Muscle Groups? I have been working out, to get toned and gain a little mass, but mostly just for nice definition. I am not trying to become the next Mr. Universe. MY question is: In order to only go to the gym 4-5 times a week, what muscle groups are best worked on the same day? For example; if I work out my chest is best to work out my back the same day or say my biceps? I would like to get the best utilization of my muscles. Not over exerting one group or another? |
Optimal plan.Chest in combination with triceps.The triceps are trained after the chest is done.Triceps are involved in all of your bench,incline and decline presses so training them on a different day makes no sense and can lead to over training.
Back and biceps.Back is trained first,the biceps aid in the pulling of all of your rowing motions like triceps do pushing
Legs area very large muscle group therefore are trained in their own session.Do calves on this day as well.
Shoulders should be distanced from you chest day because of the anterior deltoids ad triceps stimulation they share.
Abs are the only group that can be trained every day(sometimes calves as well but no need).
Train each muscle group only once per week and concentrate on your form for now.In the future bigger weights and less reps to failure will build the most bulk and strength while higher reps may show slightly more development and tone.Tone is really more dictated by low body fat and fully contracted movements.
Working a push with a pull is warmed over 80's thinking and no real competitive athletes train this way because it's simply notas effective as training sympathetic groups at the same time.Get sufficient rest(that's when you grow or develop) and eat right. |
Muscle groups? how often should i workout and how much muscle groups do i work out each day or whenever i'm supposed to work out |
you should workout 4 to 6 times a week. so leave at least one day of rest per week. but you don't want to work the same muscle groups every day you need to distribute so each group isn't worked every day. so for example:
Day 1
work biceps and back muscles and shoulders
Day 2
work triceps and chest muscles (bench press is the best for this one) and abs
Day 3
calves and forearms
Day4
(rest)
Day 5
hamstrings thighs buttox muscles and abs
Day 6
shoulders biceps and calves
Day 7
(rest)
so there you have it you can change things up and mix it around but thats a basic idea of what it should look like and the muscle groups you should work. well i hope this helps. also eat healthy and drink lots of water |
What are the muscle groups and muscles that contribute towards good posture? The question for my PE test is:
In running, the role of some muscles is to maintain correct posture. Name these muscles or muscle groups and explain how they contribute to correct posture?
Thanks. |
| The muscle groups that helps in supporting our body from running are as follows: Rhomboids, Low Back Muscles. Front Shoulders , Abdominals, and Hip Flexors. There are also others that can help you from having a good posture. Like a regular exercise and use of posture brace can help improve a poor posture. |
What muscle groups are most important to work out in martial arts and how do you condition them? I know that abs are probably the single most important group because of the use of the core in most, if not all, martial arts moves. I've heard that the forearms are very important to develop too. But what other muscle groups are priority? I know that it's different than a lot of other sports conditioning. |
It is hard to define the exact muscle groups, as many engage to make an awesome fighter. The most exact answer would have to be the "Core muscles". If your core is strong you can do much as you will be both stable and very strong in most situations.
Let me explain: Suppose that you are fighting another competitor, and he tries to twist and throw you to the mat. You resist by sprawling, using your abdominal, back, and legs to resist his movements. You then shove him against the cage wall, and while applying underhooks (securing him) you deliver powerful Thai knee strikes to his abdomininals, and ribs. He tries to lower his hands to guard himself from the kicks and you elbow him in the jaw. Stunned he staggers and you hit him with a powerful roundhouse right, knocking him out.
Ok, without the stength in your core, you would be put to the mat, you would also then find it difficult to get back up under his weight. He would have the upper hand. I would guess you like the other scenario.
There are many ways to train "The core"; One of the best programs I have seen is one used by Chuck Liddell.
Some of the techniques he uses:
1. Hitting a tire with a heavy sledge hammer. This develops massive strength in the back, abs, chest and arms. Think about it...imagine one of Liddell's patented overhand KO punches. His arm is moving like the sledgehammer.
2. Throwing heavy medicine ball over a rod: This develops the same muscle groups, while providing for development of the looping uppercut or looping strike from the hip.
3. Flipping huge truck tire: develops the power needed to push forward and upward, as is needed to push up and away. This helps develop the power needed to push someone up and into the cage wall.
