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seiken steve
09-Feb-2011, 10:19 AM
Upper/lower splits, your experience.

I’ve been contemplating a shift for a while now for a few reasons:

1)fits in better with various sporting and work commitments (can work on things like punching technique with slight DOMS in legs etc.)

2)cuts down work out time, which would be handy for keeping
hormone levels ‘right’ and giving me time to throw a little conditioning in (sprints on leg day and complexes on upper body day)

3)Will help prevent poor form from tiredness, after doing squats OHP and push press people bench can get a bit sketchy.

4) More time on or under the bar, this is probably the main thing, I really enjoy weight lifting and this will allow me to fit in 4 sessions + 1 plyo/explosive session a week instead of just 2 and one day sprints.


Just on the lookout for a decent routine and I’m pretty sure I’ll make the switch, has anyone else used this type of split? And what where your experiences?

tonyv107
09-Feb-2011, 01:09 PM
I've found that with training judo, Sport JJ, and now starting muay Thai once a week I can only fit in two lifting days a week. I've stuck to an upper/lower split hitting my lower back on upper day and abs/obliques on lower day. Like you said timing is tough because I'm very anal about targeting everything and have trouble with timin my workouts correctly ( more so on upper day, lower day is easy)