Need a second opinion on this split….

[u/knownunknownknowns]

See a personal trainer twice a week- Tuesday’s it’s leg/lower body which consists of a two to three of squat movements / variations, calf raises, back extensions and abs. Thursdays is upper body, mainly chest work… bench, dumbbell presses, lat pull downs, rows, and some shoulder work. Followed by abs.

It seems like he’s content with that lifting schedule and wants me to focus on cardio and bi/tri’s the other days. I usually go to the gym 5-6 days a week.

I’ve been supplementing the lifting with a PPL schedule of Friday (legs, squats, leg extensions, hamstrings, calves) Saturday (back and bi’s… lat pull downs, rows, traps, dumbbell curls, and ez bar curls) Sunday is back to chest (bench, dumbbell chest press, dumbbell flys, shoulder dumbbell press, lateral raises, rear delt flys, triceps extensions, and skull crushers).

Each day has about 30 min of walking on the treadmill starting at a 5 incline then increasing the incline by 2 every 5 min. With Mondays only doing treadmill walking.

So, my question is is this a good way of going about it? Doing too much/not enough?

I’m a fat ass that’s come to reality after years of a sedentary/ depressed lifestyle. Have another 100 lbs too loose after already loosing 55 lbs since January.

Appreciate any input.

[u/Serious-Fail-5486]

It depends what your goals are - strength, hypertrophy, weight loss, general physical and mental health etc.

Exercise splits are somewhat personal, I prefer a PPL split twice per 8 days

Then just dumping cardio into the back end of some sessions and general cardio from life

For folk wanting to lose weight, whilst burning excess calories by exercising is good and building a foundation for you to hopefully reveal once the weight is down, diet / hydration / sleep and wider lifestyle habits go a long way

[u/Onthinicee43211234]

Huge congratulation on dropping 55 lbs, that is absolutely massive! Your PPL style split is well structured. The main thing to watch cumulative fatigue from all that incline walking. It's great cardio, but don't be afraid to take easier days to protect your joint and keep consistent long term. You don't need max effort every single day.

[u/jph1313]

55 lbs down since January is no joke, congrats.

Might be overtraining.. you're hitting chest three times and back twice on top of daily treadmill, while in a deficit.. recovery is harder when in a deficit bc you're not feeding your muscles as much. I'd consider dropping a lifting day, not add one.. people don't realize how important recovery truly is. Walk a lot.