[quote]timmwwaa wrote:
Professor X wrote:
)(Lucifer)( wrote:
Professor X wrote:
There is no way I would ever recommend a beginner (or anyone else for that matter) only workout 3 times a week. It isn’t enough volume and it is doubtful that a beginner or even most intermediates are producing so much stress that they need 4 days off a week.
Ok, could you give me an example of a program then? Keep in mind that I work out at school so I only have Monday to Friday. All I have at home are a couple of dumbbells.
The only days I could lift all of the way through college were Mon-Fri because the gym was closed on weekends. Therefore, I was in the gym five days a week with weekends off. I personally don’t understand why so many people seem to be more concerned with their time OFF than their days a week training. You are either in this to make progress or you are farting around and will make minimal.
As far as putting a routine together FOR you, how about you tell me how you would put your routine together if you had five days a week to train?
Prof, do you have a job? I swear half the posts in this forum are from you–which wouldn’t in itself be a bad thing if you had anything to say except “you’re skinny”, “eat more” and “lift a lot”.
If you’re not actually going to even try and help anyone why not just copy and paste your posts, that way you could post twice as much in half the time? Now as far as the posters question, I think 3 days a week is probably optimal for most over the age of 25, who has other priorities in their life, and who is not taking drugs.
As far as splits I like total body (rotating emphasis per day, M-upper body horizontal pull/push lowerbody quad dominant, W-upper body vertical pull/push lower body hip dominant, ect.). Other options include M, upper, W lower, F upper alternating that the next week. I also sometimes like M-total body, W-lower, F-upper. These are some ideas not a complete list, feel free to experiment.[/quote]
Interesting. This is the first time I am logging in today. It is 6:40 by my clock…at night. I do have a CAREER. Maybe you have a “job”. I have been able to train on average 6 days a week for several years and that includes going all of the way through college, dental school and residency. You sure don’t seem to know much.