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Title: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Eyeball Chambers on December 21, 2008, 08:01:58 PM
Starting one body part per day, five times a week.  Going heavy with low reps, focusing on compound exercises.

I'm going to get serious.

 8)
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Schmoe Buster on December 21, 2008, 08:03:47 PM
i do

my left wrist gets all the focus ;D
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: 250goal on December 21, 2008, 08:13:19 PM
I do one bodypart a week, going heavy very intense with minimum 8 reps, maximum 12.

It's the only way I can grow.
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: youandme on December 21, 2008, 08:20:36 PM
I have been doing it for 2 week now. I go one body part per day, high volume 20 + sets, 12 + reps.
I only do this around the holidays since I get in so much mroe calories....
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Soundness on December 21, 2008, 08:33:58 PM
Starting one body part per day, five times a week.  Going heavy with low reps, focusing on compound exercises.

I'm going to get serious.

 8)
Sounds like you ARE serious, RonPaulFan. GOOD LUCK, that is some GOOD SHIT!!!  ;)
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: The Coach on December 21, 2008, 08:40:30 PM
Starting one body part per day, five times a week.  Going heavy with low reps, focusing on compound exercises.

I'm going to get serious.

 8)

Goal?
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: timfogarty on December 21, 2008, 08:41:20 PM
I've been doing one body part per day for years.  works for me
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: no one on December 21, 2008, 08:49:11 PM
i did for years.

now whole body three times a week.

getting good results.
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: body88 on December 21, 2008, 08:59:36 PM
I do.  This is what I did today for legs:

Squats 5x10

Leg press 5x10

Leg Curl 5x10

Stiff Legged deads 5x10

Leg extensions 5x10

Seated Calf Raise 5x10

Machine Calf Raise 5x10

I skip rope between sets also.
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Has Beens on December 21, 2008, 09:07:43 PM
Works very well for me.
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Man of Steel on December 21, 2008, 09:10:53 PM
I do.  This is what I did today for legs:

Squats 5x10

Leg press 5x10

Leg Curl 5x10

Stiff Legged deads 5x10

Leg extensions 5x10

Seated Calf Raise 5x10

Machine Calf Raise 5x10

I skip rope between sets also.

Hate to break it to you, but that's three bodyparts.
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: body88 on December 21, 2008, 09:13:15 PM
Hate to break it to you, but that's three bodyparts.

I consider "legs" a bodypart.  I think thats what the op meant.  There are not enough days in a week to literally do one bodypart per day.
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Man of Steel on December 21, 2008, 09:14:59 PM
I consider "legs" a bodypart.  I think thats what the op meant.  There are not enough days in a week to literally do one bodypart per day.

Just bustin your balls....whatever works, works.
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: mass 04 on December 21, 2008, 09:16:06 PM
Tomorrow is right glute. Carving in the diamonds baby.
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: body88 on December 21, 2008, 09:16:23 PM
Just bustin your balls....whatever works, works.

I now see the error in my post after reading the op carefully.


body88 = owned


ha-ha.
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Alex23 on December 21, 2008, 09:20:37 PM
I split my train much more carefully;

I do different fibers of a given muscle on different days;

fibers 10-24-23-39 of the quad muscle will be done on day 1.

fibers 435-353-2323-35345 and or course 32423432 should be done on day 2.

I complete my entire routine in 234234 days... very detailed and I folllow flexingtonsteele's details carbo counting diet...
















::)
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Soundness on December 21, 2008, 09:34:56 PM
I split my train much more carefully;

I do different fibers of a given muscle on different days;

fibers 10-24-23-39 of the quad muscle will be done on day 1.

fibers 435-353-2323-35345 and or course 32423432 should be done on day 2.

I complete my entire routine in 234234 days... very detailed and I folllow flexingtonsteele's details carbo counting diet...
















::)
LOL these fuckers don't realize that ALL the fibers can get exhausted in a single set. It just STARTS with the slower twitch at the start of a set then gradually exhausts faster twitch fibers as you reach failure!
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Stavios on December 21, 2008, 09:37:43 PM
Starting one body part per day, five times a week.  Going heavy with low reps, focusing on compound exercises.

