Upper/lower split vs push pull vs bodybuilder split
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I do upper lower... upper 3-4x/week and lower 2x/week since my legs dont need much to grow
I like upper/lower because your body only needs 48 hours to recover each body part and you can hit shyt way more often with a full upper/lower split than push/pull. Like I said I hit upper up to 4x/week... push pull u can only do 2x/week max
I like upper/lower because your body only needs 48 hours to recover each body part and you can hit shyt way more often with a full upper/lower split than push/pull. Like I said I hit upper up to 4x/week... push pull u can only do 2x/week max
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Spliff
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Upper/Lower.
A1 B1 x A2 B2 x x
Flexible, has variety, saves shoulders, not much recovery overlap if programmed properly, gives room for error, great for bulking and just swap to ABA, BAB for cutting.
Pull/Push/Legs was my routine when I was cutting for all them months on
Easy to adhere to, short gym time. I was doing it once a week though. You'd have to watch out for shoulder issues with the >1x per week pull/push routines for bulking.BB style just feels like I'm cheating myself of gains.
I'm not on roids and I'm not at the point 
where a body part needs that long to recover from a session
Upper/Lower.
A1 B1 x A2 B2 x x
Flexible, has variety, saves shoulders, not much recovery overlap if programmed properly, gives room for error, great for bulking and just swap to ABA, BAB for cutting.
Pull/Push/Legs was my routine when I was cutting for all them months on
BB style just feels like I'm cheating myself of gains.
What do you mean "saves shoulders"?
Full body 
Monday / Wednesday/Friday
Tuesday/Thursday I isolate my abs and box a little
Saturdays I either swim or abs/box Sundays I rest although sometimes I throw in some boxing.
Monday / Wednesday/Friday
Tuesday/Thursday I isolate my abs and box a little
Saturdays I either swim or abs/box Sundays I rest although sometimes I throw in some boxing.
Spliff
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Not a high chance to overwork the shoulder girdle like some other routines. Only hitting shoulders 2x/week on standard upper/lower splits.
Pull/push/legs/x hits shoulder 3-4 times a week. The spaced out variants will avoid it, but then body part frequency drops.
BB split hits shoulder min 3x a week.
You'd have to pay more attention to volume.
Upper/Lower and its variants is GOAT breh.
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Right now it's full body workout 3 times a week. Cardio and abs twice a week. Also cardio and yoga once per week. I will also try to give myself one day off per week, preferably Sunday.
Not a high chance to overwork the shoulder girdle like some other routines. Only hitting shoulders 2x/week on standard upper/lower splits.
Pull/push/legs/x hits shoulder 3-4 times a week. The spaced out variants will avoid it, but then body part frequency drops.
BB split hits shoulder min 3x a week.
You'd have to pay more attention to volume.
Upper/Lower and its variants is GOAT breh.
How many sets you using for chest, back, shoulders each workout
Any direct arm work?
Spliff
Godzilla got busy.
I use
http://forums.lylemcdonald.com/showthread.php?t=1696
...with modifications to Upper 1 and an altered Upper 2 and Lower 2
2-4 sets in 6-8 rep range
2 sets in 10-12 rep range
Shoulder gets 2-3 sets of lat raises
Yes there's direct arm work
@Spliff wat moves hit the shoulder girdle in a bad way
I only directly hit shoulders twice a week but I bench 3-4x/week
I used to have mild shoulder issues but that shyt stopped when I started to retract my shoulder blades on bench and
'd shoulder snap moves like weighted dips. I did bring behind the neck press back into the mix tho
I only directly hit shoulders twice a week but I bench 3-4x/week
I used to have mild shoulder issues but that shyt stopped when I started to retract my shoulder blades on bench and
'd shoulder snap moves like weighted dips. I did bring behind the neck press back into the mix tho