Is Training Triceps 3x A Week Bad? (Indirectly + Directly)

Pumpatron · 12-06-2006, 08:06 PM

I'm in a bit of a predicament as I'm going to start using a 3 day split to train but I'm not quite sure how to split things up:

This seems to be the norm for 3 day splits:

Monday - Chest/Triceps
Wednesday - Legs/Shoulders
Friday - Back/Biceps

I've tried training Chest/Triceps & Back/Biceps together before and I just couldn't do it at all, it was terrible and my workout sucked completely because once I'd finished doing back or chest I had no energy in my arms left to train them with any decent weight at all. So this also rules out a Push/Pull/Legs routine.

That means I'm left with the following routine:

Monday - Chest/Biceps
Wednesday - Legs/Shoulders
Friday - Back/Triceps

This seems decent enough apart from the fact that my triceps will be trained directly once per week (Friday) and indirectly twice per week (Monday & Wednesday) and seeing as they're a small muscle this may be a problem.

HK

**DJSTARER** · 12-06-2006, 08:06 PM

thats fine

you are failing to comment the fact that you are training your shoulders threeX weekly too. That is fine as well.

**romanaz** · 12-06-2006, 10:40 PM

train everything as often as u can!

Boomer718 · 12-06-2006, 10:42 PM

You should be fine; I do a similar 3 day split but i combine back/biceps and chest/triceps. This works well for me.

12-06-2006, 08:06 PM	#1
Pumpatron Pro Stature Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 161 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	Is Training Triceps 3x A Week Bad? (Indirectly + Directly) I'm in a bit of a predicament as I'm going to start using a 3 day split to train but I'm not quite sure how to split things up: This seems to be the norm for 3 day splits: Monday - Chest/Triceps Wednesday - Legs/Shoulders Friday - Back/Biceps I've tried training Chest/Triceps & Back/Biceps together before and I just couldn't do it at all, it was terrible and my workout sucked completely because once I'd finished doing back or chest I had no energy in my arms left to train them with any decent weight at all. So this also rules out a Push/Pull/Legs routine. That means I'm left with the following routine: Monday - Chest/Biceps Wednesday - Legs/Shoulders Friday - Back/Triceps This seems decent enough apart from the fact that my triceps will be trained directly once per week (Friday) and indirectly twice per week (Monday & Wednesday) and seeing as they're a small muscle this may be a problem. HK __________________ Trainee Under Myself! "2 Mice Fell Into A Bucket Of Cream. The 1st Mouse Gave Up Trying To Get Out And Drowned. The 2nd Mouse Was Determined Not To Give In And So Struggled And Struggled For A Good 10 Minutes. All This Struggling Churned The Cream Into Butter Which Allowed The Mouse To Escape From The Bucket" Now Ask Yourself... Which Mouse Are YOU?

12-06-2006, 08:06 PM	#2
DJSTARER eating more folate... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: State College, PA Posts: 3,978 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 113	thats fine you are failing to comment the fact that you are training your shoulders threeX weekly too. That is fine as well. __________________ My philosophies on training: "Extreme training yields extreme results" "Just because you can, does not mean you should" "The best program is the one you are not doing" Penn State Powerlifting-181 lb weightclass PGA Professional of America Current Stats: 474 Squat 601 Deadlift 320 Bench Goals for next training cycle: 500lbs squat and a total over 1400 in competition

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12-06-2006, 10:42 PM	#4
Boomer718 Pro Stature Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 181 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 6	You should be fine; I do a similar 3 day split but i combine back/biceps and chest/triceps. This works well for me.