workouts

[muscleted18]

ive recently started to use the weights more than cardio and i know your not supposed to work all your uscle groups everyday, so i was wondering if you guys could tell me which groups you work each day of the week and whatnot so i can get a feel for how to do it without hurting my muscle groups

also, ive gone to the gym for the past 2 days and im sore as hell and today i decided i should take a break from the weights, is it ok to go and do just cardio? or should i just stay away from the gym all together? thanks guys

[glammaman2000]

any movement(including weights)will make the soreness go away faster than just sitting still.lots of water&some aspirin can help,too.stretching can help.just don't wait TOO long between workouts(more than 3 days)or you're essentially starting over&will just get very sore again.

[claygrant]

Originally Posted by muscleted18

ive recently started to use the weights more than cardio and i know your not supposed to work all your uscle groups everyday

Ted, about working all the muscle groups everyday, I just read this article here:
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do...13-1?id=503619

I noticed he says for hypertrophy (growth), you should workout the entire body multiple times per week. Does anybody know if this guy, Chad Waterbury, knows what he's talking about??? I've been using a split routine, how about other guys on here?

[muscleted18]

ok i decided to make my own little routine thing and post it and have you guys evaluate it for me, tell me if im missing something, if something is too much to little, etc.

Day 1- Bi's and Chest

Day 2- Tri's and Back

Day 3 - Quads

Day 4- Shoulders and Calves

Abs everyday?

here is my routine...

15 minutes warm up on cardo
30-45 minutes on that days target muscle group(s)
15 minute cool down on cardio
stretching

im also taking one-a-day active vitamin, xenadrine, chromium, and 1-2 protein shakes a day.

crit my workout for me

by the way...since the middle of june, ive lost 7.4% body fat

[glammaman2000]

if you're going to do your whole body in one day;you should go M-W-F.this gives you a minimum of 1 day rest in between.at some point,you will have to work the muscle from more angles to progress(more exercises per bodypart)a lot of guys like to do push-pull.chest shoulders triceps (quads?)one day.back biceps (leg biceps)the next.theoretically;you can do abs&calves at every workout.this is a MT/ThF plan.the most advanced workout schedule is each bodypart once per week:Mon-chest&tri's;Tues-back,bi's&forearms;wed off;Thu-traps,lower back&abs;Fri-shoulders;Sat-legs&calves.you should be fairly advanced before trying a one bodypart per day routine&reasonably sure you won't be missing many workouts.ultimately;there is no substitute to learning what works best for YOUR body!have fun!g