Thread: split

it isn;t the split so much as what you do with the split. Please post sets and reps.

You are training with weights 5 days in a row? I wouldn't go more than a maximum of three days of training without taking a day off. Also the fact you are starting out you shouldn't train more than two days in a row. You have to rest so your muscles have time to repair or else you won't get bigger!

And I'm curious as to why you're training abs thrice a week and everything else once.

I`m curious why you are doing a split as a beginner

Total body training something like this

squats
stiff leg deadlift
benchpress
bentover rows
military press
Barbell curls

do 3sets 10-8-6
train every other day

after a month add chins and dips

you have to allow time for growth

Well I'm excited to see all the responses. Thanks guys. Anyway I'll hit them one at a time.

P-funk, I'll be doing all of the excercises, save for abs, at 3 sets of 12, or untill failure. Abs I'll be doing 3 sets of 25 with a yoga ball(one of those big air filled balls, I'm not sure what the correct term is). In the beginning I'll probably do one set for each side of obliques, and one set for the middle.

fufu, I'm glad you brought that up because I meant to ask about that as well. When I designed this I tried to do upper body on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and lower body on Tuesday and Thursday to try to avoid overtraining. Also, I'm not a beginner to lifting weights, merely a beginner when it comes to bodybuilding. I'v been strength training on and off for about a year or so now. I apologize about that, I should have been more clear.

Squaggleboggin, first off I like the name. Secondly, I was under the impression that you can work your abs out more than other muscle groups. I dont remember the reasoning behind it, but if I'm wrong please correct me.

bulldogge, as I mentioned before, I'm not a beginner to strength training. I'v been doing that for quite some time now.

So thanks everybody for all the comments, and please keep giving me feedback. Lemme know what ya'll think.

Graham

List the exercises too. Exercise selection is important, and something that people screw up with all the time with regards to a safe and injury-free training career.

Mon
Chest/Triceps db flies, db pullovers; lying db extentions, seated db extentions
Abs

Tues
Quads/Glutes squats, Leg extentions; db lunges

Wed
Back/Biceps barbell rows, db shrugs; db curls, overhand barbell curls
Abs

Thurs
Hams/Calvs barbell lunges, lying leg curls; barbell calf raises

Fri
Shoulders/Forearms deltoid raises, reverse incline flies
Abs

Graham