4. Pushing a heavy wheelbarrow loaded with rock. Stability and pushing strength, as well as stamina. You also will develop balance, after all you don't want to spill the rock and have to pick it all up, right?
These are just some suggestions, but as you see it is the combinations of muscles that make up core strength, now the individual muscle groups.
Once you train in this way you develop massive "real world" strength. After you train for awhile like this, try this test: Go to the gym and look for a pretty large and beefy guy who works mostly with machines and bench presses. Ask him if he would like to do some dead lifts and squats with you. You will probably notice very quickly how "weak" this guy really is when challenged to a test of true strength.
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What muscle groups should I work out together for the most effective workout? I'm a 25 year old fit female who works out on a regular basis. However, I'm not sure what muscle groups I should be working out together and on what days? I want to make my workouts as effective as they can possibly be. For example, should I be doing chest and back on the same day? I have been, but I have a feeling that's not correct! Help! |
i guess your talking about weight training, well there are many different work out patterns such as 1 day one 1 day off, 2 days on 1 day off...
I dont really work out a lot any more, but i went 5-6 times a week and i had a muscle cycle
days
1 chest and triceps
2 back and biceps
3 shoulders and triceps
4 legs and forarms
After i due my chest back shoulder. I would only do one or two more exprcises for my bi's or tri's since they are already getting worked out with the primary muscle group.
I seen other people do other different cycles but this one worked for me when i used to go to the gym, now i still use the same cycle but i only go about 2 times a week. so i only hit each muscle group every other week. i go pretty much just for fun now, |
What muscle groups should I work out that would help me with parkour/free running? Just wondering which muscle groups would help me the most. Thanks! |
ALL muscle groups. You need great overall fitness for parkour. You should try to fit in some exercises for just about everything, and include some running for your heart and lungs.
You want your muscles to be strong enough to deal with your body weight, and conditioned well enough to practice techniques over and over again. |
What muscle groups are needed to run the 400m? What muscle groups do i need to build for the 400m, and how do i make them stronger?
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Usually the hip flexors, the quadriceps, the hamstrings, and the soleus muscles do the work! try running a lot and leg lifting
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What muscle groups do I need to strengthen in order to start doing pull ups? What muscle groups do I need to strengthen in order to star doing pull ups? I cant even do one.
my goal is to be able to do a few until I can do a lot so how do I work my way into being to do whole and several pull ups?
Please Help!!
Thanks!! |
| biceps. start out by doing a lot of weight and a small amount of reps to build strength. then as pull ups start getting easier do a little bit of weight and a lot of reps to build more endurance. then pull ups will become easy soon. |
What muscle groups should I combine for a 3 day split routine workout? When I go to the gym, I always pick two major muscle groups: biceps, triceps, chest, shoulder, back, and legs. Which ones should I combine and why? |
I disagree with the other answer.
You should workout the following combinations:
Day One: Chest/Triceps
Day Two: Back/Biceps
Day Three: Shoulders/Legs
When you are bench pressing, inclining etc, yeah you are mainly hitting your chest, but you are also hitting your triceps. The same way you are slightly hitting your chest when doing dips for the triceps.
On almost all back exercises i.e. lat pulldown, rows, you are working your back, but also working your biceps.
It's good to hit these muscle groups on the same day to maximize your recovery time. If you hit biceps on day one, and then back on day two, you aren't giving your biceps enough time to recover since you are still working them on day two.
Chest/Triceps, Back/Biceps are important groups, Shoulders/Legs is basically the leftover day. |
How frequently should you work same muscle groups in weight lifting? I've seen a lot of disagreement about this, some people say it takes a week for the muscles to recover and be stronger after a workout, others seem happy to go to the gym three times a week and hit all the muscle groups everytime. In my experience I see the best results with twice a week workouts (and see very poor results with three times a week).
Is there any proper scientific consensus on this? |
It really depends on the amount of weight you are lifting, and how many reps you are doing.
For example, let's say that your max bench press is 200lbs. If you are lifting 160lbs for 3 sets of 10, then you probably would be looking at once per week. However, if you are lifting 120lbs for 3 sets of 10, then you could probably get by with two or three.
The more weight you lift, the more damage you do to your muscles. This means it takes longer for your body to recover.
Since you say you see the best results working out twice a week, stick with that. |