workout routines

[m377]

I started doing exercise like 6 months ago,I am doing 6 days a week,I do the basic exercises 3 sets per body part in a range of 8 to 10 reps,I do Mondays, wednesday,friday,cavs,legs,chest,shoulders,triceps and Abs..on tuesdays,thursdays and saturdays,I do lower back,upper back,trap,biceps,forearms and Abs,sunday off. I feel very well with this routine and I stared to see results,should I still doing it or you have a comment that can help me out....Thank You.

[RK19]

6 weight days in a row isnt great, you need rest days to maximise recovery/gains.

i would suggest full body 3x a week, but you probably wont.

[m377]

are full body workouts good to get muscle mass? doing 3 sets of 8-10 reps per bodypart until muscle failure 3 times a week,there are like 10 bodyparts to work on and it takes about 1 hour to complete them...thanks in advance for your comments and advise .....m377.

[clem]

full body workouts are good for alot of things. going to failure isn't your best bet.

[RK19]

full body the basics-

upper body push=bench press,shoulder press,press ups etc

upper body pull=rows,chinups/pullups etc

squat/deadlift variation=squats,deadlifts,hack squats,stiff legged deadlifts

single leg exercise=lunges,reverse lunges,stepups etc.

get one of each of these lifts in your workout and youll be fine you could maybe add in a couple of isolations if you really wanted to.

[m377]

I would like to thank you guys for taking your time to answer our questions , Thanks .

[m377]

I started working out 2 wks ago doing full body workouts 3times a wk as you suggested and you were right I feel better with more strenght and more relaxed now I have more rest days what I do is 1 warm up set per body part/ calves 1 warm up set and then 4x10-8-6-5 /squats 4x10-8-6-5/lower back 2x10-8/upper back 4x10-8-6-5/chest 4x10-8-6-5/shoulders military press 4x10-8-6-5/trap shoulders shrugs3x10-8-6/triceps 4x10-8-6-5/biceps4x10-8-6-5/ forearms 4x10-8-6-5/neck 2x10-8 and abs sit ups 3x as many as I can/ it take me like 1hour 15 minutes but what counts is that is 3 times a wk only. I take one multivitamin with a protein shake 30 minutes after working out. is this routine good or should I change something thank you for your comments.....m377

[Killsocket]

Here's a quick question from a newbie.

Do you normally work each muscle (i.e. biceps) for say, 3 sets, once in a workout or do you normally do different excercises for one muscle group in a workout (concentration curls and hammer curls in one session or just, for example, concentration curls and that is it for the session for biceps).

[clem]

it depends on what kind of routine your doing ie full body or split