Part 2: How do you divide your stregth training?

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Please comment on how often you do each session. Thanks, Melissa

 

[Agzo]

I like the push/pull break down of S&H and also add in the gym styles body parts in this way...biceps/triceps, back/chest, shoulders/legs
sometimes I will use the break down in gymstyles triceps/chest, back/shoulders/biceps, legs, but more often than not its push/pull. I seldom do a total body workout unless its been more of a cardio week and there is a time crunch.
~Angel

 

[Maximus]

I lift three times a week:

chest/tris
back/bis
legs/shoulders

I throw a weighted ab workout in there, usually with back/bis. Really wish I could lift 6 times a week & do one body part per day, but I just don't have the time.

 

[kmkali24]

I've started Total Body Freestyle 5 days, circuit on the 6th day.
For now anyway. Eventually I'm sure I'll break it up.
Kali

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[Elaine Keller]

I do freestyle for legs 4 times a week right now while I'm training for a marathon. After that I'll up it to 6. I like the results I'm getting much better than lifting heavy for lower body.

I've been doing the GS upper body workouts 4 days a week putting two days between. For instance I did back, shoulders and biceps yesterday and will do it again on Wed. I did chest and tris today and will do it again on Fri.

I do abs about 5 times a week using either Cathe core work or pilates.

 

[clareMc]

Legs once or twice a week, upper body once or twice per week but usually split along Chest/back/bis/tris and shoulders on separate day, or the same but with chest on a separate day.

Rarely do total body w/o's: only when coming back to exercise after a break. My upper body needs heavy weights,not endurance work.

It all depends on how I feel, what I am motivated to do and how hot it is: if too hot for me, then cardio is out the window and I do more weight training. Gotta keep moving.

So, there's no fixed schedule!

Clare

 

[libra01971]

I usually do Chest and Back together on one day and Shoulders, Biceps, and triceps together. Legs gets another day. Then, on a separate day, I'll either do a circuit (cardio and weights) workout or total body workout.

However, about once every 3-4 weeks, I change by doing Chest and Tris and Back, Shoulder, Bis.

 

[hippahips]

Just a few of the MANY variations I do:

chest/triceps
back/shoulders/biceps
legs standing, weighted
legs standing, no weight

chest/back
shoulders and arms
legs standing and floor
total body, end of the week

chest
back
shoulders
biceps/triceps
legs

chest/back
shoulders/legs
biceps/triceps
floorwork

Really, the combinations are endless.

Pinky

 

[honeybunch1]

My "other" is upper body 2 days a week, and lower body (freestyle method) 4-5 days a week.
Just Do It!

 

[Tamster]

Last week it was:

B/S/B
C/T
Legs

This week it will be:

B/S/B/C/T
B/S/B/C/T
LL
Total body



Tammy