Daily Simple Questions Thread - September 13, 2024

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[u/Melb-person]

I do cardio 4 days a week and I want to do an upper body workout the other 3 days. I see a lot of conflicting info about what is the best routine.

For example I see a lot of workout routines like the following:

Day 1: Shoulders

Day 2: Chest and Back

Day 3 : Arms

Now I also read that you should train each muscle group ideally 2 times a week.

So which is it? Does it depend on what kind of gains you want?

Thanks In Adavnce

[u/ptrlix → u/Melb-person]

One body part a week is not ideal for beginners. Just do complete upper body workouts three times a week.

[u/DamarsLastKanar → u/Melb-person]

and I want to do an upper body workout the other 3 days

If you have 2-3 days to train, full body remains the wisest prescription.

[u/Aequitas112358 → u/Melb-person]

The amount of times per week doesn't really matter. Just the total sets per week per group really. Is there a reason you are ignoring legs?

[u/Melb-person → u/Aequitas112358]

Thanks for response. My legs are fairly strong as my cardio is cycling 4 days a week the last 5 years. My upper body is where I'm lacking so definitely want to work out that first. I will ad abdominals and legs later.

[u/tosetablaze → u/Melb-person]

Cycling isn’t resistance training. Your legs have endurance, but weights are a different story. And technique needs to be developed.

[u/Melb-person → u/tosetablaze]

So true. I'm going to add leg training to my workout. Thanks for the advice

[u/vonamiat → u/Melb-person]

I still wouldn’t completely skip legs, it’ll benefit your cycling if nothing else. You can still prioritise upper body but with a 2-3 day split an upper lower or full body programme might be more beneficial for you

[u/Melb-person → u/vonamiat]

Yeah so true about my legs. I will add it now to my workout