My work outs are different, and so is the load, from when i did a chest/tricep back/biceps kind of split and now, where i'm doing rows and push ups in the same work out, so i can't say if one is more effective at building muscle.....however, i would think it helps with your range of motion, as the muscle isn't just getting tighter and tighter in one direction the whole work out. i guess just try it out and report back..
just a tip for anyone who does leg raises as "ab work" Raising your legs doesn't actually activate your abs, as there is no muscle attachment from the ab to the leg. The abs just connect to the pelvis, so leg raises just hit the hip flexors, which are already tight in most people from sitting. People say they feel the abs working, but it's actually the psoas muscle, which is behind the abdominal wall, that people feel working. The psoas does have an attachment to the legs, so it's a hip flexor. If you go past 90 degrees, you may get some ab activation there, as you're curling your pelvis some in the end. However, most people don't go that high, so they only hit the flexors. You're much better off doing other movements that hit the core the whole time.
Where did you hear this from? Those muscles roughly look like they're attached to the hip joint or just below it...there is no way that muscle group could raise the legs on their own. There are a lot more muscles used to raise the legs than psoas muscles man...
Honestly man, you don't need to split that much and rest that much. That routine looks straight out of a flex magazine. Maybe I have crappy genetics but I need to chest and arms more than just once a week.
I never wrote the psoas lifts the legs on it's own. I said it was the hip flexors. The psoas is just one of the hip flexors. I brought up the psoas to explain why people say they feel their abs working when they do leg raises. The TFL, rectus femoris, some adductors, etc would be other hip flexors that help the psoas.
Are your workouts leisurely or intense? If you are really pushing yourself to failure, you don't need more than once a week. Try drops sets every now and then.
I am a few months out of a major ACL surgery on ym right knee so my right leg is definitely lagging. So I am paying a bit more emphasis to that.
This is surprising to me. Most people are on a Monday, Wed, Fri split or some other 3 day split, at most 4 days. I am not sure why you think 2 days is a lot of rest? Do you mind sharing your routine?
Try some bulletproof coffee. I just had fresh ground beans, unsalted butter, and MCT oil. Throw in a work out afterwards then a nice paleo salad for lunch and you're off to a great start of the day.
Good tip is to come and play basketball with Clutchfans folks. Its hot. You'll sweat. That's good for you.
so how are you going about working out your left vs the right? Is it just light for the right and heavy for the left?
And heavy for the left the next time? I'm asking because when there is an imbalance like that, it's usually recommended you bring the strong side down to the weak side's level, rather than allowing the strong side to keep getting stronger by lifting heavier.
this is my 5-6 week rotation I'm on. I do 3 exercises 5 sets each with rep range 10-10-8-8-6. I do a couple warm up sets before the first exercise 1) Chest 2) Legs Delts Front 3) Arms 4) Back Traps 5) Chest Forearms Delts Side / Rear 6) OFF 7) OFF
So, let's all be honest. Who all here skips leg day once in a while... or every time? *raises hand* <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/BS-oRydlnCE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
