What to Know About Full Body Workouts - Our Guide

What to Know About Full Body Workouts – Our Guide

One of the most common issues people have when it comes to working out has to do with time. Not the amount of time they spend working out, but the actual time they can set aside to go to the gym and put in the work to get their dream body or train for optimum performance. Whether you’ve struggled with it before or you’re struggling with it now, the reality of missing a workout is a problem. People can go from not working out one day to skipping a week’s worth of workouts.

People usually skip workouts because they have no time to actually head to the gym, which can mean trouble if you have dedicated split days or you’re following a bro split due to the length of time in between sessions. That said, being too busy to work out consistently is no longer as much of a problem, thanks to the full body workout approach’s recent rise in popularity.

Trusted by the all-time greats, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dorian Yates, full body workouts are effective yet simple. In fact, they may make you feel like you’re cheating your way to an amazing body. While it might seem more simple than other workout splits and programs out there, full body workouts have been helping people stay in tip-top shape without having to spend too much time at the gym every week. Just like every other workout, full body workouts can be used to achieve different goals like building muscle, losing fat, enhancing performance, and increasing strength. 

 

Should you be doing a full body workout?

If you’re a beginner, or you barely have any free days to head to the gym, then sticking to a full body workout is definitely the way to go. However, if you have more time and you’ve been going to the gym for a while now, then you might not get the optimal results that you’re looking in a full body workout as opposed to a more concentrated split.

 

Designing your full body workout program

With the right program design and execution, full body workouts will provide the same amazing effects as going to the gym five or six times a week.

Typically, full body routines come with two different approaches: one approach involves doing two to three exercises for every muscle group (e.g. chest, back, legs, shoulders, arms, and abs) so that all the muscles in the body get worked out; or doing one or two push, pull, and lower body compound exercises to hit everything with varying degrees. 

Compared to other types of workouts, a full-body routine requires at least 48 hours in between sessions to ensure that the muscles have time to rest, repair, and grow. This is so you’ll be able to come back even stronger for the next session. Here’s an example of a proper schedule for a full body workout program: 

Monday: Full body workout

Tuesday: Rest day

Wednesday: Full body workout

Thursday: Rest day

Friday: Full body workout

Saturday: Rest day

Sunday: Rest day

To make sure that your fitness plan is specifically designed to meet your primary goals, it’s essential to work with an experienced and knowledgeable fitness trainer. We help with fitness for men over 40, get in touch & look at our other posts for more tips.

 

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