Best way to weight train?!
Question: I've joined the gym recently and at first I went on pretty much everything such as back, chest, shoulders, arms, abs. So i was advised with the guy I go to gym with that I should train less. So I've done about 2 areas a day. However, the guy I go to gym with still says I should do only 1 area one day of the week, then another area the next day. Is he right, or should I stick with 2 areas a day??
By the way, just to let u know, I do 5 sets of 8 for each area
Answers: I've joined the gym recently and at first I went on pretty much everything such as back, chest, shoulders, arms, abs. So i was advised with the guy I go to gym with that I should train less. So I've done about 2 areas a day. However, the guy I go to gym with still says I should do only 1 area one day of the week, then another area the next day. Is he right, or should I stick with 2 areas a day??
By the way, just to let u know, I do 5 sets of 8 for each area
you should only weight train 3-4 times a week to give your body time to recover.
Ex:
Mon: Chest/ Tricepts/ Bicepts
Tues: Leg Day
Fri: Shoulders/ Back/ Neck
Sat: Core
Largely depends on you, your health and how you recover.
You should have at least 48 hours rest between trainings of the same area. That is required for muscles to recover.
The rule is if your muscles are sore, you still have to rest.
For starters you can split your training plan in 2 half's, and do each of them twice per week (lets say, upper half one day, legs another). Or you can split into 3 parts.
Oh, and you can do your abs every day, it usually recovers fast.
When you get experienced more, you can start to experiment with different programs.
Also, http://bodybuilding.com has nice training plans, both for novice as for a bit advanced people.
This is my schedule:
Day 1: Chest, Back, Abs
Day 2: Cardio
Day 3: Shoulders, Arms, Abs
Day 4 : Yoga
Day 5: Legs, Back, Abs
Day 6: Cardio
Day 7: Rest