2 days of weights

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kariev

Cathlete
i am in maintanance right now. i do 3 days of weight training and was wondering if 2 would be enough. i feel as though my arms are bulky and could get by working them only once per week so i though mabe i could do this:
monday: 45 min run
tuesday:lower body pyramid
wednesday: 45 min ellipical
thursday: any of her kick boxing routines
friday: ME, BC, MM, etc. basically a full body workout.

i feel i need to hit legs twice a week but that may be all in my head. so i'm some weeks i would switch it to one upper bodyworkout and one lower body workout or something like that. what are your opinions?
 
Depends on your goals. TO really grow muscle, you need to do a split. But, full body workouts are great - twice a week seems like plenty to me, especially for your goal to maintain!

I would always keep switching it up, though. Do full body for a few weeks, then go for some split to keep your body guessing.

j
 
It's me again!?!

I do not consider it an upper workout. Just like I do not consider a step class as a lower body workout. Someone else might disagree with me, though!!

j
 
Kariev-
RE: "do you guys consider kickmax or KPC upper body workouts since there is so much punching? "

I think that depends on how your body responds to such workouts...
My shoulders develop quite easily so when I do 1 day very heavy shoulder weighted work and 1 kickbox day where I use flawless form with punches it absolutely counts as my second shoulder day. It also works the back pretty good too with great form and power behind those punches. In P90x thats how the rotation is actually set up... Of course if you use yoga at all thats more shoulder development.. Since you are in maintenance I suggest you set up a rotation that you know you can live with and be happy - then stick to it and notice how your body responds.
Congrats on being in muscle maintenance mode btw!:7
 
thanks again. like you i feel like my shoulders respond easily. lately i feel like they are to large even though people around me think i'm crazy. i did upper body pyramid anyway today. i think i'm just being nitpicky with myself. i think the above workout i mentioned has to much cardio and not enough weights and i'm afraid i will wither away to nothing. i seem to do that when i go over 3 days of cardio work. so i may just keep this rotation for a while:
monday: upper body
tuesday: cardio 45 min
wednesday: lower body
thursday: cardio 45 min
friday: total body
saturday: mabe kickbox but not sure b/c i don't want to overwork my arms, otherwise its a cardio day
 
really bad at giving adivce like this but i am curretnly about done readding strenght training for women by lori incledon. its a great in detail book of different types of training(ie splits,full body,powerlifting,etc) and their pros and cons and the important of mixing them up for you goals.it doesn't highly favor cardio which i like to do in moderation so i just took it with a grain of salt myself. but your library should have it(its where i got this copy)and i think everybody would enjoy it. it has some sample routines,but gives some of her best exercises and how to draw out your routine.

so right now i am doing upper/lower splits one week mixed with 2 full body workouts the next. then next month i might focus on body part splits since i can dedicate more time to longer workouts. so if you are in maintence then total body(heavier) might be good but when you want to progress you would have to split again. JMO, on the subject, but get the book, its good for the basics.

kassia

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"And do what thee wilt as long as ye harm none"

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another question: if i am happy with my arm size would this be a bad split to do
monday: lower body
wednesday: full body
friday: lower body

working my legs 3 times a week and my upper only once or is this completely unbalanced and would overtrain my legs?
 
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