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SweetDaddySiki:
Hi! Checking for feedback on abbreviated routines. I'm 58 yrs old; lifetime natural; doing full body routines 3 days a week. Works well for me; I seem to gain more muscle/keep fat down when I do full body's than when I try splits. Went to a gym during Thanksgiving vacation and someone told me that I should cut down and do less exercises (squats, bench, deadlifts, rows for me since I don't have a chin up bar, overhead presses). Said I'd gain more size and recover better that what I'm doing now. I'm assuming I would pack on more size for those bodyparts because I would be able to use heavier weight but what about areas that aren't directly worked like arms (biceps, triceps, forearms) and hamstrings and calves? I've alway included exercises for these. Didn't know if I would get spaghetti arms. Thanks!

Donny:

--- Quote from: SweetDaddySiki on December 09, 2024, 06:08:35 AM ---Hi! Checking for feedback on abbreviated routines. I'm 58 yrs old; lifetime natural; doing full body routines 3 days a week. Works well for me; I seem to gain more muscle/keep fat down when I do full body's than when I try splits. Went to a gym during Thanksgiving vacation and someone told me that I should cut down and do less exercises (squats, bench, deadlifts, rows for me since I don't have a chin up bar, overhead presses). Said I'd gain more size and recover better that what I'm doing now. I'm assuming I would pack on more size for those bodyparts because I would be able to use heavier weight but what about areas that aren't directly worked like arms (biceps, triceps, forearms) and hamstrings and calves? I've alway included exercises for these. Didn't know if I would get spaghetti arms. Thanks!

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Donny:
on the subject of direct arm training, i remember talking to the Great Bill pearl on the phone about this.
i told him i was doing just Chins (supinated grip) for back/biceps & he told me to also use a Preacher Bench

so you can do 2 things here; either pre-exhaust with preacher curls first then chin ups or the opposite.

IroNat:

--- Quote from: SweetDaddySiki on December 09, 2024, 06:08:35 AM ---Hi! Checking for feedback on abbreviated routines. I'm 58 yrs old; lifetime natural; doing full body routines 3 days a week. Works well for me; I seem to gain more muscle/keep fat down when I do full body's than when I try splits. Went to a gym during Thanksgiving vacation and someone told me that I should cut down and do less exercises (squats, bench, deadlifts, rows for me since I don't have a chin up bar, overhead presses). Said I'd gain more size and recover better that what I'm doing now. I'm assuming I would pack on more size for those bodyparts because I would be able to use heavier weight but what about areas that aren't directly worked like arms (biceps, triceps, forearms) and hamstrings and calves? I've alway included exercises for these. Didn't know if I would get spaghetti arms. Thanks!

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If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Donny:
I think itīs more a question of Genetics & your Goals.
If you want to look like a Bodybuilder then train your Biceps/ Triceps & impress the Gals  ;)
Direct arm work is coming ..the pump  :D

I am waiting for the posts---but Gymnasts donīt train their biceps or triceps --sure they do like a sprinter squats

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