Use your brain...?
bench: horizontal
military: vertical
row: horizontal
chin-up: vertical
Ive been messing around with a vertical horizontal type split for a few days and I think its vary effective. Does any one know where I can find a web site or book with a list of what movements would be considered vertical or horizontal?
Use your brain...?
bench: horizontal
military: vertical
row: horizontal
chin-up: vertical
There are hybrids like diagonal movements. Other movements like dips really only have a tag to have a tag. This gets to the whole movements VS bodyparts discussion, which is kind of 'nonsensical' if you ask me. IE dips are a vertical (or perhaps diagonal) push movement, but pull-ups aren't their counterpart, so you still need to look at the bodyparts in the end.
Post up the exercises in question, so we can help you out.


Here - I actually published a split based on these Ian King principals.
Got Built? » Baby Got Back
Weight Training and Body Building - Baby Got Back
Fully worked out split at the end of the article. The blog version is more up to date.
And some excellent vids for form: Video Index


You are most welcome! It's a great way to train. I wrote that split up for myself and my friends. Let me know how you like it!


I cycle through a few workouts through the year. This is my standby. The other stuff I do are variations on this theme.
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