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Fillythebish
04-Jun-2009, 09:46 PM
So I've decided to give body split training a go, but I have 4 different types of workouts I like to perform for different fitness aspects.

I do weights for strength;
Tabatas for endurance;
Gymnastic bodyweight exercises for strength/endurance/balance;
Explosive exercises for power (sprints etc)

This is my routine now..

Monday - Upper body weights
Tuesday - Lower body tabatas
Wednesday - Upper body gymnastic bodyweights
Thursday - Lower body explosives
Friday - rest
Saturday - Lower body weights
Sunday - Upper body tabatas
Monday - Lower body gymnastic bodyweights
Tuesday - Upper body explosives
Wednesday - rest
..repeat

I jog most days too.

I'm quite happy with it all except the weights and gaining muscle from them. My main concern is will I still maintain muscle growth with doing such little actual heavy weights?

I'm actualy only doing 1 weights workout for upper body every 10 days.

My upper body weights workout is as follows..

3-5 reps each exercise for 3 sets and 3 minutes rest between exercise.

Bench Press (currently 94kg)
Bent Rows (currently 82kg)
Rear Deltoid Rows (currently 74kg)
Bicep Curls (Currently 24kg)
Tricep Curls (Currently 22kg)
Wrist Curls (Currently 30kg)

It takes about an hour in all.

Trouble is, I want to gain muscle and strength without compromising on my endurance, power and cardio.

Is this possible, or am I just trying to cover too much?

Custom Volusia
07-Jun-2009, 06:02 PM
It's possible, but it takes awhile. Now...with your routine..maybe not. You do have to do heavier weights to gain strength at some point.

I like your routine though. Not for me, but it sure does look exciting and different! Something different almost everyday.

Since what you are doing is SOO different then a standard muscle building routine...it might actually surprise ya! I would look at taking a baseline of your current max and your strength overall....do this routine for 6 months...then check your baseline again and see where you are at.