1 or 2 muscle groups per workout

[artoni]

Hi,

question this time is about how many muscle groups per workout I should do.
I usually do 2.
few friends of mine tell me I should do 1 where few others tell me I should do 2. I personally dont know what to do and the reason I do 2 muscle groups is just because I think that If muscles get to workout twice a week I might get better results then if I were to do 1 muscle group a day.

Thank you very much

[Boss Man]

It varies.

Some people do this sort of thing.

Day 1. Chest

Dat 3. Back

Day 3. Legs

Day 4. Biceps

Day 5. Triceps

Day 6. Shoulders

Or some people might tag Bi's and Tri's together so 6 day split becomes a 5 day split.

Other people do this sort of thing

Leg / Biceps

Chest / Triceps

Back / Shoulders

So then they workout with weights 3 days a week, but that means they can have a day inbetween each weights session, for a little Cardio, thereby not further depleting Glycogen stores after a weights workout, and in theory allowing quicker muscle recovery on weights days.

[swanso5]

if not doing full body workout i would do upper and lower body workouts...it's also better to break up training into movements more so than muscles

Upper Body Horizontal Push - bench press variations
Upper Body Horizontal Pull - row variations

Upper Body Vertical Pull - pull up/down variations
Upper Body Vertical Press - shoulder press variations

Lower Body Quad Dominant - Squat variations
Lower Body Hip Dominant - Deadlift variations

[Hawk]

I would do a full body workout each time and allow 4 days rest between workouts.

It has been shown that full body workouts are extremely productive and allow full recuperation of all muscle groups.

Try one set of about 8 basic compound exercises one set each to positive failure, rest, sleep and eat and you will grow like crazy.!

I have been off for about 4 yrs now, from weights. I am back training and I am seeing dramatic results in a few weeks.

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