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Title: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: Bluto on July 31, 2008, 12:15:39 PM
Its still out there in the open for me... I've yet to decide.
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: Bluto on July 31, 2008, 12:17:40 PM
2 times a week is pretty easy to fit in on a 6 days a week schedule... three times a week gets a lot harder !
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: Emmortal on July 31, 2008, 12:20:16 PM
2 times a week is pretty easy to fit in on a 6 days a week schedule... three times a week gets a lot harder !

Training more often doesn't mean more progress.
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: Bluto on July 31, 2008, 12:23:59 PM
Training more often doesn't mean more progress.

yes it does. and it's also a lot more fun. and more fun is better. also training less is for weak ass motherfuckers.

people like you.
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: bigmc on July 31, 2008, 12:27:11 PM
yes it does. and it's also a lot more fun. and more fun is better. also training less is for weak ass motherfuckers.

people like you.


what split do you do
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: Bluto on July 31, 2008, 12:28:55 PM
what split do you do

im still thinking of it

2 times a week means legs twice, chest twice etc

3 times is harder not sure how to set that up
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: bigmc on July 31, 2008, 12:31:07 PM
im still thinking of it

2 times a week means legs twice, chest twice etc

3 times is harder not sure how to set that up

i tried upper body one day lower body next

six on one off

didn't suit me

my strength declined quite rapidly

twice a week is plenty




Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: Stavios on July 31, 2008, 02:05:37 PM
right now I am only training EOD, and it is a 2 day split

I like it a lot (DC training)

I decided to give this a try since I always did a lot of volume and it obviously didn't put size on me
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: Overload on July 31, 2008, 02:39:39 PM
I decided to give this a try since I always did a lot of volume and it obviously didn't put size on me

You just need more time...


8)
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: Stavios on July 31, 2008, 03:40:58 PM
You just need more time...


8)

 238 as of today  ;D

I agree I need more time tho, my man Overload. I have a few more years of looking lanky before I fill out.
but that's fine, I am not in a rush   :)
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: Polartec on July 31, 2008, 03:49:50 PM
Each body part once every 7 days, for me.

Any more than that and I will quickly burn out.

Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: Zaphod on July 31, 2008, 03:52:09 PM
heavy weight
light weights

once a week, twice a week, three times a week

high volume/low volume

nothing works for me  :'(
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: NaturalWonder83 on July 31, 2008, 03:55:25 PM
i hope someday have same strength as you bluto

i like do 2x a week in perfect world

but i think 3 x week would be good if have good rest food supps etc

back in arnold day they train many time a week

eugene sandow not worry about splits and once week and he have good body no supplements or fancy machine

everyone know you grow while breaking down muscle fiber in gym then eat good outside the fitness center

good thread
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: elite_lifter on July 31, 2008, 04:25:21 PM
heavy weight
light weights

once a week, twice a week, three times a week

high volume/low volume

nothing works for me  :'(
Doomed to be an Epic_Pencil
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: flexingtonsteele on July 31, 2008, 04:26:32 PM
238 as of today  ;D

I agree I need more time tho, my man Overload. I have a few more years of looking lanky before I fill out.
but that's fine, I am not in a rush   :)

damn you've had a nice rebound id say :)

what did u weigh in at your show?
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: io856 on July 31, 2008, 04:34:23 PM
just do Bryan Haycock's HST to train all muscles 3 times a week
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: flexingtonsteele on July 31, 2008, 04:37:26 PM
And whatever happened to good old fashioned training every body part once a week
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: SweetMuscles on July 31, 2008, 04:41:19 PM
And whatever happened to good old fashioned training every body part once a week

It's not optimal.
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: io856 on July 31, 2008, 04:41:44 PM
It's not optimal.
ditto
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: flexingtonsteele on July 31, 2008, 04:43:45 PM
It's not optimal.

in all seriousness, can u explain why. This is a good discussion, i just want to know  your reasoning.
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: SweetMuscles on July 31, 2008, 04:51:44 PM
in all seriousness, can u explain why. This is a good discussion, i just want to know  your reasoning.

in all seriousness, can u explain why. This is a good discussion, i just want to know  your reasoning.

You should know. 1 workout a week is at best 52 workouts a year. 52 times to recover and grow. 2 times a week is 104. More windows of opportunity to make the muscle being worked grow, double in fact. If you juice then things are slightly different as the muscle can take more work in a single workout and will spend longer synthesizing protein for growth.

 The answer is stunningly obvious. The more times you make the muscle fire, send the message to grow, the quicker and faster it will.
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: flexingtonsteele on July 31, 2008, 05:42:18 PM
You should know. 1 workout a week is at best 52 workouts a year. 52 times to recover and grow. 2 times a week is 104. More windows of opportunity to make the muscle being worked grow, double in fact. If you juice then things are slightly different as the muscle can take more work in a single workout and will spend longer synthesizing protein for growth.

 The answer is stunningly obvious. The more times you make the muscle fire, send the message to grow, the quicker and faster it will.

True, but does your muscle grow while you train or while you rest???

I think if you train hard enough ( and especially if your natural ) hitting each body part once a week ( 4 to 5 way split ) , you can grow sufficiently, this way you can recover and grow, and worry more about diet which IMHO is 10x more important than training.

As long as your doing something to stimulate the muscle, i dont think it matters what your doing, but u need to be doing whats right in the kitchen most of all.
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: candidizzle on July 31, 2008, 05:47:40 PM
i like high volume+high intensity (combo of some heavy weights and some high reps), once every 6 days, taking a day off whenever im still sore. drop sets, negatives, static holds, partial reps, utilizing machines to hit extreme failure.  pre exhaust. burn out pump sets at the end of the workout. 

whatever it takes to feel as if ive told that muscle GROW GODDAMNIT
Title: Re: Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?
Post by: mazrim on July 31, 2008, 06:01:22 PM
I've been considering changing my training to hit each part two times..hmmm