Workout Routines (Page 1 of 2)

Regular Routine
In a regular routine, you work three days per week with a day of rest between each workout. The regular routine consists of 4 to 7 exercises, plus abdominal work.

Split Routine
In a split routine, you work the upper body one day and the lower body another day. Muscles need a day of recovery between workouts. If you work all the major muscles in one day, as in the regular routine, you must rest the next day. With a split routine, however, you can workout on successive days, since the upper body is getting a rest while you are working the lower body, and vice versa.

The split routine is very efficient and a widely used principle in stimulating muscle gains. You will want to do a split routine if your total exercises exceed twelve per workout or if you are working at high intensities (heavy weight). As a general rule you should use a split routine anytime your workout exceeds one hour duration.

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