I think about it like this. 1. Obviously your body works as a unit. 2. People work construction, masonry, tree logging, you name it, it all involves the use of your whole body. Im thinking about training my whole body 5 times a week.
Lets say on Tuesday if I feel I need more back development ill add in some deadlifts or bent over rows, even if I trained them the day before but didn’t fully stimulate the muscles. If I feel on Thursday I need more bicep training ill add in some curls or what ever exercises I choose.
I have in the past trained fullbody 4 times a week and worked great, I just got burned out quickly because I got cocky and went heavy almost everyday. I have worked construction and trained 5 days in a row, I was in the best shape of my life.
So why are people so bent on training to little. I fully believe in stimulating the muscle and not fully obliterating it like most people do on modern splits. The only downside I really see is not having a set routine to follow that makes it a bit easier in the long run.
(Keep in mind this is already with proper diet and proper sleep habits)
Conventional hard labour does not create a bodybuilder’s physique.
Bodybuilder training creates a bodybuilder’s physique. We’ve transcended beyond what traditional hardwork can create, no human being can become a mass monster through chopping logs so to base one’s training method off the traditional thought that “muscles are an adaptation to tough conditions” will only yield sub-optimal results if that idea of “hardwork” is basic labour.
I think about it like this. 1. Obviously your body works as a unit. 2. People work construction, masonry, tree logging, you name it, it all involves the use of your whole body. Im thinking about training my whole body 5 times a week. Lets say on Tuesday if I feel I need more back development ill add in some deadlifts or bent over rows, even if I trained them the day before but didn’t fully stimulate the muscles. If I feel on Thursday I need more bicep training ill add in some curls or what ever exercises I choose.
I have in the past trained fullbody 4 times a week and worked great, I just got burned out quickly because I got cocky and went heavy almost everyday. I have worked construction and trained 5 days in a row, I was in the best shape of my life. So why are people so bent on training to little. I fully believe in stimulating the muscle and not fully obliterating it like most people do on modern splits. The only downside I really see is not having a set routine to follow that makes it a bit easier in the long run.
(Keep in mind this is already with proper diet and proper sleep habits)
Opinions and ideas are welcomed[/quote]
This is one of the worst trolljobs ive ever seen. but if in all seriousness your looking to do something like this i would look up crossfit or gpp type routines and get off the bodybuilding forum.
No, I am actually curious to see how it has worked for you. If you could post your stats and some pics of your physique maybe we can gauge its effectiveness.
[quote]jb99 wrote:
No, I am actually curious to see how it has worked for you. If you could post your stats and some pics of your physique maybe we can gauge its effectiveness. [/quote]
I never did it yet, I was just looking for peoples opinions. when I was doing construction I was hitting one muscle group per day. Plus for this routine its not like im going 5x5 everyday, its more like 1 set one day maybe 2 the next and so fourth.
I just keep a log(like 6 different pages) of different exercises for different muscle groups/movements, and I record my PRs in the box associated to that exercise.
Sometimes I’m not feeling front squats, so I’ll do back squats, chin-ups feel like shit, i’ll do inverted rows, and just try to PR in some way(weight/reps/both/other) every workout.
If I’m not feeling particularly well on a certain day, just super worn out from work, I won’t go for PR’s that day, but still get some stimulation.
[quote]MattyG35 wrote:
I just keep a log(like 6 different pages) of different exercises for different muscle groups/movements, and I record my PRs in the box associated to that exercise.
Sometimes I’m not feeling front squats, so I’ll do back squats, chin-ups feel like shit, i’ll do inverted rows, and just try to PR in some way(weight/reps/both/other) every workout.
If I’m not feeling particularly well on a certain day, just super worn out from work, I won’t go for PR’s that day, but still get some stimulation.[/quote]
Thats how it usually works with me too.
I think about it like this. 1. Obviously your body works as a unit. 2. People work construction, masonry, tree logging, you name it, it all involves the use of your whole body. Im thinking about training my whole body 5 times a week.
Lets say on Tuesday if I feel I need more back development ill add in some deadlifts or bent over rows, even if I trained them the day before but didn’t fully stimulate the muscles. If I feel on Thursday I need more bicep training ill add in some curls or what ever exercises I choose.
I have in the past trained fullbody 4 times a week and worked great, I just got burned out quickly because I got cocky and went heavy almost everyday. I have worked construction and trained 5 days in a row, I was in the best shape of my life.
So why are people so bent on training to little. I fully believe in stimulating the muscle and not fully obliterating it like most people do on modern splits. The only downside I really see is not having a set routine to follow that makes it a bit easier in the long run.
(Keep in mind this is already with proper diet and proper sleep habits)
Opinions and ideas are welcomed…[/quote]
Joel Marion has a program that has you doing full body 5 times a week. CT says he likes that program. Try it out. I say it’s too fucking much, but what the hell, don’t take my word for it, do it and see for yourself (or not).