I never really see anyone at my gym do a split like we do.

**skelooth** · 01-20-2006, 02:19 AM

afaik i am the only one who goes in there and blasts just one muscle group per day. Even the trainers do full body and upper/lower splits from what I see. A couple of really popular splits i see at my gym are back+chest and legs+shoulders. We've got a few overweight guys who come in who look like hell, but all they do is bench press and they are strong as all hell. There's only a handful of truely 'big' guys at my gym. (No I am not one of them).

I just wonder... do I know something they don't? Or is it them who know something I don't?

Drew1200 · 01-20-2006, 04:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skelooth

do I know something they don't?

yes. yes you do.

AYung · 01-20-2006, 04:12 AM

Everyone responds differently to different types of training, if that's what your asking.

**Sholiz** · 01-20-2006, 04:29 AM

Some haven't been shown the light ... the light of IronMass.

Or some people just don't want to do a split like Bodybuilders do, because not everyone is a bodybuilder. And to your comment about the guys that look like hell, well, our defensive football coach is about 5'6 and probally 260lbs ... benches around 450 out of season and 500-550 during football season.

**davtown** · 01-20-2006, 09:16 AM

My split is kinda awkward - 3 days a week (M W F), each one is essentially full body, but each day has its emphasis.

M - Chest
W - Back & Shoulders
F - Arms

Legs are trained everytime but with low volume, with a couple of extra sets on Monday.

Millz · 01-20-2006, 06:26 PM

No one at my gym during the week trains like I do. (small corporate gym thats free)

The gym I go to on the weekened is a different matter

nextteenamateur · 01-20-2006, 07:42 PM

My gym is mostly powerlifters, and I am definitely the only one who trains DC. We have mostly Westsiders.

Trick D · 01-20-2006, 09:17 PM

My gym has everything... i lifted with a buddy of mine from high school not too long, started a bit as a DE this year at 6'3 260 for Marshall... Big and buff as ever, and does total body workouts... I was jealous.

chlaxman · 01-20-2006, 11:37 PM

I do basically an upper/lower split with some modifications, but I'm about the only person that trains like a powerlifter besides one girl and a few football players.

SoMdHunter · 01-20-2006, 11:44 PM

Almost everyone in there does 1 body part a night, or a chest/tri, back/bi routine. I can't say I have ever seen anyone do a full body workout. Now there is this one guy that does some strange bench presses. He puts his feet up in the air like a woman giving birth. Weird to watch. But I guess it works for him.

chlaxman · 01-20-2006, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoMdHunter

Almost everyone in there does 1 body part a night, or a chest/tri, back/bi routine. I can't say I have ever seen anyone do a full body workout. Now there is this one guy that does some strange bench presses. He puts his feet up in the air like a woman giving birth. Weird to watch. But I guess it works for him.

I've seen that quite a bit actually.

**Peaked_18** · 01-21-2006, 12:32 AM

There is no set thing to do Skeloo.

The Booger · 01-21-2006, 01:46 AM

I see people doing two things at my gym with weights.

#1. Curls (duh)
#2. Leg press but only moving it 4-5"

v10hanz · 01-22-2006, 09:57 AM

I used to train single parts while in the service, and started to in November. I really like this method as it targets that particular area. In December I started this split:

Sun: Legs
Mon: Off
Tues: Chest/Bi's/Calves
Wed: Off
Thurs: Back/Abs
Fri: Shoulders/Tri's/Calves
Sat: make-up day

at first I HATED this, as it left me completely drained and I didn't have the stamina for it. Once I gave it about two weeks I really fell into this groove and noticed my stamina picked up. I have recently gone from my previous max of 12 reps to 14, which has thrown my last set into the toilet... but I'll get them all where I want in time. I'll probably change my routine in a few months to shock my body again. This split is good for me because it allows my accessory muscles to rest before I hit them individually a day or so later. I do have to keep myself from trying to "train to failure" every day though... as that won't help at all.

