Hay i was just wondering what the best groups of muscles to work out together in a session. eg. say doing Chest Biceps and shoulders one day and Triceps/Back another.
i wanna maximise the workout by working the proper mucles together.
thnx
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Best Muscle groups to workout together?
Hay i was just wondering what the best groups of muscles to work out together in a session. eg. say doing Chest Biceps and shoulders one day and Triceps/Back another.
i wanna maximise the workout by working the proper mucles together.
thnx
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i usually do back and bi's, chest and tri's.
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I've done some different splits but the 2 I prefer are
Chest / Calves
Back / Forearms
Shoulders / Abs
Arms
Legs
or
Chest / Tris
Back / Bis
Shoulders / Abs
Legs
I just found that when I tried doing both Chest & Tris on the same day I had already spent all of my energy by the time I started my arm work so my arm work was never very good. Mixin' it up never hurts...sometimes I just go by how I'm feeling. If after a chest workout I'm still pumped and ready to go I'll continue on to triceps as well.
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I do back and biceps together. Chest, Shoulders, triceps together. Mainly because if I work Chest hard one day, then my triceps and shoulders will be sore for the next few days from the chest workout. Same with working back, my biceps will be sore for a few days after. So grouping it the way I do seems to let me get in the most # of workouts without ever having to work a muscle that is still sore.
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i agree with you there about working a muscle that is already sore. I think if you're doing chest and indirectly working your tri's anyways for example you may as well just work the tri's anyways. same goes with back.
but davidI does have a good idea about working the shoulders and abs at the same time. think i'll try that too.
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I usually avoid working muscle groups that are used together frequently in exercises, like back/biceps, chest/triceps, etc. because if you give er for one muscle group, the other will definitely suffer by the end of that workout.
If i'm going to do two muscle groups together, i'll usually do chest/biceps, back/triceps, forearms/calves/abs, and quads/hams.
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Exactly!
Always work opposing muscle groups.
Bi's & Chest = good
Tri's & Chest = bad
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Legs/back/bi's - Chest/Tri's/shoulder
the key is to do the compound movements first then isolate Bi's/tri's if you wish.
Thing is people way overtrain Bi's, and they dont grow lol.
As the infamous Dave Tate said:
"Tri's for guys, Curls for girls."
Tricep is 2/3 the arm.
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This is not Correct, in order to see full gains and get a better work out you always work Corresponding Muscle Groups.Originally posted by 89coupe
Exactly!
Always work opposing muscle groups.
Bi's & Chest = good
Tri's & Chest = bad
This is for many reasons, but lets just leave it at you get the maximum work out for the muscles.
If you find that after your chest workout you are to tired for tri's, why not do one exercise of chest one of tri's, if this tires you out, then lower the weight, because you are not strong enough to be doing the wieght you are.
Either or works, i still get maximum gains and a great work out when i do either chest then tri's then chest, or back, bis, back, or if i do one full muscle group then go on to the next.
Also remember that when doing legs, to correspong as well.
I like to keep my back, shoulders, bi's, hamstrings, calves to one day, chest tris, forearms, quads, hip flexor to another.
Again, always make sure to Correspong Muscle Groups.
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You got it. By working Bi's and chest essentially your still working tri's on the day off. Vise versa for bi's. They wont grow as quick or effieiciently as chest/tri's together.Originally posted by jumperman8
This is not Correct, in order to see full gains and get a better work out you always work Corresponding Muscle Groups.
This is for many reasons, but lets just leave it at you get the maximum work out for the muscles.
If you find that after your chest workout you are to tired for tri's, why not do one exercise of chest one of tri's, if this tires you out, then lower the weight, because you are not strong enough to be doing the wieght you are.
Either or works, i still get maximum gains and a great work out when i do either chest then tri's then chest, or back, bis, back, or if i do one full muscle group then go on to the next.
Also remember that when doing legs, to correspong as well.
I like to keep my back, shoulders, bi's, hamstrings, calves to one day, chest tris, forearms, quads, hip flexor to another.
Again, always make sure to Correspong Muscle Groups.
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You want to workout your antagonist muscle.
Ex. Biceps and Triceps during the same workout.
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Why's that? When you do legs, do you do squats one day and leg extensions or hamstring curls on another?Originally posted by 89coupe
Bullshit!
Thats the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
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My split is Chest/Back, Shoulders/Legs, and Bi's/Tri's.
I do a day of cardio between each of the days.
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Here is a great recipe for someone who wants to be serious about working out.
http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/bo...ut-guide-1.htm
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I currently do :
Back / Shoulders
Bi's / Tri's / Chest
Legs / Core / Cardio
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You should really read up on stuff i think....Originally posted by 89coupe
Bullshit!
Thats the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
There are several ways to work out and gain mass.
Im just giving the every day, normal guy, looking to make some gains, but not become crazy.
If you want me to go into depth on a Body Building Program i coudl also do that for everyone. Or anythign else for that matter.
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No thanks, you can keep your body building tips to yourself. LOLOriginally posted by jumperman8
You should really read up on stuff i think....
There are several ways to work out and gain mass.
Im just giving the every day, normal guy, looking to make some gains, but not become crazy.
If you want me to go into depth on a Body Building Program i coudl also do that for everyone. Or anythign else for that matter.
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Everyone has their own thing. I like the idea of working complimentary muscle groups on the same day so that I kill them extra hard. I do chest one day, then tri-shouls the next day, then bi-back the day after, then legs is all one day.
The only thing is that I make sure I always do tris after chest and shoulders because I don't want those exercises to be hindered by tired tris. But after those workouts, when I go to do tri exercises, which are usually pretty isolating, then they're already half shot, so I don't have to waste as much time blasting them to complete exhaustion. Same thing applies with bi-back day.
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