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Chest Workout

robct1978 Posts: 120 Joined: 2003/03/20	2003/08/26, 04:47 PM Yesterday i did my arms and shoulders, and im wondering if its ok for me today to do chest. My arms/shoulders are kind of sore from my workout yesterday...(my shoulders morso) and i know when you bench you partially use your tri's. im wonding if people ever do their chest the day after they do tri's and if it will have any effect on my workout IE not being able to do as many reps lighter weight etc..
richardjst Posts: 410 Joined: 2002/07/13	2003/08/26, 10:59 PM There is a rule of thumb in weight training ....never work the same muscle group two days in a row.... -------------- If hard work and persistence were the keys to success, most people would opt to pick the lock.~Dick
plfitness Posts: 198 Joined: 2003/05/25	2003/08/27, 01:11 AM It is alaws best to either incorperate shoulders & tris into your chest workout or do them the next session. The reason for this is that the soulders & triceps are secondary movers to the shest & therefore with them being fatigued you will not adequately be able to train your chest. If you would like to list your training split & objectives I would be more than happy to help you sort it out to optimize your progress. -------------- \"Knowledge & persistence is all one needs to succeed" ---Patrick L.
robct1978 Posts: 120 Joined: 2003/03/20	2003/08/27, 09:58 AM I honestly thought as much, so i ended up doing back last night. I thought that i wouldn't get the maximum benefit for my chest so im going to do it tomorrow. (took today off). Normally i try to stick with what ft has set up for me and go 5x aweek doing 1 group each day. but i had a hectic weekend and didn't wake up early monday like i usually do so i tried to get 2 groups in on monday night (arms and shoulders ) to make up for my busy weekend. So doing them on thursday should be ok right???
robct1978 Posts: 120 Joined: 2003/03/20	2003/08/27, 10:01 AM mon-shoulders tues-back wed off thurs chest fri legs sat arms sun off
borpillicus Posts: 454 Joined: 2003/03/13	2003/08/27, 10:10 AM You know the old weightlifing saying; Pec and tri, Back and Bi... Thats what I go by anyways, and it works great for me. Though everyone is different. -------------- - Its never about how much you can lift, or how many reps you do. Its just about doing it, and doing it right. ~Brad~