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Title: arms day
Post by: NoCalBbEr on November 18, 2006, 12:37:53 PM
hey guys
I was wondering, is  doing arms on their only day a waste of time? or is it better to  team it back up with a larger bodypart i.e. chest/bis and shoulders/tris??

thanks!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: arms day
Post by: dovidov on November 18, 2006, 10:00:36 PM
team them with larger
Title: Re: arms day
Post by: Luolamies on November 19, 2006, 04:05:01 PM
If you have trouble growing them do bis and tris together on monday (DAY 1)
Title: Re: arms day
Post by: GET_BIGGER on November 20, 2006, 01:53:33 PM
If you have trouble growing them do bis and tris together on monday (DAY 1)

I would agree.  I train them with larger muscle groups on mon (chest tris) and tue (back bis) and then hit them together on fri........been working well. 
Title: Re: arms day
Post by: Jr. Yates on November 20, 2006, 02:16:12 PM
I would agree.  I train them with larger muscle groups on mon (chest tris) and tue (back bis) and then hit them together on fri........been working well. 
This thread shows you how much some things work for others but not for you. my arms never responded from doing that, especially tris with chest. It makes sense to me to have all the blood in that area at one time. it also makes sense because while you train tri's the bis get stretched. and vice versa.
Title: Re: arms day
Post by: Frauhorn on November 21, 2006, 12:44:56 AM
i recently switched from chest/tris to shoulders/tris and find it better as my tris aren't so gassed when I get to them. + i still do dips on chest day.

still doing back/bis
Title: Re: arms day
Post by: JasonH on November 21, 2006, 05:56:06 AM
My workout split to give you an idea:

Monday - Quads, Hams, Calves
Tuesday - Chest, Biceps, Abs
Wednesday - Off
Thursday - Shoulders, Traps, Triceps
Friday - Back, Abs
Title: Re: arms day
Post by: Old_Rooster on November 21, 2006, 06:13:41 AM
absolutely NOTHING wrong with doing them on a different day.
Think about it, you work chest which using the tricep also , so when you get to tricep, you can't work them as heavy since you have already hammered them with chest.

same thing with biceps, already hammered back which uses biceps.

I do this, 2 week rotation.  first week  chest & tri's together,  back & bi's together.
next week, chest alone, back alone, off day, then arms together and that day on arms i train them heavy.
Title: Re: arms day
Post by: NoCalBbEr on November 21, 2006, 08:25:05 PM
so  should i take about my arms day and just do four training days a week??

funny enough today i had to visit my doctos. and they couldn't take my blood pressure b/c the cuff was too smaller...
Title: Re: arms day
Post by: dontknowit on November 23, 2006, 06:42:38 AM
If you have plenty of time,
train them on a different day,
just make sure there's room to let your arms recover.
For instance,
if you train chest today, you also hit your triceps,
if you train back, you als hit your biceps.

Make sure there is at least a 48h recovery period.

You could try
chest + front shoulders
back + back shoulders
day off
arms
legs
Title: Re: arms day
Post by: mesmorph78 on November 25, 2006, 04:29:19 AM
have a arm day..
mine is usually friday.. after ive used them during the week to do cack chest etc etc..
legs on thursday... which gives them a full days rest..
i have put on good quality size on my arms since ive started doing this..
Title: Re: arms day
Post by: SS on November 25, 2006, 07:15:07 AM
biceps are for posers!
Title: Re: arms day
Post by: BEAST 8692 on November 25, 2006, 07:52:20 AM
have a arm day..
mine is usually friday.. after ive used them during the week to do cack chest etc etc..
legs on thursday... which gives them a full days rest..
i have put on good quality size on my arms since ive started doing this..

just curious mes. why do you have a seperate day for arms? by your own admission you have good arms that respond well. why not put a weaker bodypart on a seperate day?
Title: Re: arms day
Post by: mesmorph78 on November 25, 2006, 12:53:09 PM
the only really weak bodypart i have is calves.... which is totally genetic
...
i train my body equally every body part gets hit once...
...
i dont belive in training tris after chest or bis after back....
becaise i want to hit arms with the same intensity i hit back and chest...
i used to do this and the results were fine... but as you get more advanced a trainer.. well for me... i find i build a better physique hit body parts specifically on a day...
but switching to an arm day by itself gave even better results..
my split is
chest monday
back tuesday
shoulders wednesay
legs thursday
arms friday

Title: Re: arms day
Post by: worldgymjim on November 26, 2006, 02:58:17 PM
Personally I perfer to train them on thier own day. Once and a while Ill change it up and train them with a larger group, but for most of the time I train bis and tris on the same day and Ive gotten better results. However, that is just my opinion and everything differs from person to person. Try both a while. Peace.
Title: Re: arms day
Post by: haider on November 26, 2006, 06:21:10 PM
arm days are for sissies.