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Bucky86 · 06-24-2009, 12:58 PM

Hey thanks for all your replys, I'll try to answer each question as best that I can.

Why have I been using the split? I guess because it's what I was taught to do. I've been lifting for about two years and finally got serious about it this past september. But when I first started off I knew nothing about working out so I got a personal trainer for a small amount of time and thats what he told me to do. Once I stopped the sessions and moved on, I just always tried to shape my workout routines like that and would try to do research on split routines because its what I thought would give the best results, and I have been getting results, but they have kinda stalled and for a while I've been questioning the efficency of how I set things up, like the statement about having a shoulder day (originally I had a chest/shoulder/triceps day but it would leave me at the gym for hours so I tried to scale it back) I made a day devoted to shoulders because I felt as if that part of my body wasnt getting enough of a workout.

What are my goals? At the moment I don't have any numerical goals, every week Im simply trying to push myself a little bit more and to keep improving, to keep getting strength gains. I've also been lifting heavy in an attempt to put more size on. (so I guess my goals are size and strength)

do i feel undercovered/underworked? I do in a way, although I'd say I'm more concerned that I might be undercovered/underworked because of the way I have things set up, like, are my "insert muscle here" not getting as good of a workout as they could because they are paired up with this other muscle group (example: are my triceps suffering because I do them at the end of my chest routine and can't lift as much due to fatigue?).

I'm also concerned that if I did something like you mentioned Chad, like combining upper body into a single day, that I wont be able to workout everything to their full extent. Although that could simply be due to a lack of knowledge.

In anycase, thank you all for responding and I look forward to hearing back from you!

06-24-2009, 12:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bucky86 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 10	Hey thanks for all your replys, I'll try to answer each question as best that I can. Why have I been using the split? I guess because it's what I was taught to do. I've been lifting for about two years and finally got serious about it this past september. But when I first started off I knew nothing about working out so I got a personal trainer for a small amount of time and thats what he told me to do. Once I stopped the sessions and moved on, I just always tried to shape my workout routines like that and would try to do research on split routines because its what I thought would give the best results, and I have been getting results, but they have kinda stalled and for a while I've been questioning the efficency of how I set things up, like the statement about having a shoulder day (originally I had a chest/shoulder/triceps day but it would leave me at the gym for hours so I tried to scale it back) I made a day devoted to shoulders because I felt as if that part of my body wasnt getting enough of a workout. What are my goals? At the moment I don't have any numerical goals, every week Im simply trying to push myself a little bit more and to keep improving, to keep getting strength gains. I've also been lifting heavy in an attempt to put more size on. (so I guess my goals are size and strength) do i feel undercovered/underworked? I do in a way, although I'd say I'm more concerned that I might be undercovered/underworked because of the way I have things set up, like, are my "insert muscle here" not getting as good of a workout as they could because they are paired up with this other muscle group (example: are my triceps suffering because I do them at the end of my chest routine and can't lift as much due to fatigue?). I'm also concerned that if I did something like you mentioned Chad, like combining upper body into a single day, that I wont be able to workout everything to their full extent. Although that could simply be due to a lack of knowledge. In anycase, thank you all for responding and I look forward to hearing back from you!