Two muscle groups a day training

[aahepp]

When doing 2 muscle groups a day what split do you people prefer?

I train chest and biceps during a day and back and triceps during a day. I have seen people doing the opposite but wondered how good of a workout your second muscle group is getting being it was being used in the previous lift.
As an example; when doing your chest in pressing exercises you are also using your triceps as synergists. I was wondering wouldn't it be better if you trained a muscle that wasn't being used already to get the most out of the workout.

Just a thought. I have been doing my split and it seems to be working for my body, just didn't know how others did their splits.

[jpt]

haven't done a typical split like that in a while....i train 3 days a week usually mon/wed/fri and lift what i feel like i'm in the mood for...usually eveything except for arms although i do make sure i get in like 4-6 sets per week at some point.

[ashley2212]

I train chest and biceps during a day and back and triceps during a day. I have seen people doing the opposite but wondered how good of a workout your second muscle group is getting being is was being used in the previous lift.
As an example; when doing your chest in pressing exercises you are also using your triceps as synergists. I was wondering wouldn't it be better if you trained a muscle that wasn't being used already to get the most out of the workout.

I believe the same theory, actually.

My current split is 1 per day... but the previous split I was shooting for the most opposite body parts I could do. Shoulders/Hams, Back, Tris/Quads, Chest/Calves, Bis/Abs... it was something similar to that. I had decent gains but I found myself slacking on my legs because I was hitting them twice per week.

IMO, all splits are fair game as long as your body isn't adapting... and when it does, change it up!

[aahepp]

Well my split is
Day1 Chest and Bis
Day2 Shoulders
Day3 Back and Tris
Day4 Legs

Then I start the process over the following day. Right now I am not giving myself any days of rest unless I start to feel fatigued, then I will give myself 1 or 2 days rest. The first go around will be the heavy day then the second time I hit them it will be a light day with more reps. Abs are every two days since I am not really trying to define any muscles right now just trying to build them. This split has worked well for me for now, but if I start to see plateaus then I will change my split up.

[JG1]

Here's mine.

1) Chest/Abs
2) Back/traps
3) Delts/calves
4) Quads/Hams
5) Bis'/Tri's/forearms
6) Off
7) Off

I really like it. I've been training a little more volume lately and it's been working well.

[saiyanjin]

When doing 2 muscle groups a day what split do you people prefer?

I train chest and biceps during a day and back and triceps during a day. I have seen people doing the opposite but wondered how good of a workout your second muscle group is getting being it was being used in the previous lift.
As an example; when doing your chest in pressing exercises you are also using your triceps as synergists. I was wondering wouldn't it be better if you trained a muscle that wasn't being used already to get the most out of the workout.

Just a thought. I have been doing my split and it seems to be working for my body, just didn't know how others did their splits.
i work together
back/bis/traps
chest/tris/delts
legs

i usually try to get in 2x per week for each group.

[solidspine]

You and I are on the same schedule, but it is time I mix it up,


Don’t know what or how, would like to do everything in 4 days, always use to, but now, with cardio, it just seems too much.

[solidspine]

i work together
back/bis/traps
chest/tris/delts
legs

i usually try to get in 2x per week for each group.




Are you getting shoulders?

[cipherkingtoo]

Ive kinda gotten fond of doing
chest/back
bi's/tri's
shoulders/Legs
It was very hard for the first month doing chest and back in the same day and hit them hard but it got easier. I grew pretty fast.

[saiyanjin]

Are you getting shoulders?
yes i hit my shoulders when i do my delts. i go at a very rapid pace usually rest no more than 5-10 sec between sets, so my muscles exhaust quickly. ill go heavy one week once a month or once every 6 weeks.

[saiyanjin]

if you want to get a better idea of what my workouts look like, check this out.
Muscular Development MDTV - In the Trenches (http://mdtv.musculardevelopment.com/content/category/30/130/204/)

[tewen]

heres my split:

delt/tri/abs
back
rest
legs/abs
pecs/bic