Workout Split Help
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Joe.Muscle
Active Member
You have plenty of days.
I would do this.
Monday, Wed, Friday.
Just 3 days a week
If you are wanting to do 4 days a week...Do a upper/lower upper/ lower split
But if mass gains are all you are looking for why not just go 3 days a week.
If I am reading your post right you have 6 days available to workout...you only need 3.
I would do this.
Monday, Wed, Friday.
Just 3 days a week
If you are wanting to do 4 days a week...Do a upper/lower upper/ lower split
But if mass gains are all you are looking for why not just go 3 days a week.
If I am reading your post right you have 6 days available to workout...you only need 3.
Joe.Muscle
Active Member
Sure ...can you go three days a week without going consecutive days.
for example monday Friday and sunday?
or any other schedule of days?
I would not do no more than 2 days back to back full body.
Tell me more what your schedule looks like?
for example monday Friday and sunday?
or any other schedule of days?
I would not do no more than 2 days back to back full body.
Tell me more what your schedule looks like?
Fausto
HST Expert
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My opinion
I prefer full body, but splits are ok, just more complicated to get the progression sorted out, at the end of the day they both work I guess.
Both Joe and Rob have given you some fair opinions!
Oh...another prayer warrior
My opinion
Both Joe and Rob have given you some fair opinions!
Joe.Muscle
Active Member
Full body seems to be the best if you get a lot of the so called experts opinion.
The majority of experts I know do full body...including Bryan....so I would say unless you are a competitive bodybuilder on anabolics stick to full body...at least for 90 percent of the year.
Full body compounds mimic everyday life...the best any routine can...meaning it is more functional to train your body as a whole.
your split of Sat sunday looks fine...if you are going to change things a whole lot outside of the regular HST norm...why don't you try Chad Warerburys HFT training and apply hst principals?
just a thougth?
The majority of experts I know do full body...including Bryan....so I would say unless you are a competitive bodybuilder on anabolics stick to full body...at least for 90 percent of the year.
Full body compounds mimic everyday life...the best any routine can...meaning it is more functional to train your body as a whole.
your split of Sat sunday looks fine...if you are going to change things a whole lot outside of the regular HST norm...why don't you try Chad Warerburys HFT training and apply hst principals?
just a thougth?
Ditto what Faz said. Working your body once per week, which is what your split suggests, will not get you optimum hypertrophy.
Joe.Muscle
Active Member
Thats right everyone not even HST'ers are starting to advocate higher Frequency.
One muscle group a week equals 52 workouts for that muscle a year...vs 156.
Not a hard question to answer to me!
One muscle group a week equals 52 workouts for that muscle a year...vs 156.
Not a hard question to answer to me!
9to5lifter
New Member
<div></div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">If you have a problem with full-body, maybe you have too many exercises.</div>
This is a most common problem with first time HSTers. Influenced by our previous (non HST) routines, we tend to cram our workouts with too many exercises. A few cycles later, we finally realize that there is really no need to have a million exercises for each bodypart.
So, I suggest that you try the standard full body workout 3 times a week. Pick up the best compound exercises to cover the whole body and do not worry too much about the rest. Keep in mind that the workouts tend to get longer and longer as you increase the load (especially if you try to maintain a constant number of reps throughout the entire cycle), so make sure that you don't incorporate too many exercises in your routine.
Cheers,
Dimitris
This is a most common problem with first time HSTers. Influenced by our previous (non HST) routines, we tend to cram our workouts with too many exercises. A few cycles later, we finally realize that there is really no need to have a million exercises for each bodypart.
So, I suggest that you try the standard full body workout 3 times a week. Pick up the best compound exercises to cover the whole body and do not worry too much about the rest. Keep in mind that the workouts tend to get longer and longer as you increase the load (especially if you try to maintain a constant number of reps throughout the entire cycle), so make sure that you don't incorporate too many exercises in your routine.
Cheers,
Dimitris