once a week

QuestionGuy · 01-17-2004, 04:10 PM

Hi, it's me again.......There is a lot of different opinions about training in this forum and i was wondering what you guys think of my training routine...... first of all my big question, I workout every bodypart only once a week, for example i do arms for an hour on mondays and than take tuesday off and do chest on wednesday, then do abs on thursday, i do back on friday, and i take saturday or sunday for a "cardio workout day only".... (i also do 15 minutes of running before everyworkout during the week...... do you guys like my routine and what do you think about it... do i give my body tooooo much rest or am i fine...??? i was also thinking of changing my routine but first i need you opinions.....

**P-funk** · 01-17-2004, 04:12 PM

NO, I hate you routine wiht a passion!!!

Were are you leg workouts?

shoulders?

where are you a chest and bi's guy???

sorry if I was harsh....it's just that, with so much informaion on this board this is waht yuo come up with?? You are cheating yourself and can do much better than this.

QuestionGuy · 01-17-2004, 04:19 PM

well i doo al that its just that i didn't include it... sorry......well lets just say that i workout every bodypart only once a week... plus i used to play soccer for a long time in germany so i have pretty nice legs and i dont like to workthem out because i dont want bigger legs than now

**P-funk** · 01-17-2004, 04:23 PM

working you legs does not mean that need to get bigger, especially since you do a lot of running and cardio. also, training them with weight is completly different then running and cardio and those are not a good exscuse to not train legs.

Now, once a week for bodyparts is good. That is what most people do. I feel that hitting everyhing 2x's per week is beneficial also, so long as you adjust your volume and intensity form workout to workout accordingly.

QuestionGuy · 01-17-2004, 05:55 PM

hmmmmmm, thats something to tkink abou too, thanxx, i really need to set my routine again,

**P-funk** · 01-17-2004, 09:48 PM

yeah, there are many different options that you can try. Especially if you are willing to go for a push/pull and legs split.

HoldDaMayo · 01-17-2004, 11:19 PM

A beginner really doesn't need to work their legs imo... I think that's more intermediate... for the first six months I lifted i never did any lower body, besides tennis and some cycling....

I also think a beginner should be working each body part twice a week... then after about 6 months, go down to once every 5,6, or 7 days... depending on the individual...

but... a beginner needs only one thing to have awesome results in their first 6 months... CONSISTENCY!!!

Premo55 · 01-17-2004, 11:43 PM

^^ I disagree. The squat and the deadlift are the two most important movements in any gym, and the sooner a beginner is taught the basics the sooner he can begin to master the two movements that will yield the most in strength and physiological mass gains. As he gets more advanced, then I would start to incorporate front squats, hack squats with the bar, cleans, jerks, pulls, snatches, and other such Olympic movements. How are you gonna say that lower body work is unnecessary? FOcussing on the upper body exclusively will obviously create physiological imbalances and not only be cosmetically detrimental, but the imbalance will also create difficulties when the trainee actually does get down to doing serious lower body work.

Also, working each body part twice a week without the knowledge of how to vary reps and volume will lead to overtraining. I do not recommend that the beginner does this.

Peace.

tjwes · 01-18-2004, 08:31 AM

You should always include leg work in your training no matter what stage you are at.No leg training = less overall gains.

**P-funk** · 01-18-2004, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by HoldDaMayo
A beginner really doesn't need to work their legs imo... I think that's more intermediate... for the first six months I lifted i never did any lower body, besides tennis and some cycling....

I also think a beginner should be working each body part twice a week... then after about 6 months, go down to once every 5,6, or 7 days... depending on the individual...

but... a beginner needs only one thing to have awesome results in their first 6 months... CONSISTENCY!!!

I disagree. The squat and deadlift are the two most important exercises for anyone to do. If not becasue they have the greatest hormonal response of any exercise, because they are functionaly similiar to anyhting we do in the real world (outside of the gym). Just becasue they are hard does not mean that they should be neglected. For a bergginer especially this is important becasue in your legs you have the ability to add the most amount of muscle mass since they are the largest muscle group.

Training muscle groups twice a week is great for anyone (beginner or elite lifter) as long as workout intensity and volume are adjusted accordingly. Once a week for each body part is okay but in my opinion most people can do better as long as they have a thought out game plan.

