Full Body Routines
So theres a lot of information on the world wide web about weight training and most of this info seems to fall into two categories. The first category is the ’sheep’ and the second one is the ‘innovators’. It seems the majority of people fit into these 2 categories.
Most of the information you find on the web about building muscle states that you should ideally be training 4-5 days a week and training one major body part in each work out. They generally promote a lot of isolation work too.
Now we move on to body building magazines, most of the information in these seem to be massively exaggerated, for example the last I read stated I needed to be doing 12-20 sets per workout doing isolation exercises and had no mention of squatting or deadlifting. I know people who have trained like this and followed every magazine routine imaginable, yet they see no real difference in their pyshique and innevitably they give up!
I personally believe in and live by the full body workout. 3 times a week, mostly compound movements (bench press, dead lift, squats, rows etc) and very few isolation exercises. By going back to basics I guarantee you will get stronger faster than any isolation workout and I have always made great progress on compound routines! This paired with a good diet and a protein shake after your workouts is a sure fire way to increase muscle mass and core strength! Now bin those magazines and get squatting!
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June 20th, 2009 at 7:02 am
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