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Following the FT plan?

doelso
doelso
Posts: 6
Joined: 2001/05/18
United States
2001/06/19, 05:49 PM
I'm sorry that this is a little long but please bear with me. If I were to strictly stick to the FT program that was generated for me, I would be doing the following:

Mon - Legs
Tue - Shoulders
- Calves
Wed - Off
Thu - Back
- Forearms
- Abs
Fri - Chest
- Calves
Sat - Tricepts
- Bicept
- Abs
Sun -Off

This schedule makes Thursdays and Saturdays long days in the gym:
I do the same amount of sets and reps but I have changed the schedule
as follows:

Mon - Bicepts, Tricepts
Tue - Chest, Abs
Wed - Forearms, Legs
Thu - Back, Abs
Fri - Shoulders, Calves
Sat - Off
Sun - Off

This seems to do a couple of things for me. 1). no marathon days.
2). I hit two muscles a day. 3). my ACTIVE weekends are my own.

Can anybody give me good reason not to continue with this plan or am I missing something? Thanks doelso
Arnold
Arnold
Posts: 1,112
Joined: 2000/11/27
Canada
2001/06/19, 06:43 PM
Hey Doelso,

I didn't notice the marathon days.. abs and calves can be trained everyday.. so you are really only hitting two groups already right? Seems like a good program actually.

On your new split:

Training chest after triceps will be difficult since your triceps are your secondary muscle in most chest exercises.
Training back after forearms will also be difficult since you need your forearm / grip strength in most back exercises.

That's my point of view - Good Luck tho!

.o0 Arnold 0o.
tt_rocker
tt_rocker
Posts: 389
Joined: 2001/01/25
Saudi Arabia
2001/06/20, 09:10 AM


I have to agree with arnold...If it takes you about an hour or less to complete the exercises, then they aint that long in my point of view...spare a few more minutes in the gym - won't kill u