Wuts Going On!!!???

im confused...again

a just saw on a website that doing 3 fullbody exercises/week is DEFINENTLY the way to go. But i also got info from my role model, sean nalewanyj at musclegaintruth.com that you should only work a body part once a week and give it time to recover and then overload it again. WHO IS RIGHT???
 
really? cause i saw on a website just today that working out every muscle group 5 times a week and doing to days of cardio is the way to go.
 
my point is that i could easily make up some bull site in about 10 mins that says something competely different than what you already know.....if you saw it, would you believe it.


try not to believe everything you see, if we all let every little thing make us question what we know, we would probably never leave home.
 
LOL, hes right. But my personal opinion, full body workouts are the way to go because they are great at releasing hormones! But i cant do a full body workout without 2 days of rest (except cardio) in between, i get too sore.
 
its sounds like your idol Sean is a pro bodybuilder. he's been lifting for so long that he might indeed have to decimate a muscle group in one day and then wait 6 days before he trains it again.

The body tries to adapt to our routines and that's why we must change them every so often. If hard work alone was key, every construction worker out there would be a huge mofo. Fact is, their body's adapt to the rigors they put on it, and eventually a balance is reached.

For newbies, 3 fully body workouts a week is god's plenty to incite lean muscle growth and weight loss.

Eventually they need more volume, and will adopt some kind of split..often upper/lower. that then turns into a push/pull/leg split. several years later they might be devoting 45 mins a day to one body part.
 
i think beginners would actually do just as good with high volume as thier intensity is very low to begin with vs their potentiation so 1 set to failure 1/week for chest wouldn't stimulate all muscle fibres...when i started i was doing 3 upperbody workouts a week like this if i can remember:

Bench 1 x 100 continuous reps
Bench 3 x 10ish
Preacher 3 x 10ish
Preacher 1 x 100 continuous reps
Seated Row 3 x 10ish
Pushdown 3 x 10ish
Pull Ups 3 x 10ish although i didn't do them everytime

This was basically it...it was set up by my footy coach and at this time i had no idea and had dabbled with light db's the summer before...with crap eating and lots of running i gained about 8kgs in 2 months...with what i know now i wouldn't do this but i would eat better which says i could've gained maybe 12 - 15kg in that time...not all muscle though

the point? find what's right for you...if it's working stick with it if it isn't change it dramatically..i.e don't go from 1 set to failure to 2 sets to failure as the change isn't enough
 
ok i just was told by a guy with his degree in whatever it is you need to be good at knowing how to put workouts together; he told me that this type routine would be best:

workout 5 times a week but workouts are small
Day 1 (Chest and Biceps)

A1) 30-degree incline DB Bench Press
A2) Incline Bicep Curls

Day 2 (Quad Dom Legs and Calves)

A1) Narrow Stance Squat
A2) Calve Press in a Leg Press Machine

Day 3 (Back and Triceps)

A1) Pullups
A2) Dips

Day 4 (Hip Dom Legs and Shoulders)

A1) Deadlift
A2) Standing DB Military Press

Day 5 Off

The set/rep scheme for all exercises is 5x5; if you are unfamilar with this type of set up, here is how to perform it:

Your starting weight should be your 5RM. Due to neuromuscular fatigue, you will most likely NOT be able to get 5 reps on your 4th or 5th set. For example, your first bench press workout may look like this:


200 x 5

200 x 5

200 x 5

200 x 4

200 x 3
Stick with the 200lbs and try to improve the total number of reps performed with each workout. Eventually, you will be able to do all 5 sets with 5 reps. Once you can, bump the weight up to 205 and start over (if it were a heavier exercise like the dead or squat, bump the weight up 10lbs as opposed to 5).


i copied and pasted from the website; can some of you guys comment on this type of routine???
 
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