HoldDaMayo · 01-18-2004, 10:49 AM

my concern is as a beginner it's very easy to hurt yourself doing deadlifts and squats... why not strengthen your body, lose some BF and then move on to more advanced moves where form can be such a concern as well as safety...

supertech · 01-18-2004, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by HoldDaMayo
my concern is as a beginner it's very easy to hurt yourself doing deadlifts and squats... why not strengthen your body, lose some BF and then move on to more advanced moves where form can be such a concern as well as safety...

I think the best way to stengthen your body is to do squats and deads,as long as you are using good form.

oaktownboy · 01-18-2004, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by supertech
I think the best way to stengthen your body is to do squats and deads,as long as you are using good form.

strongly agree with this statement

01-17-2004, 04:10 PM	#1
QuestionGuy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 2,177	once a week BODYBUILDING SUPPLEMENTS High Quality Supplements For Bodybuilders and Athletes. www.ironmaglabs.com Hi, it's me again.......There is a lot of different opinions about training in this forum and i was wondering what you guys think of my training routine...... first of all my big question, I workout every bodypart only once a week, for example i do arms for an hour on mondays and than take tuesday off and do chest on wednesday, then do abs on thursday, i do back on friday, and i take saturday or sunday for a "cardio workout day only".... (i also do 15 minutes of running before everyworkout during the week...... do you guys like my routine and what do you think about it... do i give my body tooooo much rest or am i fine...??? i was also thinking of changing my routine but first i need you opinions.....

01-17-2004, 04:12 PM	#2
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	NO, I hate you routine wiht a passion!!! Were are you leg workouts? shoulders? where are you a chest and bi's guy??? sorry if I was harsh....it's just that, with so much informaion on this board this is waht yuo come up with?? You are cheating yourself and can do much better than this.
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

01-17-2004, 04:23 PM	#4
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	working you legs does not mean that need to get bigger, especially since you do a lot of running and cardio. also, training them with weight is completly different then running and cardio and those are not a good exscuse to not train legs. Now, once a week for bodyparts is good. That is what most people do. I feel that hitting everyhing 2x's per week is beneficial also, so long as you adjust your volume and intensity form workout to workout accordingly.
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

01-17-2004, 09:48 PM	#6
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	yeah, there are many different options that you can try. Especially if you are willing to go for a push/pull and legs split.
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

01-17-2004, 11:19 PM	#7
HoldDaMayo Just call me Mayo Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 1,917 Photos: 4	A beginner really doesn't need to work their legs imo... I think that's more intermediate... for the first six months I lifted i never did any lower body, besides tennis and some cycling.... I also think a beginner should be working each body part twice a week... then after about 6 months, go down to once every 5,6, or 7 days... depending on the individual... but... a beginner needs only one thing to have awesome results in their first 6 months... CONSISTENCY!!!
	Are you kidding me????

01-17-2004, 04:19 PM	#3
QuestionGuy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 2,177	well i doo al that its just that i didn't include it... sorry......well lets just say that i workout every bodypart only once a week... plus i used to play soccer for a long time in germany so i have pretty nice legs and i dont like to workthem out because i dont want bigger legs than now

01-17-2004, 05:55 PM	#5
QuestionGuy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 2,177	hmmmmmm, thats something to tkink abou too, thanxx, i really need to set my routine again,

01-17-2004, 11:43 PM	#8
Premo55 Mic Murderer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 1,059	^^ I disagree. The squat and the deadlift are the two most important movements in any gym, and the sooner a beginner is taught the basics the sooner he can begin to master the two movements that will yield the most in strength and physiological mass gains. As he gets more advanced, then I would start to incorporate front squats, hack squats with the bar, cleans, jerks, pulls, snatches, and other such Olympic movements. How are you gonna say that lower body work is unnecessary? FOcussing on the upper body exclusively will obviously create physiological imbalances and not only be cosmetically detrimental, but the imbalance will also create difficulties when the trainee actually does get down to doing serious lower body work. Also, working each body part twice a week without the knowledge of how to vary reps and volume will lead to overtraining. I do not recommend that the beginner does this. Peace.
	T DOT O.

01-18-2004, 08:31 AM	#9
tjwes "You Can`t Flex Fat" Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 456 Photos: 8	You should always include leg work in your training no matter what stage you are at.No leg training = less overall gains.
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01-18-2004, 10:49 AM	#11
HoldDaMayo Just call me Mayo Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 1,917 Photos: 4	my concern is as a beginner it's very easy to hurt yourself doing deadlifts and squats... why not strengthen your body, lose some BF and then move on to more advanced moves where form can be such a concern as well as safety...
	Are you kidding me????

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