I'm going to get serious.

 8)

trained like that for years, I switched to DC training not so long ago and I prefer that way.
strenght gains comes much faster this way for me (can't speak for muscle mass as of yet)
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Rami on December 21, 2008, 09:38:47 PM
No, I switched to several muscle groups per workout some months ago.
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: D-bol on December 21, 2008, 09:54:15 PM
Starting one body part per day, five times a week.  Going heavy with low reps, focusing on compound exercises.

I'm going to get serious.

 8)

i tried, doesn't work for me as well as combined workout - large body part, like back, followed by small group like arms

but again, its all individual, and variation is good as a shock therapy, so maybe a good idea to try it for a while and then revert back to the splits you are more accustomed to
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Eyeball Chambers on December 21, 2008, 11:55:56 PM
Goal?

Not really as far as how much I lift.  I just want to get into good shape.  A while back I was really working out hard, and in really great shape.  Then I started slacking...  :-\

Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Karl Kox on December 22, 2008, 12:00:42 AM
I do.   Sometimes I do Calves 2 times a week
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Soundness on December 22, 2008, 12:01:37 AM
Not really as far as how much I lift.  I just want to get into good shape.  A while back I was really working out hard, and in really great shape.  Then I started slacking...  :-\



You need to 1) SET GOALS and 2) KEEP A JOURNAL. Do I need to teach you about this Ron Paul?
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: flexingtonsteele on December 22, 2008, 12:02:03 AM
1 or 2 bodyparts per day is optimal for bodybuilding purposes
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Eyeball Chambers on December 22, 2008, 12:03:34 AM
You need to 1) SET GOALS and 2) KEEP A JOURNAL. Do I need to teach you about this Ron Paul?

No, (but thanks!) I've done it before and been successful.  I just need to figure out how to do it again and why I didn't keep it up. :D
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Soundness on December 22, 2008, 12:05:36 AM
No, (but thanks!) I've done it before and been successful.  I just need to figure out how to do it again and why I didn't keep it up. :D
I'll give you this because you're my friend and also because YOU HAVE RON PAUL IN YOUR NAME, Ron Paul!  ;)

Keep a journal, set goals, and let the numbers guide you...

You should always record everything you can in a journal. Write down

1) the date,
2) bodypart(s) trained that day,
3) the movement(s) utilized that day,
4) weight used for each movement, and
5) the amount of successfully and perfectly completed reps for each movement with that weight.

Additionally, you can write additional notes, such as "Increase 10 pounds and aim for 8." It's good to have goals and give yourself expectations. Belief goes a long ways especially in weightlifting.  ;)

Ensure progression. The one's that train "instinctively" are the ones that will look the same next year and looked the same last. The journal literally tells you what you need to do. If you're only able to complete less reps with a certain weight than you aim for, for instance, you'll know next time to either take it down, cut down on volume, or frequency. If you're losing strength, you'll know you need to either do less work during your workouts or allow more rest between your workouts. IF YOU'RE GAINING STRENGTH YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.  ;)
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Eyeball Chambers on December 22, 2008, 12:08:36 AM
I'll give you this because you're my friend and also because YOU HAVE RON PAUL IN YOUR NAME, Ron Paul!  ;)

Keep a journal, set goals, and let the numbers guide you...

You should always record everything you can in a journal. Write down

1) the date,
2) bodypart(s) trained that day,
3) the movement(s) utilized that day,
4) weight used for each movement, and
5) the amount of successfully and perfectly completed reps for each movement with that weight.

Additionally, you can write additional notes, such as "Increase 10 pounds and aim for 8." It's good to have goals and give yourself expectations. Belief goes a long ways especially in weightlifting.  ;)

Ensure progression. The one's that train "instinctively" are the ones that will look the same next year and looked the same last. The journal literally tells you what you need to do. If you're only able to complete less reps with a certain weight than you aim for, for instance, you'll know next time to either take it down, cut down on volume, or frequency. If you're losing strength, you'll know you need to either do less work during your workouts or allow more rest between your workouts. IF YOU'RE GAINING STRENGTH YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.  ;)

Great! Thank you!

