Chest/back vs chest/tri back/bi

[FlipYa4Fake]

Just curious to see how many people do a 3 day split with

chest/back, legs, shoulders/arms

or

chest/tris, back/bis, legs/shoulders.

Or how many people don't work arms directly at all. Would like to hear preferences on either and why. Thanks!

[Guido]

I do legs, chest/tri/shoulders, back/bi. Not really much tri or bi specific work, though, as they get worked pretty hard on the compound movements I do as the main movements on those days.

[FlipYa4Fake]

i currently do

monday

flatbench
dips
pec dec flies

pull ups
sitting rows
dead lifts

wednesday
squats
lunges
hamstring curls
calf raises

friday
press n clean
DB presses
lateral raises

close grip bench
overhead rope ext.
standing BB 21s
preacher hammer curls

critique if needed. Should I cut out the direct arm work, or do a chest/tri, back bi instead of what i have?

[Mr. D]

If i am doing a split then i like to separate chest/back/legs.

Then ill add biceps to chest day, triceps to back day, and maybe do a set or 2 of shoulders on legs day.

If you want to only workout 3 days a week, maybe look into a full body routine 3x a week.

Push/Pull/Lower or Upper/Lower or Squat/RDL or SLDL/Bench/Row/Pullup/OH press and then adding different accessory work each workout.

There are many options.

[TommyBoy]

I do chest/shoulders/triceps and legs/back/biceps

[Mr. D]

This is another brilliant routine:

http://www.wannabebigforums.com/show...0&postcount=10

[VDubb]

I do legs, chest/tri/shoulders, back/bi. Not really much tri or bi specific work, though, as they get worked pretty hard on the compound movements I do as the main movements on those days.

^I do the same.....

[peacefrog]

Ya I do 4 sessions a week:

back/chest
legs/abs
arms/shoulders

plus I also have 1 session where I just do compound lifts - deads, squats, bench, chins, push presses. It's been working well so far.

EDIT: Oh and one day in the week I do a 20 min neck session at home. I've been suffering from the "lightbulb" effect for too long

[Songsangnim]

Ya I do 4 sessions a week:

back/chest
legs/abs
arms/shoulders

plus I also have 1 session where I just do compound lifts - deads, squats, bench, chins, push presses.

In that order?

[Clifford Gillmore]

I do back/chest and posterior chain/quads. I do a fair bit for triceps on back/chest session, because they are weak point for me.

[Built]

I like working in antagonist pairs. Hitting arms on a chest or back day seems like overkill.

[Fuzzy]

Im with the fine lady.

When I was training on my own, on heavy push day I would have 4x5 bench SS with 3x8 BB rows in between, and vice versa on heavy pull days.

SLDL and frotn squats is good pairing for the lower body.

[Songsangnim]

. Hitting arms on a chest or back day seems like overkill.

Chest+biceps OR

Back+triceps

=Overkill?

[mikesbytes]

My 3 day split is usually

1. Chest/Rotator Cuff/Biceps
2. Back/Shoulders/Hands/Wrists
3. Legs/Triceps

Triceps do a lot of work with the chest and biceps do a lot of work wit the back, hence why I have them on different days.

[smokinHawk]

cardio/plyometrics
chest/upper back/calves/abs
legs/lower back
shoulders/arms/abs

[Built]

Naw, chest and bis or back and tris are okay. I was trying to save time - not always such a good plan lol. I was thinking I wouldn't want to do tris or bis on a day when I did chest and back, which I pretty much always train together.

[BigDreamz]

i do chest/bis, quads/hams/calves, back/abs, and shoulders/tris