Friday, December 21, 2012

Full body routine: Advantages and Disadvantages?

What is the full body routine?
The routine is a full body workout type in which all muscle groups are trained in the same session at least once.

Tips for getting the most out of the full body workout routine
What is recommended in this type of routine is to do compound exercises, or exercises that mobilize various muscle groups (eg squat, shoulder press and deadlift). Avoid training to failure because it will require more time to recover and may still not be 100% next workout (counting only gets one day of rest between workouts).
Use fixed dumbbells and / or bar whenever possible instead of machines. This recommendation is due to the fact that weights permit a greater stimulation of the muscles, because in addition to having to lift the weight has yet to stabilize it, thus recruiting more muscles beyond the target muscle.
Look each week increasing the load lifted or the number of repetitions in order to continue to see progress. The rest times should be short, never exceeding 2 minutes. Preferably only 1 minute rest between sets. You can run some isolation exercises to develop some muscle group that is less developed compared to the other.

Advantages of full body routine
- The muscle groups are cool when the work since, in principle, there is no accumulated fatigue. In a split routine, there are muscles that are worked 3 times, which will make the 3rd year now will not be able to lift the maximum load that can usually raise this year.
- Ideal for sportsmen, because it allows them to keep fit for practice in their sport. To know that we refer to concrete, try playing an hour of football the day after the leg workout or do rowing on day after training chest and shoulders.
- Allows development of general physical condition, so it is ideal for individuals that started in bodybuilding or athletes in the preseason.

Disadvantages of full body routine
- Individuals with a low resilience may be more vulnerable to overtraining, due to the shorter recovery period between one and another workout.
- Sometimes it may seem that he is not monetizing the workout for each muscle group does not lead to breakage. Many bodybuilders think so when they do not feel the muscle ache the next day. However, this does not mean that the muscle is not growing.
- Do not feel the pump,  muscles swollen after training. This is something that anyone who walks in the gym like feel. If not, can make two or three isolation exercises.


Example of full body workout routine:
1st year: squat
2nd year: supine
3rd year: deadlift
4th year: rowing with dumbbell bar
5th year: shoulder press
6th year: triceps extension
7th year: curl biceps
8th year: abdominal
9th year: calf

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