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Quick question guys, and girls. I've been thinking of my current routine, and my goals. Which brings me to this question. Should I change to a specific bodypart exercise as opposed to a split where I do, lets say chest/shoulders in one workout session...etc. (example only). My overall goals are mass and strength. I've been seeing results and my weight keeps increasing. So I guess my main question is would I get greater results with one or the other?

Thanks guys, and girls

You would have to post your current routine so we can see what you're doing.

We also need to know how long you've been using your current training program.

So you have specific goals? Your stated goals are conceptual...we need a target resistance gain for a couple of lifts. How fast are you progressing with your current training method?

OK fellas, lets see if I can answer all you ?'s. I know several people won't agree with my routine but it looks like this.
Day 1: Back/ Shoulders
Day 2: off
Day 3: Legs
Day 4: off
Day 5: Chest/ Arms
Day 6: off
On most off days I do cardio, abs and calves. Before my regular workouts I do cardio, abs and atleast on calf exerise. As for goal, as mentioned before I would like overall mass and strength, but bottom line is I'm reaching for the 200lb mark. I have been doing my current routine for almost 5 months now, and I am making gains. My current weight is 187lb and that is up from 173lb when I started the program I am currently on. Weight is steadily increasing, but like I mentioned in my earlier post, would it be more effective to work on muscle a day. Thanks for the input and interest in helping fellas

Natural lifter's with more than a few years experience in the gym need to train each muscle more than once a week. Protein synthesis is elevated for 48-36 hours after a intense bout of exercise. So it begs this question using chest as an example:
-Is it better to hit chest once a week, basically growing for 3 days (protein synthesis window) and maintaining for 4...Essentially having 52 growth cycles per year?

OR

-Taking advantage of that window hitting your muscles twice a week having essentially 104 growth cycles per year?

You don't need to answer that! I'm just trying to break things down to the simplest terms. To do a twice a week frequency there are a couple of options:

1) (this is what I respond best to)
Upper
Lower
OFF
Upper
Lower
OFF
OFF

OR

2)
Upper
Lower
OFF
Chest/Shoulders/Triceps (push)
Back/Biceps (push)
Legs
OFF

-Whatever you decide on, I recommend trying to keep at least two, preferrably three days off to grow. There are a ton of different ways to increase your frequency, I just inputted the two I feel are the best. Also, you need to divide the workload as well. You cannot do too much in one day.

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typo?
Chest/Shoulders/Triceps (push)
Back/Biceps (pull)

Oops! :(