question about secondary muscles

[Fernando300]

was wondering is it okay to work secondary muscles one day then the following day to work the exact primary muscle for example... day 1 military press the secondary muscle used are the triceps then the following day doing chest and tricep excercises is this okay or best to stay away from?

 

[CaptainNapalm]

In short, yes it is okay but then again it really depends on how heavy of weights you're using and if you're training for strength or endurance. Is it very effective if you're training to failure for strength with heavy weights? Not really. Training shoulders on one day and chest/triceps on the next is alright for hypertrophy/endurance training, strength not so much. What would be a big mistake in my opinion is training triceps to failure on one day and hitting chest heavy on the next. You will really limit the quality of your chest workout by doing this. Your chest will scream for more but you just won't be able to execute due to weak triceps. I think there are many options of putting together good split routines that don't involve primary/secondary muscle repetition without at least a days rest in between. And always remember, if you're training day to day always hit the bigger muscle group first and do the secondary next. For example, monday-chest / tuesday-triceps, monday back / tuesday-bicep is a much better sequence than monday-tricep / tuesday-chest or monday-bicep / tuesday-back. Big muscles first, smaller muscles second, always.

 

[Fernando300]

In short, yes it is okay but then again it really depends on how heavy of weights you're using and if you're training for strength or endurance. Is it very effective if you're training to failure for strength with heavy weights? Not really. Training shoulders on one day and chest/triceps on the next is alright for hypertrophy/endurance training, strength not so much. What would be a big mistake in my opinion is training triceps to failure on one day and hitting chest heavy on the next. You will really limit the quality of your chest workout by doing this. Your chest will scream for more but you just won't be able to execute due to weak triceps. I think there are many options of putting together good split routines that don't involve primary/secondary muscle repetition without at least a days rest in between. And always remember, if you're training day to day always hit the bigger muscle group first and do the secondary next. For example, monday-chest / tuesday-triceps, monday back / tuesday-bicep is a much better sequence than monday-tricep / tuesday-chest or monday-bicep / tuesday-back. Big muscles first, smaller muscles second, always.

thank you appreciate the info

 

[Phineas]

You can arrange your sessions however you want. Only about 5% of my training comes from isolation, but I always do that on a separate day (accessory work) and make sure it never precedes a primary training session by less than 2 days. Pre-exhaustion can be a useful variable sometimes, I suppose, but IMO training fresh on the staple lifts like squats, bench, and deads is far more efficient.

If your tri's are weakened from the previous day's training then your bench will be weaker, in turn giving less stimulation the larger muscle (the pecs) not mention other supporting muscles (delts, lats, etc) which, when working in conjunction, elicit far more growth hormones then isolation work.

Prioritize your training. If it fits your goals then by all means do it.