Thread: Chest & Bi's or Chest & Tri's

Just like you, when trying to train tris after chest (and bis after back) I found I was too tired and couldn't lift as much.
So now I do bis after chest and tris after back, and I think the results are better.
This is definitely not the same for everyone, though.

He answered his own question.Kanun,I do the same as you and have gotten great results from it.

The theories are probably in the hundreds on why to do one or the other.

The theory behind doing chest/tricep is that you are already working the tricep and warming them up, so you are simply finishing, and avoiding overtraining.

The theory behind not doing it that way is obviously to lift more and supposedly therefore gain more.

Yet another theory is to do biceps/triceps together, as in HST, which says to do just that.

I've gotten results from all the above, just to add to the confusion

Thanks fellas. I think I'll continue to work chest and bi's. Just wanted to see what other people thought.

Just don't do tri's the day after chest!

I like doing the tris with the chest b/c it allows me to combine the two into one WO. Alot of the tri exercisses I do combine the chest and visa versa, like the close grips and Dips, obviously the pressing movements involve the tris too. So I like hitting both muscles in one fowl swoop. Plus I am a fan of the pre exhaustion method.

I had the exact problem wit training chest/shoulders, that after training chest i simply couldnt lift anything for my shoulders. What ive learned is that it is better to workout chest/bi's because when you see yourself lifting heavier weight for unexuasted muscles it helps mentally and you therefore make better gains.

Originally posted by perfecto
...it helps mentally and you therefore make better gains.

gr81,Don`t you think you could be overtraining one bodypart or the other training this way?I mean if you do benches for pecs and close grips for tris isn`t it a little overkill?I don`t know how many sets you do per bodypart but it may be a little much.

Originally posted by perfecto
I had the exact problem wit training chest/shoulders, that after training chest i simply couldnt lift anything for my shoulders. What ive learned is that it is better to workout chest/bi's because when you see yourself lifting heavier weight for unexuasted muscles it helps mentally and you therefore make better gains.

Never do two major muscle groups in one day. They need a day of their own!

i agree thats why i changed long ago, but some would argue that shoulders isnt a major muscle group

I'm new here, but for what its worth I do:
chest/back
triceps/biceps
shoulders/calves
legs

any one will tell you that training chest and back together is wrong since they are two major muscle groups and each needs its own day, perhaps chest can be paired up with bi's and back with tri's or abs, etc.

i do

chest
back
shoulders and tris
legs and bi's

I could never do bi`s on leg day ,I go so hard on my legs I have nothing left.

my split
m-chest
tues-back
wed-legs
thrus-shoulders
fri-arms


I feel that doing arms together makes for an awesome pump

Originally posted by perfecto
any one will tell you that training chest and back together is wrong since they are two major muscle groups and each needs its own day, perhaps chest can be paired up with bi's and back with tri's or abs, etc.

Probably most everyone, but some people believe that push/pull is somehow magical.

Originally posted by tjwes
gr81,Don`t you think you could be overtraining one bodypart or the other training this way?I mean if you do benches for pecs and close grips for tris isn`t it a little overkill?I don`t know how many sets you do per bodypart but it may be a little much.

no it isn't overtraining, the volume isn't high enough to be overtraining. I am in control of things

when i do tri's i still get sore for like 3 days so i could never do chest on monday, tri's on friday... i have trouble putting up alot of weight on monday if i do tri's on thursday....

i might try doing chest tri's together... or would that be over training the tri's?

Just don't get piratophobia - Fear of a sunken chest!
Chest and tri's are fine to do. You can switch it up every few weeks by doing chest tris or chest bis.
You can also just have a chest day, and a back day, and do tris and bis the same day, superset. Just get your routine so as there is enough time between workouts so as it doesnt interfere with chest or back....