Take a look at my 2 times a week routine

[Garza]

Okay, i've been hitting my arms twice a week for a while and have seen nice gains from it. I have decided to do my whole body that way for at least a period of 6 weeks to see what happens. Variety is key.

Monday Back, Biceps, Traps

Tuesday Chest, Triceps, Shoulders

Wednesday Legs

Thursday Back, Biceps, Traps

Friday Chest, Triceps, Shoulders

I have never been a type to spend more time on my upper body but I think my legs respond well to once a week training. Do you think this would be worth a shot or do you think maybe my legs would fall behind?

I am 6 ft, 200 lbs, 17 yrs old. Got a belly i'm trying to get rid of, not too fat though. I didn't add cardio, calves or abs, because I just do those as needed.

 

[bigmag]

I've been on a similar routine to that one before. It was a good cutting routine for me, but definately not for bulking. IMHO, your legs would fall behind, but like you said....they respond well to once a week training.

 

[underguy77]

Garza whats up bro? sorry about before, i kept getting booted off aim

anyways about your routine....i've tried something like this a few years ago. anyways, personally that routine would not work for me for two reasons: one, because Id be overtraining within a month (i workout 4 days a week now and I only do each bodypart once and every 2 months or so i gotta take a week off because i feel im overtraining). and 2, I used to have the same set up with chest shoulders and triceps. After a hard chest workout....i wouldnt be very energized for shoulders let alone triceps. So, my chest would get a good workout but the other 2 would suffer.

But if your still going to do your routine, your legs might fall behind. For me, since im a lot shorter then you are (Im 5-7) I wouldnt have much of a problem since my legs grow very easily as it is. but it all comes down to how your body is. Everyone is different and that routine might do ya good, or it might not. But id say try it out and see what happen

later bro
underguy77

 

[Sniperwolf]

I did this exact routine for 2 years and went from 170 to 220 pounds. I think this is an excellent routine and would have continued it but I can't get into the gym everyday like I used to. I still train shoulders and triceps after chest and as someone said the shoulders suffer from this which is true. But shoulders are not my weak point so I don't really care. I guess if shoulders are your weak point I would do them in a different work out by themselves.

 

[needleboy]

Give yourself 5 days between workouts on the same body part. Let your muscles recover before you break them down again!!

 

[Guinness]

IMO, it's a bad idea to just throw calves and abs in whenever...this should be scheduled just like the rest of your routine, and you definitely should work both at least once a week....lower back and abs are the key to so many other movements, there's no way they should be approached lackadisically....Just throw calves in on leg day...you don't have to do a zillion sets...do 2 or 3 controlled movments on calf raise machine, or seated calf or something, and do them to failure.....if you can still walk up stairs after this, you are doing something wrong...

 

[Garza]

I do calves and abs routinely, I just didn't add them to this. They are something I do at the end of my workouts. I just want opinions on this.

Uhh shoulders are definitly my weak point. I need a routine that can help me hit those better. I just figured I recover fine after a few days so why not hit them again.

 

[buffal2001]

Personally my shoulders responded far better when trained separately from chest with dumbells........seated dumbell press, laterals and bentover laterals..brill stuff.........shoulders tend to be stubborn and need to be trained separately.....i now do them on the same day as legs.
Keep trainin bro.......(BTW your routine looks pretty cool other than the shoulders.....if youre gainin keep with it)

 

[Welsh power house]

Keep trainin bro.......(BTW your routine looks pretty cool other than the shoulders.....if youre gainin keep with it)

Yeah, this is true, if you're gaining, stick with it....if it aint broke, dont fix the mofo!

saying that, i would not stay on a routine like this for more than 5 weeks, then rest...
the state of overtraining sets in after 5-6 weeks of high intensity training and 5 days a week can easily lead to overtraining.