Question re my workouts (non-BFL)

[Guest guest]

Is this spaced OK. What I was doing was

Sun.- BFL Cardio

Mon.- UBW Push

Tue.- BFL Cardio

Wed.- UBW Pull

Thu. BFL Cardio

Fri. BFL LBW

Sat. Rest

It seems my upper body gets some kind of workout at most every 5th

day but the lower body every 7th day. Is this spaced OK?

Jeff

[Guest guest]

Yes - it's an " old school " split that gets results and hits more

muscles at more angles. Also, cuz Matt P. is doing it (last I heard)

& he knows what he's talking about.

Jeff

Is there a reason you are

doing an UB split?

CJ

[Guest guest]

Yep, this looks good! How do you feel doing this split? Do you feel

like you are getting a good workout both UB and LB? Are you gaining

strength? Those are the questions that determine whether a split is

working for you or not. There's nothing wrong with only working LB

once per week, lots of BBers do that exact thing.

Jen B.

> Is this spaced OK. What I was doing was

>

> Sun.- BFL Cardio

> Mon.- UBW Push

> Tue.- BFL Cardio

> Wed.- UBW Pull

> Thu. BFL Cardio

> Fri. BFL LBW

> Sat. Rest

>

> It seems my upper body gets some kind of workout at most every 5th

> day but the lower body every 7th day. Is this spaced OK?

> Jeff

[Guest guest]

I see a huge upperbody and pencil legs in his future. You know the

type Spaghetti StringTank Top and Sweat/baggy pants (no matter what

time of year), every gym has em, they are standard issue LOL.

I am firm believer in hitting legs more than once every seven days.

Soothsayer Bill (without the pencil legs)

> > Is this spaced OK. What I was doing was

> >

> > Sun.- BFL Cardio

> > Mon.- UBW Push

> > Tue.- BFL Cardio

> > Wed.- UBW Pull

> > Thu. BFL Cardio

> > Fri. BFL LBW

> > Sat. Rest

> >

> > It seems my upper body gets some kind of workout at most every

5th

> > day but the lower body every 7th day. Is this spaced OK?

> > Jeff

[Guest guest]

I'm gonna have to disagree with you on this one, boy. I have

seen numerous guys who only hit each body part once per week who have

some pretty awesome physiques and nice symmetry. If you hit your

legs hard enough once a week, I think you can avoid the Pencil Leg

syndrome. That may not be true for every guy, I admit, but it also

depends on what his goals are and where he's at right now.

Jen B.

> > There's nothing wrong with only working LB

> > once per week, lots of BBers do that exact thing.

[Guest guest]

Can you say Juice? and I am not talking the kind that you buy at the

grocery store. LOL

60% of your muscles reside in the lower body, I'm not doing the

bodyfor life workouts right now. I hit everything 3 times a week. I

think everyone is different, I respond best to lots of sets, heavy

weights low reps 3-5 range.

Bill

> > > There's nothing wrong with only working LB

> > > once per week, lots of BBers do that exact thing.

[Guest guest]

*poke* How could you even SUGGEST that I would associate with

persons who would ingest such substances?? I am appalled!!

*horrified look*

I was repondering this question in the few minutes since I posted

that last message and I think it has a ton to do with genetics. The

guys I am thinking of who only work legs once a week are naturally

bottom-heavy. As in, they already had a ton of muscle in their LBs

before they started lifting. I have worked out with two of them on

separate occasions and they both hit all the gold standards for LB:

squats, deads, lunges. They both have really nice legs (not that I'm

lookin' okay I am) with great definition. Mebbe just good genes, but

they had to work like crazy to build UB definition. Kinda like

girls. Only they don't look like girls by any means.

Jen B.

P.S. Trust me, I know that 60% of the muscles are in the LB... that's

where ALL of mine are!! Wah, I want muskle-y arms.

> Can you say Juice? and I am not talking the kind that you buy at

the

> grocery store. LOL

>

> 60% of your muscles reside in the lower body, I'm not doing the

> bodyfor life workouts right now. I hit everything 3 times a week. I

> think everyone is different, I respond best to lots of sets, heavy

> weights low reps 3-5 range.

>

> Bill

[Guest guest]

I share the same opinion as Bill - I don't think weight workouts for

legs once a week will be enough. If you want a bigger upper body

and a not so big lower body, then knock yourself out.

However, keep in mind that the body will only accept so much

imbalance, and at some point your upper body gains will come to a

screeching halt. Been there, done that.

Someone asked - " Is this a guy thing? " Yes, it is. The same reason

men will pick out nice shirts, spend $$$ on a leather jacket, and

then wear ill fitting pants and crappy shoes. As I write this, I am

wearing a cashmere sweater, jeans and sneakers. Excuse me, I hear

Jane Goodall nearby, I need to run over and thump my chest.

[Guest guest]

OK supporters of good lower bodies:

Wait a minute. I just realized - on my schedule (see previous post)

I am training each muscle once a week.

With the pull exercises, back, traps, biceps.

With the push exercises, chest, shoulders, biceps.

Lower body once a week.

Abs a little more than that, depending on timing of workout and level

of fatigue.

Does this alter your opinion about toothpick legs?

Jeff