Change in workout pattern?

[Rod555]

Ive been training the following pattern for the last 12 months
Week 1

Monday

Chest/biceps/triceps


Wednesday

Shoulders/Back

Thursday

Legs

Friday

Chest/biceps/triceps

Week 2

Monday

Shoulders/back

Wednesday

Chest /biceps/triceps

Thursday
Legs

Friday

Shoulders/back

This way the upper body muscle groups were getting worked every 4 or 5 days depending on the week. But i found i was spending too much time in the gym (like 2 1/2 hours sometimes) So now ive started this routine

Monday

Chest/triceps

Tuesday

Legs

Wednesday

Back

Thursday

Biceps

Friday

Shoulders

This way i can concentrate on each group more fully and do like 5/6 excersises with 4 sets each body part and still be out in an hour, helping me keep a higher intensity throughout the workout.

Am i gonna make better gains like this or is working a muscle every 7 days really hard not as good as every 4/5 days but at a lower intensity.

Id really appricate any comments/advice as i need to know im on the right track. Karma up for grabs for the best 5 answers! J/K

Cheers Orbos.

 

[Allon]

I think if you use higher intensity with the one week break would be ok, even though I prefer to work out the muscles every 4-5 days. Most pople here seem to prefer once a week per body part...
I think you should add the bi's to your back day instead of working them one day after the other.

 

[Rod555]

Bump for more responses!