how many of you guys hit the iron 6 times a week?

[BBSSchlemiel]

That's a great split for people with other shit going on in their lives.

[oldtimer1]

Three days a week. On off days I try to get my runs in. I try to train with what is for me heavy weights. I would burn out if I did 6 days a week. Maybe if I used moderate weight it would work.

[Marty Champions]

squat 100 pounds around 30 reps and 10 to 15 knuckle pushups 5 days a week is my best effort, squatting everyday is a real rude awakening  , its tuff to even eat enough too keep up with work and this, drinking lots of water eating lots of trail mix and nuts and vegan high calorie bigmacs

[Powerlift66]

4 days is plenty for me.

Chest/Bi
Back/Tri
Legs/Delts
Traps/Forearms/stretch/Misc

(Quick abs, 20 mins of cardio every day I'm there (after weights).

[Grape Ape]

Right now six, but one, like today,  is an active recovery day - mostly mobility and stretching plus a max distance run in 30 minute time frame.

Which means I will likely skip the mobility and stretching and just do the run.

[sync pulse]

Resistance exercise three day...cardio three days, alternating.

[CalvinH]

I play golf once a week so I'd say I hit my 6 iron a few times a round.

[Simple Simon]

I play golf once a week so I'd say I hit my 6 iron a few times a round.

Real getbiggers only carry a driver and a putter.

[CalvinH]

Real getbiggers only carry a driver and a putter.

 

My friends an I play a end of the year match where we are only allowed to use 3 clubs for the whole round.

[Henda]

Favourite split which use 95% of the time

Mon - Chest and back
Tues - legs (including deadlifts)
Thur - delts traps and back
Fri - arms

[Grape Ape]

 

My friends an I play a end of the year match where we are only allowed to use 3 clubs for the whole round.

I'm sure he cares about this.


I'd go.......Driver, 5 iron, 9 iron, and putt with the 5 iron.

[Howard]

another point.

say there's a hot chic at the gym would you rather bump into her once a twice a week, if lucky or would you want to increase your chances by being at the gym EVERY DAY?

imagine that scenario:

person 1 - a complete moron who thought going to the gym once or twice a gym was enough because he was afraid of "overtraining", ended up being alone on a msg board.

person 2 - hit the gym every single day, got noticed by the chics for being serious and not just a casual lifter but someone who lives the lifestyle, ended up being with a hot chic.

Person 1- trains 4 days a week for an hr each workout. Goes on to be Mr Olympia 5x ( Dorian Yates)

Person 2 - trains every day for 2-3 hrs. Has no other life, ends up broke and alone ,posting on  getbig  ( Bart Blowfart)

[honest]

6 days per week, every week sometimes even 7 I know its  to much especially with my age and lack of hormone abuse, but I have been doing it for over 30 years, its helped structure my life in a good way and I use it as therapy to deal with the people that I have to everyday. usually 5am everyday as well each day.

[Mr Anabolic]

Did this all through my 20's and 30's.  Muscles were hit 2x week, religiously.  After I hit 40, I reduced it to 4 days/wk.  I needed more time to recover.  Now I only go 2-3x, which is fine for me.

[sceagacros]

EOD, so 3.5x/wk for me. It's a push/pull so it really couldn't get much simpler. I've done my share of body part splits as well as full body but this area in-between the two is where frequency,volume and intensity seem to come together for my particular temperament, check it out:

PUSH
Front Squat
Flat Bench
Behind neck press
Close grip press

PULL
Romanian Deadlift
BB Row (underhand grip)
Chinups (neutral grip)
Rear lateral raises
Concentration curl

The emphasis is firmly on moving my Front Squat, Romanian dead, Bench and BB Row numbers in the 3-8 rep range, the rest is purely volume so 5x10, 3x15 etc. , as long as the  total volume that workout is around 50 reps each accessory exercise , it's getting hit almost (but not quite) twice a week so those reps add up.
 


It's working well
I personally find body part splits too easy to overcomplicate , over think and end up "majoring in the minors" - but then we're all different.
I'm turning 50 this year and frankly even "on" -  more than 4 times a week would be counter productive unless either the  intensity or the volume per workout was laughable.

[falco]

3 times a week does it for me. I have recovery issues.

[Desolate]

Six times a week is serious overtraining... even with drug assistance.

I don't care what kind of split someone is using.

You are still seriously attacking the nervous system and thus cutting into recovery.

You grow at rest, not when you train.

Person 1- trains 4 days a week for an hr each workout. Goes on to be Mr Olympia 5x ( Dorian Yates)

Person 2 - trains every day for 2-3 hrs. Has no other life, ends up broke and alone ,posting on  getbig  ( Bart Blowfart)

Howard is correct. Learn from Yates...

Intensity of effort, not frequency and duration.

[ratherbebig]

there's no such thing as overtraining just undereating.

ronnie coleman told me this when i met him at the LAX, february 2006.

[falco]

there's no such thing as overtraining just undereating.

ronnie coleman told me this when i met him at the LAX, february 2006.

I believe it was Cutler who said that.

[ratherbebig]

oh yeah it was cutler i met at LAX.
ronnie i met in church. he said "yeah buddy" and nothing else. didnt teach me a damn thing.

[Grape Ape]

Six times a week is serious overtraining... even with drug assistance.

I don't care what kind of split someone is using.

You are still seriously attacking the nervous system and thus cutting into recovery.

You grow at rest, not when you train.

Howard is correct. Learn from Yates...

Intensity of effort, not frequency and duration.

It's not if a program includes active recovery.

[Coach is Back!]

Back in the day six days was the norm and ideally is still best. Today I train when I can.

Saturdays - Chest, Bicep/Tricep, Calves
Sunday - Back, Rear delt, Traps, Abs

The weekends are the only days I can get normal training in meaning 3-4 sets per bodypart of 8-12, etc

The weekdays are hectic so training is short. Today was front/side delt w/only dumbbell work using the 100's system.....DB front raise of 100 reps and going until I reach 100 reps usually in 2-3 sets with :30-:60 rest.

Next was lateral raise w/bands, same set and rep scheme as front.

Calves were the same. Raises w/300lbs for 100 reps. Total time less than :30 min

[XFACTOR]

Morning cardio fasted/Lunch or after work weights. 6x a week

Religiously. Skip cardio if I party too hard the night before

[jr]

Day 1: Full body workout A
Day 2: Cardio
Day 3: Cardio
Day 4: Full body workout B
Day 5: Cardio
Day 6: Cardio
Day 7: Full body workout A
Day 8: Cardio
Day 9: Cardio
Day 10: Full body workout B

etc...

Cardio is optional.

[CalvinH]

I'm sure he cares about this.


I'd go.......Driver, 5 iron, 9 iron, and putt with the 5 iron.

Seeing as I'm the reigning champ three year running {with the trophy to show for it } I'd say you are totally wrong and would be easily defeated by me.
6 iron,wedge,putter.