Split routines vs Full Body routines

Should you train more than three times a week when you're natural? can you train like arnold and hit the gym every day, twice a day ? or will you burn and overtrain?

The only one that can answer this is you. you have to try and give it a go to see if you body can handle it. Let's be honest, most people wont make it and will not keep up with such training very long. But i believe this is not a reason to dissmiss completely split routines. I did try Arnold program for a while.

It looks like this:

Monday - Chest and Back - bench, chins, rows, deadlift, ...

Tuesday - Shoulder and Arms - press, curl, triceps etc

Wenesday - Legs - squat, lunges, calves etc.

repeat  

Sunday - rest

You train 6 day a week and your body parts twice. Sounds too hard for a natural trainee ? i did it and it was working fine. but then i escaladed to his advanced training and i burned myslef out. I went too fast and did not try to do it on a steady progression of reps and exercises.

I also tried Ronnie Coleman program, wich advocates three exercises per muscle group for the beginner, splits on 6 day of the week, twice. it looks like this:

Monday - Back, biceps

Tuesday - Legs, calves

Wenesday - Chest, triceps, abs

repeat 

Sunday : rest

This one, i stayed less longer than Arnold's, but i liked it more. Its very well built, with the heavy compounds first and isolations movements second, the bigger muscles groups that comes first etc. but imo, the begginer can't just jump into it with three exercises per body part. for example, you cant just do rows and chins after the Deadlift: your back is already broken in two. so i cutted and did only one or two and it worked really good. keep in mind that i worked heavy every day, and was making prs, getting heavier and more muscular, and stronger.

But my favorite is Reg Park routine : you train three times a week, and do full body workout:

Monday - Squat, bench, row, press and curl.

Wenesday - Squat bench, row, press and curl

Friday - Squat, bench, row, press and curl.

I did really good gains on  this one, muscle mass and strength gains, but imo i lacks direct work on some muscles such as : upper chest, triceps, calves, abs, to name a few. this workout is meant to be done for a months, and then you switch to the version B wich is those exercises : Front squat, Chins, Dips, Press and Curl with dumbells. you can add the deadlift the sunday, or as the first exercise on monday.

Wether you choose to train 6 days a week, or only 3 day a week is up to you, and to your personals goals. when designing your own workout, it should reflects your needs, and the time you can afford to reach them. but keep in mind that 6 day a week wont allow you to put the same intensity as 3 day a week, just like a two hours workout wont do the same for you as a 1 hour one.