Got a new blank notebook on my desk now.  I'm going to take measurements now and record everything!

Thank you!
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Eyeball Chambers on December 22, 2008, 12:17:46 AM
Do you work Calves and Forearms Soundness?
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Soundness on December 22, 2008, 12:18:00 AM
Great! Thank you!

Got a new blank notebook on my desk now.  I'm going to take measurements now and record everything!

Thank you!
Awesome, Good luck! Do set goals and record your workouts like that, you'll get greater gains for it...

Setting goals instills the power of belief, belief that you WILL achieve something. What this does is drives you psychologically and prepares you neurologically to achieve, and believe it or not achieving goals has much to do with your thinking. Expectation goes a long ways and if you set your goal even higher than you'd normally expect to achieve, you will achieve even more than you would had you been more "realistic." "Realistic" is often synonymous with "pessimistic" because it is belief that is the driving force behind achievement.  
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Soundness on December 22, 2008, 12:20:05 AM
Do you work Calves and Forearms Soundness?
I don't do either directly with my current routine, I stick to all compounds except a pre-exhaust via an isolation immediately before a compound every other time I hit the bodypart (meaning, every other workout). I actually found my calves grew more when I dropped calf raises and did squats only, and my forearms also seemed to grow more when I dropped wrist curls and just stuck to the compounds. Too much overlap can actually hinder progress.  ;)
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Eyeball Chambers on December 22, 2008, 12:21:57 AM
Awesome, Good luck! Do set goals and record your workouts like that, you'll get greater gains for it...

Setting goals instills the power of belief, belief that you WILL achieve something. What this does is drives you psychologically and prepares you neurologically to achieve, and believe it or not achieving goals has much to do with your thinking. Expectation goes a long ways and if you set your goal even higher than you'd normally expect to achieve, you will achieve even more than you would had you been more "realistic." "Realistic" is often synonymous with "pessimistic" because it is belief that is the driving force behind achievement. 

I don't do either directly with my current routine, I stick to all compounds except a pre-exhaust via an isolation immediately before a compound every other time I hit the bodypart (meaning, every other workout). I actually found my calves grew more when I dropped calf raises and did squats only, and my forearms also seemed to grow more when I dropped wrist curls and just stuck to the compounds. Too much overlap can actually hinder progress.  ;)

Great, thank you very much!
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: gracie bjj on December 22, 2008, 12:29:24 AM
ive been doing the one bodypart a day routine for years and its been my most productive routine,im not a young guy anymore and it allows me to get in and out of the gym in 45 or less.leg day takes me well over an hour cause i do quads,hams,calves all together,sometimes it will bring me to 2 hours.i thinks it a great routine especially for the older guys like myself at 43
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: LatsMcGee on December 22, 2008, 01:57:35 AM
I think it would be more productive to maybe train one lift a day,  Say doing one olympic style lift every day.  I'd imagine someone would make good gains in overall body mass doing something like this.
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Immortal_Technique on December 22, 2008, 03:25:56 AM
Starting one body part per day, five times a week.  Going heavy with low reps, focusing on compound exercises.

I'm going to get serious.

 8)

Isn't this the most populat training split by far today, used by the majority of people who actually want to put on muscle?
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Eyeball Chambers on December 22, 2008, 04:00:46 AM
Back when I started working out I did Max-OT and got really great results.
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Alex23 on December 22, 2008, 08:37:03 PM
1 or 2 bodyparts per day is optimal for bodybuilding purposes
 

Wow, mass monster genius has spoken ::)




















;D
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: body88 on December 22, 2008, 08:52:27 PM
Do you work Calves and Forearms Soundness?

If you want to grow your calves, stick to the heavy calf exercises, but also skip rope for 10 min per day (or until you can skip for ten min straight)....then increase to 15 min, etc
Title: Re: Anyone work one body part per day?
Post by: Eyeball Chambers on December 23, 2008, 12:54:25 AM
If you want to grow your calves, stick to the heavy calf exercises, but also skip rope for 10 min per day (or until you can skip for ten min straight)....then increase to 15 min, etc

Cool, thanks for the tip!

I had a great workout today, recorded everything.  Elbows are a little sore, I worked chest.