Trick D · 01-23-2006, 08:47 PM

I currently do something like this:

Workout 1: Legs (Quads, calves, Hammies) and biceps
Workout 2: Chest and triceps
Workout 3: Back and Biceps
Workout 4: Shoulders and Triceps

On legs and biceps I don't hit biceps very hard at all
On chest and triceps I don't work triceps very hard at all

01-20-2006, 04:12 AM	#3
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01-20-2006, 04:29 AM	#4
Sholiz Soldier In Progress Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,431 Recipes: 3 Rep Power: 230	Some haven't been shown the light ... the light of IronMass. Or some people just don't want to do a split like Bodybuilders do, because not everyone is a bodybuilder. And to your comment about the guys that look like hell, well, our defensive football coach is about 5'6 and probally 260lbs ... benches around 450 out of season and 500-550 during football season. __________________ You hear me before you see me, I got King Kong in the trunk

01-20-2006, 09:16 AM	#5
davtown OM NOM NOM NOM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,360 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 129	My split is kinda awkward - 3 days a week (M W F), each one is essentially full body, but each day has its emphasis. M - Chest W - Back & Shoulders F - Arms Legs are trained everytime but with low volume, with a couple of extra sets on Monday. __________________ --Training Journal-- current/goal D: 350/380 S: 280/300 B: 235/260

01-20-2006, 06:26 PM	#6
Millz Pro Stature Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NoVa Posts: 109 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	No one at my gym during the week trains like I do. (small corporate gym thats free) The gym I go to on the weekened is a different matter __________________ Progress has little to do with speed, but much to do with direction. Effort is nothing without intensity.

01-20-2006, 07:42 PM	#7
nextteenamateur Pro Stature Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Clemson, SC Posts: 336 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	My gym is mostly powerlifters, and I am definitely the only one who trains DC. We have mostly Westsiders. __________________ My X-Factor bulk log: http://www.ironmass.com/forums/showt...d=1#post106271 My LipidFX log: http://ironmass.com/forums/showthrea...6900#post96900 ********* Discount Code for 5% Off: SPB296** RAW TESTED LIFTS: Dead - 455 Squat - 405 Bench - 230 (getting up there) Going for an 1100 pound total and beyond

01-20-2006, 02:19 AM	#1
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	I never really see anyone at my gym do a split like we do. afaik i am the only one who goes in there and blasts just one muscle group per day. Even the trainers do full body and upper/lower splits from what I see. A couple of really popular splits i see at my gym are back+chest and legs+shoulders. We've got a few overweight guys who come in who look like hell, but all they do is bench press and they are strong as all hell. There's only a handful of truely 'big' guys at my gym. (No I am not one of them). I just wonder... do I know something they don't? Or is it them who know something I don't? __________________ R I P

01-20-2006, 11:37 PM	#9
chlaxman Pro Stature Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maine baby Posts: 560 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 9	I do basically an upper/lower split with some modifications, but I'm about the only person that trains like a powerlifter besides one girl and a few football players. __________________ Tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in illis. :weight_li :dumbells: :bed2: :friday:

01-20-2006, 11:44 PM	#10
SoMdHunter Pro Stature Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In my treestand Posts: 377 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	My Gym Is Pretty Cool Almost everyone in there does 1 body part a night, or a chest/tri, back/bi routine. I can't say I have ever seen anyone do a full body workout. Now there is this one guy that does some strange bench presses. He puts his feet up in the air like a woman giving birth. Weird to watch. But I guess it works for him. __________________ Vegetarian - ancient Indian term for bad hunter.

01-21-2006, 12:32 AM	#12
Peaked_18 a la commode Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,247 Recipes: 2 Rep Power: 96	There is no set thing to do Skeloo.

01-21-2006, 01:46 AM	#13
The Booger Pro Stature Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Look left. Posts: 664 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 12	I see people doing two things at my gym with weights. #1. Curls (duh) #2. Leg press but only moving it 4-5" __________________ thebooger@hush.ai

01-22-2006, 09:57 AM	#14
v10hanz Amateur Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 25 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	I used to train single parts while in the service, and started to in November. I really like this method as it targets that particular area. In December I started this split: Sun: Legs Mon: Off Tues: Chest/Bi's/Calves Wed: Off Thurs: Back/Abs Fri: Shoulders/Tri's/Calves Sat: make-up day at first I HATED this, as it left me completely drained and I didn't have the stamina for it. Once I gave it about two weeks I really fell into this groove and noticed my stamina picked up. I have recently gone from my previous max of 12 reps to 14, which has thrown my last set into the toilet... but I'll get them all where I want in time. I'll probably change my routine in a few months to shock my body again. This split is good for me because it allows my accessory muscles to rest before I hit them individually a day or so later. I do have to keep myself from trying to "train to failure" every day though... as that won't help at all. __________________ Nov. 05 - 260lbs Dec. 05 - 268lbs Jan. 05 - 275lbs

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