The next time you are at the gym, just take notice of how many guys are actually making this “Newbie” workout mistake… As funny as it may seem, it’s actually quite common to see this being done in the gym.
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32 Comments
Akira
Haha made me laugh… Although I must admit, I used to be guilty of this ‘schedule’.
next routine: (after reading about the importance of rest days or something):
Day 1:Chest, Abs
Day 2: Biceps, Abs
– repeat endlessly
Shane
haha yes i have seen this too many times before. Keep em coming Lee..
Mohamed
Very informative !
I was not doin leg workouts at all , until now. But after watchin this video I feel I better include it in my fitness regime.
Thanks.
leehayward
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Glad you liked it!
Raphael
Lee thanks for the tips.. I don’t do that routine of doing the same muscle groups six times a week.. Although sadly but true I’ve seen a lot of people do this and I ask them.. When do you rest? To workout the same muscle again you’ll need at least two days of rest.
Suneet
Nice one Lee
Way to take a hit on the guys who are only interested in showing off
I have a question for you though
My Chest,Back and Legs grow well
The problem is with my Arms
In spite of strictly following the progressive overload concept and increasing weights/reps
They dont grow as much as my other parts grow
The result is that Im starting to look disproportionate
My Current workout schedule is
Tues: Chest,Shoulder,Triceps
Thurs: Legs
Sun: Back and Biceps
Mon,Wed and Friday : I go for Kickboxing classes (1-1/2 hr session)
Saturday: Rest
Blades
Ah, don’t ruin it. I love walking around the gym poking fun at the roided up chickin’ legged guys. They are funny to watch really because of all the steroids they manage to build a huge upper body but still retain twig legs. They are like walking “T”s. Funny stuff, really. That being said, if you want really jacked legs you gotta man up and use the “chick” machines as well. Can’t forget those hip flexors and abductors.
Rayman
Lee,
I’m 55 years old and I put off my dream of lifting since college, only doing a few weeks a year in my forties. I am trying to teach my son now and your videos and overall web stuff is superb! I couldn’t stop laughing at this video! Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for posting all this stuff and doing such a great job of it. That Vince guy is funny, too! Once when he was bragging about you being such a “Monster” when he said that about your arms, too, you LAUGHED in the background, and I was laughing with ya, man…
When people worship ya, it can get comical, ya know??? heh,heh,heh.
Thanks again, tho and lead me to sites with damaged rotator cuff repair. THANKS,
Rayman
Gil
Rayman,
Hey Lee, Thanks for the information. I see that a lot in the gym … same routine, same muscle group (upper body) and most start without warming up and go heavy right away and with poor technique. I hear the “Bad Knees” excuse a lot as well. My knees are banged up from racing BMX and playing Baseball, but I keep working them out and strengthening them so their not as bad. Thanks for all that you do and provide.
-Gil-
Blaine
Hi Lee,
Thanks for all your helpful videos. I am 62yo. 5 10 160#
I started my dream of getting bigger a few years ago when I purchased your Blast your Bench program. I’ve been following your videos along with Vince Delmonte and Scott Herman for several years.
AND
I’ve been slowly growing, getting bigger from EATING more and CLEAN, and working with a bit more weight each month, and switching up the program (Both upper and lower body, along with powerflex classes, and yoga. My body has been greatly transformed from average and soft to lean, muscular, cut and defined.
Kudos to you and ll your good instructional web products and free videos.
james
hello Lee. quick question about the calf raises. whats the proper way to hold your legs. meaning do you completely lock your knees out or do you give them a slight arc or bend. i must admit, while it may be bad form i seem to get far better results when i do lock my knees back as far as i can.
Jorge
What, no deadlifts!?
Personal Trainer Mumbai
Few newbie’s I have seen work only on biceps six days a week ……. 🙂
Ahamed Nuzhan
I really like this one. No matter what some guys just don’t really understand this!
Charles
lol I have seen a lot of this in the gym, but most guy that do this will not listen to advise.
sumeet
thnx i did like it
Billy
Hi Lee, this is Billy from the Netherlands. I have a question regarding leg training. My legs happen to be quite big (in the family), though I do incorporate leg training every week. The problem however is that my suit is tight around my legs. Is there a way to train legs such that the muscle gets stronger, but the legs get leaner?
Regards,
Billy
Candace
It’s a little different for women… Here is the typical split for the ladies…
Day 1: Cardio & core
Day 2: Cardio & legs
Day 3: Cardio
Day 4: Cardio & core
Day 5: Cardio
Day 6: Cardio & core.
Add shoulders to just one of these days and possibly another leg day, and that is pretty much the typical split!! lol
Great video!
harold
@ Lee : If my goal is to develop my legs more can I do this wrok out twice a week like monday and fridays ? or do you feel i will be overtraining legs ?/
thanks and enjoy your camaro I have a vette pure american muscle
leehayward
The best thing I would recommend for you is the “Blast Your Biceps” program at: http://www.BlastYourBiceps.com
This program will show you how to cycle between strength and conditioning phases, arm specialization phases, and mass & power phases. Cycling your training like this is great for bringing up stubborn arms.
leehayward
To work the calves to the max, you should lock your knees out when doing standing calve raises. This places all the stress on the calves, not the quads.
leehayward
This is a leg workout, most guys usually include deadlifts with their back workouts. But it’s totally up to you how you go about your own training.
leehayward
Generally when you focus on fat loss you’ll get slimmer, rather than bigger.
However, it’s common for bodybuilders and strength athletes to have problems finding pants that fit good in the legs. Generally, in order to get pants that are big enough in the legs they have to be too big in the waist.
I have this problem myself. I’ve had to get pants altered by a tailor on several occasions in order to get them to fit properly.
leehayward
Yeah, I hear you. Women are usually as obsessed with working their legs as guys are with working their arms. What we need is to balance things out, get the guys to focus more on leg training and the girls to focus more on upper body training. 😉
leehayward
That’s fine, I often recommend people work their stubborn muscle groups twice a week to help speed up their growth. While working their stronger muscle groups only once a week.
mark king
lee u are the cool cat
JP
Holy crap! you go deep during squats. I’m gonna work on getting that low.
Leandra
haha I use to be guilty, but then I saw the light and changed that. Thanks for the post, information, and a laugh! -Leandra
Joe
ok now i know its crazy that out of everthing i just saw this is what i comment on but hey bro wheres the Chucks? ( Chuck taylor converse for anyone who may not know)
matt
monday is national bench day, tuesday is national bench day part two. guys needs to drop the dumbells and start squating, deadlifting, and pressing.
matt
matt,
guys *need* to.
excuse my spelling.
Brenda
There’s no doubt that almost every person do some mistakes when building themselves and these are one of those mistakes. I’ve recently started working out and this article will help me a lot.
After reading this article, I would definitely avoid doing these bodybuilding mistakes.