Weight Training Schedule – The One Thing You NEED To Know

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When I first started working out, I had no idea what to do as far as following any kind of weight training schedule. I knew weight training was important, but I wasn’t sure how often to work which body parts and when to ‘work ‘em’.

The most important thing to remember when setting up any kind of weight training schedule is to never train the same muscle group two days in a row. Your muscles need to rest and recover in order to grow. Working the same group every day will not get you the results you want any faster, in fact, you will probably run the risk of severe injury and well, medical bills are expensive so don’t even try to go that route.

I think when I was in search of a schedule I looked at a number of them and then just formed my own weekly schedule. Here is the first weight training schedule that I used when I was first starting out:

Monday – Chest

Tuesday -Quads/Hamstrings

Wednesday – Biceps/Triceps

Thursday – Shoulders/Traps

Friday – Back

Choose anywhere from 6-10 exercises to perform each day for the ‘assigned’ (using that term loosely muscle group.

*Also, I also incorporated abs and booty workouts throughout the week on opposite days – so normally twice a week each for abs and booty.

*I should also note that I also did a little bit of cardio each day. I would generally jump rope or run in place for 5 minutes in between each exercise.