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Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy
If you are lifting very heavy, which like is sounds like, then you can give it a shot and see what happens. I can almost guarantee you won't lose any strength by dropping a day. I've never really liked or used full body workouts I'm not 100% sure of how you can them work and still gain strength.
I know at one time I tried to do 2 chest workouts a week and actually regressed. I was using much more volume then you however.
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Full-body workouts absolutely help strength gains for most people. Unless you're a competitive lifter, or have been doing it so long that they no longer work for you (that takes soooo many years, though), you'll be fine on a full-body workout. Starting Strength and Madcow 5x5 both use full-body workouts three times per week. The key to them is that they work different muscle groups in different amounts. For instance, you aren't doing deadlifts every single workout. One day may emphasize squats, while another emphasizes deads. One day may emphasize chest and back, and the other may emphasize shoulders and arms. Still compound lifts, still full-body workouts, still a great way to make progress.