what works best?

[das79]

I have heard different things on this. Currently I work out one muscle group per day, example chest on mondays, shoulders on tues. etc. Is that ok or should I be working more than one muscle group per day? Any input is greatly appreciated.

 

[ruggermu]

I have heard different things on this. Currently I work out one muscle group per day, example chest on mondays, shoulders on tues. etc. Is that ok or should I be working more than one muscle group per day? Any input is greatly appreciated.

Everyone has their own opinion on that. Me, I think one muscle group a day(BI/TRI same day) is best. I like the muscle as well as me being fresh everytime.

 

[rbtrout]

I agree, that's the routine I use. BUT, everyone is different. What you need to do is try it for a month or so and see what your gains are. If no bueno, then try a different routine until you get the best results. Make sure you're comparing apples and apples and don't decide to try a supplement or something when switching your routine. This will obviously sku the results.

 

[Madcow2]

Assuming you are trying to get bigger and add muscle, most of the best exercises for this have one thing in common - they hit multiple muscles and muscle groups. Think about the squat, deadlift, benchpress, barbell row, clean etc...

If you put 100lbs on your best set of 5 in the squat and dead you will be rewarded with muscle (of course you must eat and sleep adequately). Worry less about isolating muscles and micromanaging your workouts and more about progressing in the key lifts that drive your progress. Post #15 in this thread: http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=375215 is a good example of a beginner routine that adds a lot of muscle to a person and doesn't get bogged down in the bullshit. If you think you'll overtrain, you'll likely surprise yourself. When you stop progressing train light 2x per week for 2 weeks and begin again if need be. Eventually you will need something more advanced (also covered in this thread - and no, that doesn't involve isolating a muscle and micromanaging your split either) but most people can make very solid gains for around 2 years on such a program.

Here's another link you might find valuable: http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4658227&postcount=235

 

[Pains-4-Gains]

Def stick with compound exercises as others have stated. I'm new to the iron game too and they seem to be working great for me. When I tried throwing in a bunch of burn-out isolation shit I just ended up feeling tired and overtrained all the time. Your example is fine, and there are inifinitely many others. Here's a few examples:

Mon: chest or chest and tris
Tue: back and traps or back and bis
Wed: off off
Thur: bis and tris or shoulders and traps
Fri: legs legs

 

[WalkingBeast]

There really is no correct answer, and everyone will give you a different method. Youll have to experiment with some different methods and techniques ultimately to find what works best for you. The method Id reccomend, and thats worked very well for me is this one:

http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=308120

That was my first routine and the foundation my training started on. Its undergone an insane amount of modification over the years, but it served as a great base for me to build off of. Training most of my sets to failure with the high volume has forced me to grow. It seems anything less and its a waste for me. KEEP KILLING THAT SHIT!!