After 3 months I want to shock body, any advice?

[Forever1969]

I've been doing three full-body workouts per week for a little over three months now. I decided this week that I was gonna throw body a curve(no pun intended) and just work out different areas five days a week, i.e. chest on Mondays, arms on Tuesday, legs on Wednesday, etc.....Will this backfire or should I just stick to the old routine? Lots of muscle mags say that shocking your body keeps it from plateauing. Any advice?

Thanks
F1969

[Forever1969]

I'd go upper lower before 5 day, personally

then you're working each group twice a week rather than once a week. At this point, it is unlikely that your various groups will need a full week recovery.

Plus, it's fun (: I looove upper lower splits!

Thank you, Les!! Great to hear from you again. Would you be so kind as to give me a more detailed explanation of this or a workout you'd recommend? I kinda get what you said but I'm such a detail person, sorry. BTW, you're so nice and reliable.

Peace
F1969

[Forever1969]

Thank you so much, Les! I will give it a try.

Peace
F1969

[Packard]

I agree that upper body/lower body makes more sense than working out 5 days/week.

You can also try this:

Monday: Upper body, Heavy
Tuesday: Lower body, Heavy
Wednesday: Off (rest)
Thursday: Upper body, light
Friday: Lower body, light
Sat: Rest
Sun: Rest

You can switch the days of the week, but make your light days just before your two days off so you are well-rested for the heavy workouts.

Workouts have several components:

1. The actual training
2. Recovery time/rest
3. Sleep
4. Nutrition

You have to address all of these components in order to be fully successful.

Most people place undue emphasis on the training. In the beginning that will work, but after a while you need to make sure that the other components are fully addressed.

From experience the hardest component to address is the “sleep” issue. You will need 1 – 2 more hours of sleep per day on the heavy workout days; ½ hour to 1 hour per day on the light workout days for maximum results.

If you continue to workout without any adjustment in sleep you will find your results are less satisfactory and your performance at work might suffer too.

[beFitbeAwesome]

Muscle confusion is the best thing to do. Try a P90X workout program or something like that. It is never the same excercise two days in a row and combines all kinds of movements. You can google Tony Horton to see what it did for him. He trains many Celeberties. You can email me BfitBawesome@A o L dot Com to get more information on how to get this program. Put P90X in the subject line so that I know where it came from and that it isn't just a spam.

[Boss Man]

Muscle confusion is the best thing to do.

I politely disagree. The best thing to do is what works. If it stops working consider changes to diet not training. Only change if you get bored with it, or dietry alterations yield little to nothing in terms of progress.

[juan92]

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[Lateralis17]

I live by the principal of train insane or stay the same. Here is a good routine... mon-back tues-chest wed-legs thurs-bi's and tri's friday-shoulders. rest sat and sun and do abs mon wed fri. do 20 mins of cardio on tues thurs. If you work those body parts hard enough you will start seeing big results. the program can be adjusted to your liking. what are your goals?

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