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[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

I'm thinking it's probably about to stop the cut and incorporate some more protein/calories to regain some muscle.

I was rocking a 3-day split: chest and triceps, back and biceps, and legs. Since I'm taking rest days on the weekends, I felt like I just wasn't hitting legs enough. Many weeks I was only hitting them once.

I changed it up and am now just doing alternating days of legs and "upper body" so I'm hitting legs three times per week, every week.

I'll need the added protein and calories to grow.

Upper/lower split is great

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Upper/lower split is great

I'm only like 3 weeks or so in so jury is still out, but thus far I am struggling for different reasons.

Firstly, hitting legs three times per week is a bit difficult. I've been running to and from the gym about a mile away so it's kind of overload. Some days I'll just have this nagging knee pain that prevents me from going as hard as I'd like. Even when there is no knee pain, one day of rest between heavy leg days just isn't enough. By the time it's leg day again, my thighs are deeply sore.

And on the other side, I find it difficult to cram all of my chest, triceps, biceps, etc. workouts in just two days per week.

Thankfully my upper body is overdeveloped compared to my lower body so I can afford to just maintain up top while I try to build down low but..

Idk. Those are my thoughts. Still early. It will prob just take some getting used to.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

I'm only like 3 weeks or so in so jury is still out, but thus far I am struggling for different reasons.

Firstly, hitting legs three times per week is a bit difficult. I've been running to and from the gym about a mile away so it's kind of overload. Some days I'll just have this nagging knee pain that prevents me from going as hard as I'd like. Even when there is no knee pain, one day of rest between heavy leg days just isn't enough. By the time it's leg day again, my thighs are deeply sore.

And on the other side, I find it difficult to cram all of my chest, triceps, biceps, etc. workouts in just two days per week.

Thankfully my upper body is overdeveloped compared to my lower body so I can afford to just maintain up top while I try to build down low but..

Idk. Those are my thoughts. Still early. It will prob just take some getting used to.

Working legs 3 times a week is too much, especially considering the excessively tiny amount of food you just mentioned you eat.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

I'm only like 3 weeks or so in so jury is still out, but thus far I am struggling for different reasons.

Firstly, hitting legs three times per week is a bit difficult. I've been running to and from the gym about a mile away so it's kind of overload. Some days I'll just have this nagging knee pain that prevents me from going as hard as I'd like. Even when there is no knee pain, one day of rest between heavy leg days just isn't enough. By the time it's leg day again, my thighs are deeply sore.

And on the other side, I find it difficult to cram all of my chest, triceps, biceps, etc. workouts in just two days per week.

Thankfully my upper body is overdeveloped compared to my lower body so I can afford to just maintain up top while I try to build down low but..

Idk. Those are my thoughts. Still early. It will prob just take some getting used to.

Upper/Lower can be done 4 days per week, so only need for legs twice in a week. Some also do Upper/Lower 3x per week so one workout each week floats to the next which has you do legs twice one week and then only once the next week, same with upper body. Legs three times a week is too much for anyone who isn't olympic lifting or powerlifting.