5 Day Split

[powerlord]

OK people,I'm going to go 5 on 2 off,M-F lift, Sat-Sun off,So far I've got Monday-Chest, Tuesday-Legs, Now should I put arms last behind back and shoulders?Need advice,Thanks.

 

[InTraining]

5 days in a row? I think you could get burned out on that pretty quickly. Might want to put your 2 days in between the lifting days instead of at the end so you can get some CNS recovery in there, then gradually spread them out as you see fit.

 

[powerlord]

I got the idea off of a competitive BB here,I'm 6'0" 218 right now and my goal weight this year is 235,I'm on a bulk,3500 to 4000 cals and 250g pro,he says I need to go in and train like an animal upping my cals and protien as I go and I won't burn out,sound advice?Been lifting for about 2 years.

 

[powerlord]

I wish I could get a majority thought on this,my guys at the gym are telling me you gotta work like crazy to get big,one muscle group each day,the guy that's telling me this is supposed to take amature's heavy weight this year,he says two days rest is two days rest no matter where you put it.It's when you train 24/7 with no break is where you'll hurt yourself.I guess the only way to know is try it huh?

 

[JKurz1]

You hit in on the head tere bro...............Only will know after youi try it....I've tried them all....2,3,4,5 days splits...........3 on 1 off seems to work the best for ME, but who knows............geared up, I can go 5x week without fail............now, back to your ?, It's best to hit the major muscles (legs, back) earlier in the week after your layoff...then save the smaller muscles (delts and arms) towards the end..........toss in chest somewhere in the middle.......I like to do both legs and back after off days......IE. Back, chest, off, legs, delts, arms...........or Back/trps, chest/calvels/ bis, off, legs, delts/tris, off..........

 

[powerlord]

Thanks Bro.

 

[WalkingBeast]

I take my two rest days after monday usually. I train 5 days straight for the most part, but the 2 days rest at the end give me just enough recovery. Heres my current split:

Monday: Back and Deadlifts
Tuesday: off
Wednesday: off
Thursday: Chest
Friday: Triceps and Biceps
Saturday: Legs
Sunday: Upper Chest and Shoulders

Has been working real well for me. It all depends on your intensity and recovery time.
Try to schedule your split so that the assisting muscles arent too sore on your heavy compound lifts. You dont want triceps to be sore on your benching days for example, just as sore biceps on back day can affect your strength negatively. Hope that helps