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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: montreal
Posts: 514
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opinion please
i work out 3 times a week : i do a bit of abs and 2 muscle groups per day. i do 8 sets for large groups and 6 sets for the smaller ones. every week i change group combos and i do different excercises or in a different order. i wanna gain size ,so i try to do 4 to 8 repetitions per set.
example: monday: abs chest bench press 2 x 4-8 rep flyes 2 x 4-8 rep incline 2 x 4-8 rep decline 2 x 4-8 rep biceps standing curls 2x 4-8 rep incline curls 2x 4-8 rep preacher curls 2 x 4-8 rep |
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Let Me See Yo Grill
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Colorado
Posts: 5,123
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I would cut the number of sets to 4 for the biceps to much work doing 6 sets in my opinon.
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Go Away Body Fat
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thats sounds like a pretty good split to me .. what did you want opinions on? i workout my triceps with my chest and shoulders and leave my legz on a day of their own but thats just me yours looks straight too
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: montreal
Posts: 514
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by doing 2 sets for 4 excercises , is it ok , or is it better to do 4 sets for 2 excercises?
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: montreal
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how come 6 sets for biceps is alot? i train them once a week.
what about 6 sets for tris? |
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Madman
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: London
Posts: 111
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Is that your whole routine?
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The harder you try the tougher you will be!
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: montreal
Posts: 514
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yes it is
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: P.A.
Posts: 56
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well um yeah i do 4 sets with 10-8-6-4 reps with biceps adding 5 pounds each time. as for tris i do variuse things using machines.
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Go Away Body Fat
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for Bis and Tris you really dont need too much volume because you are working them with various other exercises especially rows and back exercises for bi's n chest exercises for tri's
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: montreal
Posts: 514
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what if u have legs - triceps combo .where the tris dont get hit from anywhere while doing legs, is it ok to do 6 sets then?
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: montreal
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i seem to be a little confused: its better to do 4 sets of bis and tris because i had worked them out as a secondary mucle while working out another another group?
example: if i did back on monday and biceps on thursday or monday chest and tris thursday, do i do 4 sets cause i had worked them out on monday or do i do 6 sets? |
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Top Banana
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: ...in a galaxy, far, far, away
Posts: 872
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Are you getting the results you want from lifting with the current number of sets?
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I'm Dead Sexxxxy!!
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Canada
Posts: 4,970
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Instead of 2-2-2 for chest, I'd do:
3 x flat bench 3 x incline bench 2 x decline flies then do 3 sets of decline bench and 2 of incline flies the next week. Just my opinion here, your's is fine to. As for your second muscle group, I would consider switching to Chest/Tri's Tri's: 4-6 total sets Back/bi's Back 9 total sets Bi's 4 total sets Legs/Shoulders Legs 9-11 total sets Shoulders 6 total sets Bottom line, if your routine is working for you than stick with it. ![]() |
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: montreal
Posts: 514
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i appreciate ur help guys. when i go to the gym i dont have in mind what excercise to do. i decide right there, provided the benches or machines are available. i never have an identical routine as the previous one changing combos and excercises. i have been training for 10 years, im 27 now. i was young and foolish, overtraining for a large part of that. i had to slowly learn about protein, carbs ,i was a fat phobic. i wish iron magazine forums existed back then. i weigh 212 pounds, im around 6 feet. many people ask me if im on steroids. i tell them" r u kidding , i would weigh 275 lbs and lean if i was on roids".
since i never keep the same combos do u still suggest to cut small muscle sets to 4 whether i combine my biceps with shoulders or legs or back? and same for tris with chest or legs or back? thanx |
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I'm Dead Sexxxxy!!
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Canada
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I would use a log to keep track if your switching your routine so often, its gotta be hard to keep track of progress otherwise.
If your not doing bi's with back, then I also would probably do 6 sets, doing them together is more time efficient. |
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Go Away Body Fat
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maybe you should write a specific routine down and memorize it and keep it for a few weeks and then make a new one that way you can track your progress better and see what works best for you
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