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palemale said:
Just looked at your Sept 25 post. I would change your routine so that you are working different parts of the body on different days. The workouts would be something like the following:

Day 1 -- Back and Chest
Day 2 -- legs and abs
Day 3 -- arms and shoulders
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I've decided to step it up a little and go four days a week, of which one will still be BodyPump (or another group session if I feel like it). This means it's really time to start splitting.

I got to talking to a semi-professional powerlifter who recommended the following split:
Day 1 - legs and shoulders
Day 2 - biceps and back
Day 3 - triceps and chest
Abs every day.

This split sounds good to me and I'm going to take it for a test drive.
 
treanir said:
I got to talking to a semi-professional powerlifter who recommended the following split:
Day 1 - legs and shoulders
Day 2 - biceps and back
Day 3 - triceps and chest
Abs every day.
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That's a pretty common conceptual split. The theory is that on certain days you should do focal exercises (for example, preacher curls that isolate the bicep) to exhaustion and then rest for several days by focusing on other body parts on the "off" days.

Compound movements like presses and flys work a lot of opposing groups so they don't exactly fit into the concept but that's fine. For example, a bench press works upper back/upper chest, delts, biceps/triceps but the important thing is that it doesn't isolate any one muscle in the way that a curl or an extension would.

The important thing is to 1) find what works for you and 2) find a routine that works several groups of muscles together until you build strength and tone in all parts of your body.

What I like about any of these split routines is that it forces you to plan and think about what you want to accomplish. There's nothing worse than straight guys who do nothing but bench press for 30 minutes (and then talk on their phone for another 30 minutes). The fact that you're thinking about why you're at the gym and what you want to accomplish sets you ahead of most people there.
 
Well, there goes the idea of a workout buddy...

A guy from my LGBT student society also works out at my gym. We started working out together two weeks ago. He pretty much annoyed me from the beginning, trying to break my concentration during sets and endlessly pushing me to do more. While I know the latter is a motivator for many people, for me it's the quickest way to get me to tell you to go fuck yourself. I know full well when I can't do more. I've tried telling him this, but he kept on going. And today it snapped a bit. I got pissed off, told him to fuck himself and went home angrily. Try again tomorrow.

I could've handled it better, sure. It did teach me that working out is something I best do on my own. Being social (beyond small talk) while at the gym is next to impossible.
 
treanir said:
Well, there goes the idea of a workout buddy...

A guy from my LGBT student society also works out at my gym. We started working out together two weeks ago. He pretty much annoyed me from the beginning, trying to break my concentration during sets and endlessly pushing me to do more. While I know the latter is a motivator for many people, for me it's the quickest way to get me to tell you to go fuck yourself. I know full well when I can't do more. I've tried telling him this, but he kept on going. And today it snapped a bit. I got pissed off, told him to fuck himself and went home angrily. Try again tomorrow.

I could've handled it better, sure. It did teach me that working out is something I best do on my own. Being social (beyond small talk) while at the gym is next to impossible.
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I don't like to work out on my own, my workouts alone tend not to be efficient. I go to a personal trainer. He's good company. The beauty is that he keeps the chit chat to a minimum, motivates me, makes sure I hit all the muscles in a week, a pushes me to my limits. I never complain and do whatever he tells me because I don't want him to think I'm a sissy.
 
^ If it works, it works. ..|

Personally I thrive on my own (in the gym at least).

That program I use on my phone is my personal trainer. Also motivates me (by telling me when I've broken my own record) and makes sure I do everything.


Right, decided to step on the scale again. It seems like my overall weight has decreased while my fat percentage has increased. Wait, what? That's not supposed to happen!
 
treanir said:
Right, decided to step on the scale again. It seems like my overall weight has decreased while my fat percentage has increased. Wait, what? That's not supposed to happen!
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But how much of change has there been in your waist, chest and arm measurements?
 
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