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Cardinal234
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I've been lifting for a while, but I just started getting serious about it lately. I'm 18yrs old, 5'9 and 130 lbs, obviously trying to gain mass.
I've been trying to design a split that lets me hit the gym 4 times a week and still give each body part enough rest before I work it again. Ideally, i'd like to separate back from biceps and chest from triceps because I've found that if I do them on the same day I'm too sore from the bigger muscle to work the smaller muscle.
How does the following look:
Day 1: back/shoulders
Day 2: off
Day 3: legs/triceps
Day 4: off
Day 5: chest/biceps
Day 6: off
Day 7: repeat
The problem is that I like going on a 2-day on, 1-day off split, but I've had a hard time finding a way to combine body parts per workout that gives me enough days to recover (for example, I wouldn't want to do shoulders the day after chest..right?)
If anyone could comment on the split I have above or suggest a good 2-day on, 1-day off split that would be great.
I've been trying to design a split that lets me hit the gym 4 times a week and still give each body part enough rest before I work it again. Ideally, i'd like to separate back from biceps and chest from triceps because I've found that if I do them on the same day I'm too sore from the bigger muscle to work the smaller muscle.
How does the following look:
Day 1: back/shoulders
Day 2: off
Day 3: legs/triceps
Day 4: off
Day 5: chest/biceps
Day 6: off
Day 7: repeat
The problem is that I like going on a 2-day on, 1-day off split, but I've had a hard time finding a way to combine body parts per workout that gives me enough days to recover (for example, I wouldn't want to do shoulders the day after chest..right?)
If anyone could comment on the split I have above or suggest a good 2-day on, 1-day off split that would be great.
