question on weight lift and rest day

martin_chicago

ok so on monday i worked on chest,shoulders and biceps/triceps
with no cardio
yesterday i did back and legs
i ran in the morning for 30 minutes doing interval 1 minute intense and 2 minute walk
so today what should i do?
little sore in my upper back and triceps and thats it

Bakerchk

I've always been told by personal trainers (my boyfriend and uncle both are PT's) that you should alternate weight lifting (or strength training) So what I've always done was:
Cardio: everyday and I'd switch it up. One day I would swim, one day run.
Strength Training: Upper body one day and then the next day lower body. You need at least one rest day in between strength training so your muscles have time to recover.

I say "would" run because I haven't been doing to the gym regularly lately. But when I was working out like this (and I would work out about 5-6 days a week with a day or two for rest) I was seeing amazing results.