From a bodybuilding perspective this would not be my ideal workout, there's so much energy required to hit the whole upper body/lower body in one day I simply would not be able to train at 100% intensity all the way through.
If your goal was to gain some muscle/tone and burn more calories in a effort to become fitter,leaner and stronger then this could work.
What I find works best is if we determine the goal first then we take steps in that direction with the goal always in mind and keep progressing towards that goal.
Shredded, my goals are to maintain a lean body , 10-12% bf, and grow in muscle size, im 5 11 , 172 normally. i went up to 195 on a cycle, and now im back down to 185 or so. my bf is pretty much in check, and if i watch my diet it gets better. I would like to be able to do much more than maintain this, id like to grow in my legs and upper body significantly. Ill include a pic.
i wasnt very savvy in gym class in HS, and Im 32 now, and have been lifting on and off for years, but now consistently for over a year.
I have a few persistant injuries in my joints i have to work around, currently golfers elbow in both elbows, and my left knee has a snapping hamstring syndrome when i squat with my feet to narrow. also i have to watch my range of motion in my shoulders as i had a rotator cuff tear years ago, and my spine is pretty vunrulable too. (sounds like a broken old man , but im really actually pretty strong)..
my 5 day split for the last year was Mon/fri , legs and core. tues ,back /bicep, wed , chest/tri, thur , shoulders. i think this led to my elbow injury having those 3 upper body days in a row. i have since changed it and reduced lifts until elbows heal.. (50% of normal lifts now, especially reduced on pulling exercises and biceps). I moved legs to sunday, then mon back and bi, wed rest, thur shouldes, fri legs / core, sat chest / tri..
I picked the most build and blown personal trainer (female) at my gym to work with. She hasnt started working with me, were planning the week of the 18th to work together. She did mention her odd 5 day split, and as I stated I am skeptical about working upper body 2x a week , including all the groups within that. The real reason im seeking out help , is to straighten my form or at least have it checked, gain some better warm up stretching, and also maybe gain some extra workouts that i dont know yet. (different grip posistions, and ways to isolate that I may be un aware of.) Also want her checking my form on all deads and squats, etc.
with this all in mind, do you think i should email her breaking down more of a BB split that Id like to try like a 6 day split more like yours, where 1, maybe 2 groups max get hit within a day? She has advised me to stop doing cardio and sub on my rest day for a metabolic type workout ..
Heres a pic of me currently , and sorry for long post , Shredded looking for your advise in the most sincere way, thanks Sir
