tue: chest
wed: biceps
thu: rest (has to be rest day)
fri: triceps
sat: back
sun: shoulders

is this alright or can i organise them better? i want to spread out the work on my biceps and triceps throughout the

week so tried to seperate biceps/back & triceps/chest by a few days? look well spread out?

thanks...
 
I think that split looks much better than the previous one. If you want you can also combine your tricep and bicep day. I don't really think that you should have a seperate day for each as they are such small muscles. You could try:

mon: arms
tue: legs
wed: chest
thu: rest
fri: back
sat: shoulders
sun: rest or repeat

This way you'll have 5 days rest b/t direct work, instead of 6 days and will be able to do each body part slightly more often. Anyway, the split you have now does not look bad for a one body part a day split. The most important thing with finding any good routine is testing it out. Everyone responds differently to different routines. I would suggest trying any routine out for a few weeks and see if you are getting the results that you want. If not you can always change it again. Good luck.
 
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