Just a couple of questions as I'm getting more into weight lifting than ever before, thought I'd go back and establish a couple of basics.

I work on a split routine:

day 1> Triceps, Chest, Shoulders
day 2> Biceps

I've started incorporating the Bench press for the first time, I wanted to know if this is better suited to my Day 1 or day 2.


Also... Press ups, I've heard this is mostly a Tricep exercise, can anyone confirm that.

Sorry to sound like a moron.

If you keep doing that routine you're gonna end up with some serious postural problems. A whole day just doing biceps? Where's your back exercises? What about legs? If you're gonna do a split than day 1 is OK but also do back and legs on day 2. Remember - back:chest 2:1

Bench Presses use chest, shoulders and triceps (amongst some others), so take a guess

Press ups....yes. The narrower grip, the most tricep and less chest, the wider, the more of the opposite.


And....other people will probably recommend for you to work on your core, but legs especially, in addition to what you're doing now. Back also. Full Body Workout that is.

Edit: Hey look, I was right /\

Get on a full-body-workout. You will make way better gains being a novice.

Ok good feedback, thanks.

So say day 2, as well as Biceps I throw in some back/core and leg exercises, how about:

Back> Dumbell Rows, Barbell Rows, Back extensions and deadlifts.
Legs> Free weight squats, Dumbell Lunges, stiff deadlifts.


What do you 3 good men think?

You need to change your mentality here. You shouldn't have a biceps day and "throw in" some leg, back, and core work. Those should be the cornerstone of your workouts. That said, I'd be interested to see what your full split looks like, exercise, sets, and reps.

Absolutely. Logically, it feels like working the mirror muscles is the most direct route to looking they way you want to look. In the end, though, it's not. Go to full body and you will become proportionally strong, with greater posture. Even more importantly, you'll BE strong and won't feel clunky and awkward because you have Popeye forearms and Olive Oil legs.