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Chief
it depends how frequently you’re strength training. if 2x a week - you should do full body and try and hit everything.
if 4 or more, you’ll get more benefit with a split [I recommend push/pull but some people prefer upper/lower].
Rising Star
⬆️ also depends on how much time you have. I prefer working out 5-6 days a week and keeping it under 90 min with a little cardio.
More into bodybuilding than strength training so I see more results from focusing on different aspects of a muscle group than just overall.
Just depends on your goals. If I have to take a few weeks off - I always start with full body to get back into things.
Benefits - you could increase intensity and volume per week, variety
Drawbacks - harder to get in volume on target aspects of a muscle and the time it takes. If I add 29 min or so of cardio - it’s an easy two hours. Fine if you only workout 2-3 times a week but I can’t do that daily.
I do full body calisthenics. I haven’t seen it impact my results. If you stick with the main exercises (push ups, pull ups, etc.), then you will see results.
Pro
I usually do a fully body HIIT workout and/or cardio (depending on time/energy), plus weighted/band exercises targeting glutes, arms, back, and shoulders. It works better for me than focusing on one muscle group every day since I care more about my cardio and just want decently toned muscles vs significant bulk.
Yea that’s what I’m thinking too. I just want to look more lean while minimising soreness.
I’m just wondering if not putting too much focus on a specific muscle group makes the workout useless
Pro
No workout is useless! It just depends on your goals. You can still do heavier lifts or lots of reps for a muscle group, then switch to another muscle group and get a sufficient workout relative to spending like an hour just working out one muscle group the entire time. It definitely helps with minimizing soreness for me too.
Typically I do some full body during the summer when I just want to stay toned vs bulk or when I haven't worked out in a while and need to get everything back in shape before I hammer anything too hard. No workout is wasted and I'd echo the above that doing this as HIIT is a good idea (typically in the summer I'll switch from isolation to either push/pull or upper/lower splits and switch off HIIT vs traditional)