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mike_co Posts: 40 Joined: 2003/12/15	2004/04/30, 10:25 PM Is ok if I work out my back and my chest twice a week?
mike_co Posts: 40 Joined: 2003/12/15	2004/04/30, 10:27 PM Oh and one more thing... If I don't work out my abs will it affect the growth of other body parts?
Baby_Got_Fat Posts: 18 Joined: 2004/04/29	2004/04/30, 11:21 PM im sorry. i wish i knew.
david_s81 Posts: 543 Joined: 2004/04/09	2004/05/01, 03:39 AM Instead of thinking of it as a week, think of it as a resting period. Just because seven days go by, doesn't mean you have to squeeze in a workout. You know what I mean? I'll work out my chest, then let it rest for four or five days, then do it again. What day of the week it happens to fall on seems irrelevant. However it is important to give yourself enough time to recover. That's what you should focus on. -------------- In order to live, you must be willing to die.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/05/01, 08:48 AM I really see no point in doing it 2 times a week, for the avarage joes theres's no point in working out 6 days a week. Studies show for the avarage person a person who worked out 3 to 4 days a week, showed just as much strength and muscle size, as a person who did 6 and 7 day workouts who after a week or so lost strength. Abbs are the core of yoru body, they help in lifts to stabilize the body.....atleast train them once a week just so you have some stabilization. heres a split try this Mon chest/ back bench press/ t bar rows (You choose reps) dumbell inlince press/ pull downs or pull ups flys( any kind)/cable rows dumbell pull overs tues legs/ biceps squats leg pressor hack squat leg extension calf raises barbell curls pretcher hercules hammer curls/ reverse curls wed off thurs shoulders shrugs lateral raises military presses arnold presses bent over laterals( reverse flys) fri "the core" and triceps front squats( light) deadlifts hamstring curls stiff legged deadlifts skull crushers rope press downs dips kickbacks Every excercise has usually 4 sets except for the "main lift" i do 5.....this would be bench, deadlifts, squats, military......You do everything once a week, but the chest and back do " kinda get another day to work.........dips on shoulder day will work the chest prety good if you lean over a lil bit..........deadlifts work everything from lower back, to your traps. -------------- .......adversity causes some to break, but others to break records! ......minds are not vessles to be filled, but fires to be enlightened ......Confucious once said ,DO NOT play leap frog with a unicorn
mike_co Posts: 40 Joined: 2003/12/15	2004/05/01, 03:21 PM Thanks alot bigandrew!