Sat, Mar-23-02, 22:19
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Plan: IF +LC
Stats: 287/165/165
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Progress: 100%
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Splits
M, here are some examples of what Hussman is talking about when he means
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so you'll also have to distribute your workouts over a longer set of days before you've hit every body part you want.
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Splits You'll find examples of 2 day splits, 3 day splits and 4 day splits here.
Keep in mind that if you are doing more then you will probably need more time to recover. While you may not 'officially' work your tricpes on the day you do your chest, they do play an important role when you are pressing. It is during recovery that the muscles grow.
You might be interested in this article as well. A snippit:
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if intensity is decreased for a time, strength and muscle mass will likely deteriorate. Increasing frequency or duration can not make up for a decrease of intensity. Furthermore, intensity will be unintentionally decreased if duration is too great. Each additional set or exercise performed in a workout decreases the amount of weight that can be used.
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