best training split

[wgtnmuscle1]

hi all
what is the best training split
3 or 4 or 5 days a week

[DK II]

hi all
what is the best training split
3 or 4 or 5 days a week

depends on a lot of factors. What do you work (or do you work at all?), how is your diet etc...


Personally, i feel the best on a 4 day split, but occasionally go on a 5 day split.

Trainingwise, i haven't had any bad results from a 2 part split done 3 times a week. (ABA-style)

[No Patience]

hi all
what is the best training split
3 or 4 or 5 days a week

i always change it up so it doesn't get boring....i think it has more to do with intensity than splits or what is worked with what

right now i am doing 3 days....almost soley compound movements

[Bobby]

i vote 4

chest, tris
back, bis
delts, abs
legs

[flexingtonsteele]

i vote 4

chest, tris
back, bis
delts, abs
legs

thats exactly what im doing. U dont have any overlap and u can hit everything hard and heavy and give it plenty time to recover.

[Bobby]

thats exactly what im doing. U dont have any overlap and u can hit everything hard and heavy and give it plenty time to recover.

+ working tris after chest and bis after back saves time too, since you only have to do half as much for them. They're warm and already halfway done

[AVBG]

I vote 5.

mon: shoulders
tue: legs
wed: arms
thurs: off/cardio
fri: chest
sat: back
sun: off/cardio

[iluvthtbbypht]

I have a 2 on 1 off 2 on 2 off
And my split is all scrambled but mostly

Chest
Back
Delts
Arms

I do legs every other friday and will add a few sets of arms to chest\ and or back day if i'm up for it (they lag)

[nzmusclemonster]

Personally, I've found training 3 days a week to be the best. I got this routine from Dorian Yates book and it was the rountine he used for 4 years in the lead up to his first crack at the British Championships in '86.

Basically it was a 2 day split:

Workout One

Chest
Back
Delts
Abs

Workout Two

Thighs
Hamstrings
Calves
Biceps
Triceps

Both workouts took approximately 60 mins

And the split was like this:

Week One

Monday.........Workout One
Tuesday........Rest
Wednesday....Workout Two
Thursday.......Rest
Friday...........Rest
Saturday.......Workout One
Sunday.........Rest

Week Two

Monday.........Workout Two
Tuesday........Rest
Wednesday....Rest
Thursday.......Workout One
Friday...........Rest
Saturday.......Workout Two
Sunday.........Rest

It's a brutal routine, and is both physically and mentally demanding, but the results will speak for themselves.

[flexingtonsteele]

Personally, I've found training 3 days a week to be the best. I got this routine from Dorian Yates book and it was the rountine he used for 4 years in the lead up to his first cack at the British Championships in '86.

Basically it was a 2 day split:

Workout One

Chest
Back
Delts
Abs

Workout Two

Thighs
Hamstrings
Calves
Biceps
Triceps

Both workouts took approximately 60 mins

And the split was like this:

Week One

Monday.........Workout One
Tuesday........Rest
Wednesday....Workout Two
Thursday.......Rest
Friday...........Rest
Saturday.......Workout One
Sunday.........Rest

Week Two

Monday.........Workout Two
Tuesday........Rest
Wednesday....Rest
Thursday.......Workout One
Friday...........Rest
Saturday.......Workout Two
Sunday.........Rest

It's a brutal routine, and is both physically and mentally demanding, but the results will speak for themselves.

how many sets/reps etc are u doing??