Short Lifting Questions

[EpsilonArmati]

Hey guys, a couple of questions:

1) My friend back in school tells me that I should only train certain groups of muscles at a time, like shoulders with something one day and biceps with something another. Is this really true? Some websites say that I should train every muscle in my body at least once. Can anyone clear this up?

2) Do you do it until it starts to ache, or do you just do enough for the predesignated number of reps/sets that you've decided in the preplanned journal?

Thanks in advance.

 

[NEWBIE101]

1) Probably the best thing to do would be a split routine, training each muscle once per week. You could do a full body routine twice per week if you would like though.

2) No. Pain during exercise is not a good thing. Fatigue is fine though.

 

[Devestator]

Muscle pain good. Joint pain bad. Workout with the most intensity you can stand.

 

[xyzzy]

(1) Yes, you should train every muscle, but not all in one day. Do it in groups like your friend says but space it out so you have trained every muscle group throughout the week.

(2) It was well said on testosterone.net, that you should work with intensity, but not to the point that you have to be carried out on a stretcher after your workout! It should be a lot of work but feel invigorating. The muscle really shouldn't "ache" doing the exercise (if done properly, that will come 1-2 days later).

Theoretically if you keep your schedule in (1) that part of the body should be healed from the microtrauma by the time the next week comes.

 

[California Love]

heres a split for ya -


monday (chest, shoulders, triceps) -

barbell bench 3x8
dips 2x10
military press 3x8
bent over raises (rear deltoids) 3x8

wed (back, biceps) -

pull ups 4xmax
deadlift 3x4
bent over rows 3x8

fri (legs)

5x8 squats
lunges
5xmax calf raises