Workout tips

[eps3742]

I'm semi new to working out, and I know there are some muscle groups you should work together and some you shouldn't. I met somone at the gym that told me working chest and triceps in the same day isn't a bad idea. I was wondering what muscle groups to work out and maybe a routine that could help me chizzle out my upper body. As near as I can figure I need to do 8-12 reps, with wieght that makes it hard but not impossible to do. I just don't know what muscles to work in the same day or a routine that can gimme results that I want.

What I want:
A better looking chest, more chizzled
Stronger looking arms, mainly biceps, but alover stronger arms

Those are my two main goals, but if it's better to work, for example, the back and chest together on one day and the arms and say stomach on another let me know. If somone could help answer me on what to work, and maybe gimme a sample routine with the excerises to do I would greatly apprieciate it.

Also, one last question. When I work out I don't do one work out 3 times in sequence. For example, I would do a bench press with 10 reps but then go straight to a bicep curl do that and go to pull ups so on and so forth. Is it better to do all 3 sets (do 10 bench press reps, wait a minute or so, then do another 10 bench press reps, wait and then do the last 10 reps) and THEN move on to a new excersise or is what I'm doing ok?

 

[Karky]

read around the forum. id recommend a full body workout, since splits really are more for pro bodybuilders.

 

[SgtTTTT]

For split schedules, there are many variations, but some common ones are grouped (in part) these ways:

CHEST/TRICEPS............................................................can be very hard on the triceps (unless you hold back on something)*
(with or without an off-day or other body-parts inbetween)
BACK/BICEPS................................................................can be very hard on the biceps (unless you hold back on something)*

OR...

CHEST/BACK................................................................sometimes difficult to do 2 major upper-body muscle groups together*
(some off-days or other body-parts inbetween)
BICEPS/TRICEPS

OR...

CHEST (w/QUADS 1st or a small muscle-group afterwards)
BACK (often by itself or with a small muscle-group)
(some off-days or other body-parts inbetween)
BICEPS/TRICEPS

* these statements assume that training is often more intense for all parts during a split than during a whole-body routine as that's generally why folks split their routines