Yes it will affect your chest execises. Especially when you're doing any sort of bench presses. After a certain point, your triceps are what continues to push the weight off your chest.

You should try working out your primary or major(chest, back, quads) muscles at the beginning of the week, and finish off with the smaller muscles. This is because the smaller muscles help stabilize the weight you're pushing or pulling, so if they're weak you won't get the most of your exercise.

Example: lets say your worked out your forearms on monday. They're worn out and fatigued on tuesday, but you decide to do a back routine. Well, a whole lot of back exercises require you to grip a bar or handle to order to pull something. So if you're forearms are fatigued then your grip will ultimately give out far before your back muscles will. If this is the case, then your back routine will suffer bc you won't be able to workout as long or as intense are you're originally able to.

 

[QUOTE=Liebernoodle,Sep 9 2005, 11:40 AM] Can you expand on this point?

 

Veritas again, your information is great and we see eye to eye on a lot of things.

Samducati,

Also remember that people with a great difined "V" shape also eat correctly. You cant maintain the muscle mass if you dont feed yoru body what it needs. Food intake is a major part in keeping healthy N happy muscles.

 

Drunken Monk thanks for compliments

 

Veritas,

I am glad you don't charge by the post

My cardio used to consist of rowing machine 2 days, running 2 days, and bike 2 days. However at this new local gym, they don't have the rowing machines, and the bikes suck. So I am doing 5 days of running, 20 minutes each day.

I really would like to do the cardio and weights separtely..unfortunately not enough time in the day, to bill clients and work the body.


I have to go through your posts, and figure out which exercises will be for my back (lat).....that I will do on my chest/back day..and which are for the shoulder muscles. I am thinking the lateral raises will work the muscle that is between the neck and where the shoulder connects with the arm.

 

ok now the advice is conflicting. I have been reading and doing for the past year...early monring work outs.

and now you are saying not to workout on an empty stomach.


wish i had gotten an nutrition degree at school so i would know what is right

what would you suggest?

 

I see your point clearly.


WOuld you suggest, chest on monday, forearms on wed, back on friday kinda thing?

 

I would suggest eating something small to power your cardio workout. Preferably a toasted wheat bread or something of the sort with just enough carbs to keep you going through your morning jog.

working out on an empty stomach is bad news. your progress will go backwards very quickly and you have the possibility of fainting if you're having a long enough jog.

 

I would put back on Weds and arms on Fridays.

But once you get the hang of things, you can always mix it up to whatever your preference is. Everyones body is different so you can't train the same way as others. Find out how your body adjusts to different routines and stick with what works..until it stops working.

 

just FYI

i'm also a Kinesiology - Exercise Science Major like Veritas. I'm headed to Physical Therapy school next year.