Koolcid wrote:*Small bump*
So lately I've been doing full body workouts to try and bulk up, I think its about time I do two muscle workouts to try and build more where I want. I obviously want my biceps to grow, and I want my chest to grow. So I think I'll schedule my workouts from now on, instead of doing the same workout everyday I'm going to do like... Chests and biceps on tuesdays and thursdays, then like legs on wednesday, then core on monday and friday. I'll make a more solid schedule soon since that's just an example but yeah.
Oh, most definitely you should be splitting your workouts into muscle groups. Generally doing full body workouts is a bad idea (or rather it's just not as effective). There are a few things you should note though. Just because you are focusing on chest and biceps doesn't mean you should neglect the other muscle groups. In a given week you should work out every major muscle group. Additionally, in my opinion training only core for a day is silly, though you'll find that there's more theories on training abs than anyone could resonably sift through and most of it contradicts itself. I personally train abs for five minutes every time I'm at the gym, and I've made great progress. That being said, that plan may not work for you. I suggest you do some research on an training, find a plan you like, and stick with it for a while. If it works, continue, if not find another one.
Now I also assume you want your biceps to be bigger for aesthetics (which is perfectly valid). A common misconception is that to get great arms you should train your biceps, but triceps are actually the majority of the mass of your arm. Focusing on triceps will actually make your biceps seem much more impressive - they're MUCH more important than biceps in most cases and training to look good is no exception.
Another thing is it's typically better to train muscle groups that complement each other together than train unrelated muscle groups together. Since biceps and chest aren't really related, I'd recommend training them on separate days. A better breakdown might look like this:
Day1: Chest/triceps
Day 2: Legs
Day 3: Shoulders and whatever else you like
Day 4: Back/biceps
Day 3 is what I like to call a "garbage day." It's when I hit whatever muscle groups are leftover after sitting them. This is a day you can do a hardcore an workout if you like. In general, chest can go with triceps or shoulders, and back can go with biceps or shoulders. Training bis on chest day isn't a bad choice, just not as good as some of the other breakdowns. One rule that you really SHOULD follow is to always train chest, back, and legs on entirely separate days.
A final note is that 70% of muscle growth is done outside the gym. That means how you eat is MUCH more important than how you work out. If you want some tips on that I'd also be happy to provide some.
