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The Pencil Neck · 07-15-2008, 01:41 AM

I don't have a lot of time spent on these forums, yet. So... I'm a total unknown to the regulars here.

However...

I don't like splits where you're spending a day working on relatively trivial groups of muscles. A day for biceps/triceps and then another whole day for shoulders seems like lot of time spent on things that aren't going to give you a lot of return in terms of looks, performance, or metabolism boost.

If I were you... and I'm not... I'd restructure my basic approach to how I group exercises together. Push/Pull, Push/Pull/Legs, full body, full body a/b, etc. I prefer routines where I work everything at least twice a week because I think a week off between working something allows too much time to detrain and doesn't maximize gains.

The NROL incorporate a lot of what I'm talking about but there are other routines (like HST, Thibadeau's AutoRegulating routine, etc.) that use many of the same techniques.

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The Pencil Neck Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 54	I don't have a lot of time spent on these forums, yet. So... I'm a total unknown to the regulars here. However... I don't like splits where you're spending a day working on relatively trivial groups of muscles. A day for biceps/triceps and then another whole day for shoulders seems like lot of time spent on things that aren't going to give you a lot of return in terms of looks, performance, or metabolism boost. If I were you... and I'm not... I'd restructure my basic approach to how I group exercises together. Push/Pull, Push/Pull/Legs, full body, full body a/b, etc. I prefer routines where I work everything at least twice a week because I think a week off between working something allows too much time to detrain and doesn't maximize gains. The NROL incorporate a lot of what I'm talking about but there are other routines (like HST, Thibadeau's AutoRegulating routine, etc.) that use many of the same techniques.