muscle/fitness buffs - simple question
 

which will allow me to gain more muscle...

doing a full body workout 5 days a week for an hour

or concentrating on one or two muslce groups once a week for an hour (obviously i would do different groups each day, and then repeat when the week starts over)

first option does not seem right.

Option #2...and don't forget to work out your legs too

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okay thanks


so if i did like..

monday: arms
tuesday: chest
wednesday: legs
thursday: abs
friday: back/shoulders/neck

for an hour each day

would that work out okay?

I'd say #2... your muscles need rest

no best workout would be alternate on days...

example:

monday wed fri = arms(bicepts.tricepts) bench(if u do bench)
tues thurs and sat(if u workout weekends) - legs and abs

sunday off...use to be my schedule..now i just do arms and abs...a shitload of abs for me..love my ripped stomach

I definately agree - this way you can concentrate on one body part and work it up - another thing you may want to do is seperate your excercise so you do push excercises one day and then pull excercises another. That way you get optimal rest time inbetween.

ie.

Do chest - triceps on one day and then back and biceps the next day - that way the major muscle groups get a good rest.

You are supposed to break it down into upper and lower body and have one full day of rest per week. Muscle is actually built by tearing your muscles..these muscles require time to heal/build.

So what you do is:

Mon - Wed - Fri - Upper body
Tue - Thurs - Sat - Lower body

As long as you NEVER work the same muscle group 2 days in a row you will build muscle.

fuck all that just take loads of steroids!

When you first start working out, a lot of it is trial and error. What may work well for someone else may not work for you.

Back/shoulders on one day seems like a lot. I'd split it up so you have chest/tris and back/bi's

Also, get rid of the abs day and do abs every day. And start off each work out with a 10 min warmup.

Thanks everyone :thumbsup

Good luck....take some before/after pics :thumbsup

Read this. It should answer all your questions.