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Any input on working these two in the same day? I always have but recently have been thinking of splitting them up on seperate days to see if i notice a diffence on strength output.
 
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I do chest and back on the same day. Arnold loved doing chest and back on the same day.
 
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I always do back with chest. I like to get blood into the upper back prior to pressing, as I have found it primes me for sustainable movement patterns. I hit chest twice a week and back up to 4 times a week (feel better this wat).
 
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I like to alternate back and forth, chest back chest back and so on
 
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Meaning in the same day, alternate each during the workout
 
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Love doin this,...supersets after big compounds ...Many ways to do it! Big upper body synergistic pump
 
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Lately I have been doing a back movement followed by a chest movement (3 sets) followed by a back movement (3 sets), etc. Its been working out really nice for me.
 
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I love doing these together, but tend to switch it up depdning on how often I can train ing a week. If I'm able to get in a lot in one week, I'll typically do chest and back on separate days early in the week and then have a superset chest/back day later in the week.
 
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I have a two week split that I do based off my work schedule. One week I work 3x a week and it's a 4x6 routine of compound lifts. The next week I train 4x a week and do back and chest in the same workout. LOVE it.
 
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Depends on what your weaknesses are. I would have to train for 3hrs to get through a successful back and chest workout.
 
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Depends on what your weaknesses are. I would have to train for 3hrs to get through a successful back and chest workout.
For natural weight lifters, you can do a successful chest/back workout in an hour twice a week. Just depends on your goals, diet, recovery, sleep...etc.
 
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For natural weight lifters, you can do a successful chest/back workout in an hour twice a week. Just depends on your goals, diet, recovery, sleep...etc.
Even if your on juice you can knock that routine out in an hour.
 
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Even if your on juice you can knock that routine out in an hour.
I don't understand why people take so long to workout. I'd end up doing every machine in the building if I stayed for 2-3 hours lol I do my sets and move on.
 
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I don't understand why people take so long to workout. I'd end up doing every machine in the building if I stayed for 2-3 hours lol I do my sets and move on.
Tempo and volume
 

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That's right lots of guys lifting light weights for volume these days not to mention there's plenty of guys that just like to live at the gym.
 
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This week i started a different routine. I've been doing a lot of back\chest movements or upper/lower or push/pull ...etc. went back to high volume one muscle group per week. Did 20 sets for chest today all in the 8-15 rep range. Finished in 45 min or so.
 
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For natural weight lifters, you can do a successful chest/back workout in an hour twice a week. Just depends on your goals, diet, recovery, sleep...etc.
Just saying for me personally i do a lot of volume. An arm workout with nothing but supersets and 90sec rest periods takes me 90min plus
 

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Just saying for me personally i do a lot of volume. An arm workout with nothing but supersets and 90sec rest periods takes me 90min plus
Yes, but are you natural? No steroids, pro hormones, GH, etc.???
 
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Just saying for me personally i do a lot of volume. An arm workout with nothing but supersets and 90sec rest periods takes me 90min plus
Your kidding right
 

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I do 36 sets for bi's and tri's combined, that is supersets though it takes around 30 minutes. I can't do near the volume for larger muscle groups without burning out. Well perhaps if I dropped the intensity or increased rest periods enough but I'd struggle to make gains. I'm glad though as I'd get bored as hell training for 90 minutes.
 
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I like to separate them as I put too much intensity in either one to fully maximally work them.

Im not saying I wont do them together from once in a blue moon or pre contest when calories are lowered, but generally they are seperated for myself
 

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