brennan

ok here's my situation...i just feel down about my lifting lately...i havent been going to the gym as much lately but i havent been slacking off too much..im bored as hell with my program and i'm not seeing any new results, but i feel i'm actually losing muscle! i got off swole about 2 months ago and i'm seriously thinking of goin back on it...i got off it bcs. i was feeling a little too thick and too much mass so i wanted to try to cut up...but now since i been off it i dont feel pumped and i feel small...should i go back on swole? or possibly v12? also, what you guys recommend for a program? im sick of one body part a day and i was thinkin of doing a split...can someone recommend a good program for a split and what are you thoughts on a split workout? sorry for all the questions i'm just so frustrated right now with workout...also want to start running? anyone got a good sprint workout? thaaaaaanks

Still time to start a new life in the palm trees.
-Jimmy Buffett

Deep in our soul,
A quiet ember
Knows it's you against you,
It's the paradox that drives us all.
-Rocky
Sometimes you just feel tired, u feel weak
And when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up
But you gotta search within you, try to find that inner strength
and just pull that shit out of you
And get that motivation to not give up, and not be a quitter
No matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face, and collapse..

squanto

could always try a full body workout. try 3 sets of each in a circuit:
bench
fly
military press
squat
deadlift
crunch
pullup
row

or just try 2 sets of each at first to get yourself back into it. try not to strain yourself, overtraining often leads to not wanting to get back in the gym.... maybe cut down on the volume of your workout? try just working out 3 days a week, and at the same time every day.or just go jogging for 15 minutes to remember the feeling you get when youre done exercising.

when i dont workout for a week or 2 i start getting hopeless about everything, and feel like i cant do shit. ive realized this over the years, and i just make sure i dont EVER miss a workout.

another thing u could try is getting a home gym maybe? its much easier to workout at home, its less of a whole process.

youre probably being too hard on yourself. take it easy and hit the gym light for a few days. just make yourself get there.

Willdebeast

try 3 days heavy (push pull legs), and 2 days light with a full body circuit utilizing cables and specialty movements getting your heart rate up.
i will be using something like this before summer hits.

peace

kvyd

What you folks think of full body twice a week. As opposed to a more traditional 3-4 day split?

kvyd

like tuesday and saturday lifting full body. and cardio wed. fri. sun.

Willdebeast

what are your goals?

kvyd

to lose some body fat and keep and possibly gain muscle/strength

Yanick

I would personally do full body 3x/week and do cardio 2x/week from the beginning. If you add too much cardio too soon you will have nowhere to go later when your body accomodates to your routine.

"...we have to remember that training is a complicated dance of stimuli and response. Our goal is to understand how to manipulate the stimuli in order to evoke the responses we desire." -Nathan J. Polenchek

PreMier

Feeling too thick?

P-side Inc.

"the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

brennan

ya i mean i filled out shirts nice...but i wasnt too cut ya know..i duno wat i want...aaaaaahhh

Still time to start a new life in the palm trees.
-Jimmy Buffett

Deep in our soul,
A quiet ember
Knows it's you against you,
It's the paradox that drives us all.
-Rocky
Sometimes you just feel tired, u feel weak
And when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up
But you gotta search within you, try to find that inner strength
and just pull that shit out of you
And get that motivation to not give up, and not be a quitter
No matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face, and collapse..

PreMier

Well, here is my current split for an idea.


Mon-Chest/Shoulder/Tri
Tues-Back/Rhomboid/Bi
Wed-Legs
Thurs-OFF
Fri-Chest/Shoulder/Tri
Sat-Back/Rhomboid/Bi
Sun-OFF
Mon-Legs
etc..

Good luck. The best thing to do is figure what you want, then go from there

P-side Inc.

"the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

brennan

ya that sounds good to me...wat about # of exercises per muscle, sets, reps? thanks boss

Still time to start a new life in the palm trees.
-Jimmy Buffett

Deep in our soul,
A quiet ember
Knows it's you against you,
It's the paradox that drives us all.
-Rocky
Sometimes you just feel tired, u feel weak
And when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up
But you gotta search within you, try to find that inner strength
and just pull that shit out of you
And get that motivation to not give up, and not be a quitter
No matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face, and collapse..

PreMier

Copy/Paste from journal:



Sets and reps sometimes vary, depending on how I feel that day.

P-side Inc.

"the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

brennan

good shit premier...thanks i'll try this out

Still time to start a new life in the palm trees.
-Jimmy Buffett

Deep in our soul,
A quiet ember
Knows it's you against you,
It's the paradox that drives us all.
-Rocky
Sometimes you just feel tired, u feel weak
And when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up
But you gotta search within you, try to find that inner strength
and just pull that shit out of you
And get that motivation to not give up, and not be a quitter
No matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face, and collapse..

squanto

the problem with full body 2x a week, is the workout will have to be very long to get enough intensity. it might work for u, but id do it 3x a week, but not all that intense.