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When I do my workouts I always go full out and I find I don't have enough energy to do two intense workouts on major muscle groups, so I've been trying to do a major group by itself and then do multiple muscle groups with smaller muscles
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You're definately doing too much then. You don't need a thousand different sets with a thousand different angles to hit the same muscle!
Back you can break down to [width: Pullups, Pulldowns-many different grips], [thickness: Deadlifts, Rows-multiple angles/types], then maybe include traps in there as well.
Chest can be broken down into something simple like flat, incline, decline. All three movements work the same muscle, just to varying degrees. Now, would this workout be too much for you?
Flat Bench- 5 x 5
Pulldowns- 5 x 5
Incline Dumbbell- 3 x 10
Rows- 3 x 8-12
That's all you need. That's only 8 sets per bodypart. Now, pairing muscles like that will allow you to increase the frequency. That workout doesn't sound advanced like Peter does it??
Sorry to hog your journal, but it's very misleading for people to tell you that you cannot pair muscles because you aren't advanced enough. In keeping with the example I put down, it would be easy to do legs/abs the next day, then shoulders/biceps/triceps the following. Take a day off then start again, possibly further condensing your muscles. If you want me to give you a much more efficient workout, I'll do so unless you think yours is worthy of the 'ol college try.