Choosing Your Training Split

I recently changed up my training split so I thought I would through in a few tips when deciding for your self which body parts to work on which days. To make this decision you have to take a few things into consideration like "How many days a week am I going to train?" as well as "Which body parts need the most emphasis?".

Things to remember when choosing a training split -
1. Make sure you have proper rest days scheduled. I tend to always take a day before legs because it is such a demanding workout and I want as much workout energy as I can get. You just have to see what works best for you and your routine.

2. Give more attention to lagging body parts. If you feel like your legs are lagging behind the rest of your body dedicate a day soley to them.

3. Try to spread out days where you will be doing exercises using the same muscle groups. Meaning, you don't want to workout shoulders the day after you have hit your chest because the shoulders are utilized during many of your chest exercises. Another example would be back on day and biceps the next. You will work your biceps during your back routine so they need a days rest before you target them specifically.

4. Do not forget the details. You need to leave room in your routine for calves and forearms. You don't want thick muscular thighs on top of little sticks for calves.

5. If you can only workout 3 days a week, pair up similar body parts. Work Chest and Shoulders together on the same day or back and biceps.

6. Change the routine from time to time. I usually change my training split around about every 6 weeks. This will help alleviate boredom and will force your body to make physical changes to adapt.

Currently my split consists of the following.
Monday - Shoulders and calves
Tuesday - Back and abs
Weds - Chest and calves
Thursday - Off
Friday - Legs (hamstrings and quads only)
Saturday - Arms and abs

Good luck!
Sunday - Off