Switching splits... advice please.

[moondg29]

I'll try to keep it short and sweet.

My routine goes as follows:

Back
Chest/tri
Bicep/Shoulder
Legs


^ Has worked wonders for me, but I've been using it for about a year now. I've heard great things about supersetting splits. If I did switch, I'd be going with an opposite muscle group split. (Chest/Back, etc)

My two quick questions are:

How often do most of you guys switch up routines?

And what would a four day supersetting split look like? I know the obvious Chest/back, Bicep/Tricep, Legs... but where do I fit in the "other" muscles. How could I turn it into a 4 day split?

Thanks

[ddawg91]

I have seen where people did a push/pull routine. Lee Haney use to do chest and back together and super set the exercises like so:

Bench/ Seated Rows
Incline/ Pull downs

You could go with the following for a 4 day routine:

Day1
Chest/ Back

Day2
Legs

Day3
Arms

Day4
Shoulders

What do you mean by "other" muslces?

[moondg29]

I guess I ment shoulders as other... Thanks for the response.

The only thing is that I've heard many people advocate that a shoulder only day is a bad thing... Any opinion on this?

[strester]

how is it a bad thing? I've worked shoulders on days by themselves w/out any problems .... just be aware of when you do it during the week

ex:
chest
back
off
legs
shoulders
off
off

gives you two rest days before and after so you don't overtrain them with other lifts

[pu12en12g]

I like upper / lower....