My goal is to lose bodyfat.
I hired a personal trainer for March and April and I was doing split workouts, with a bit of cardio. I did gain muscle, but didn’t get as ripped as I wanted. Currently on my off week, but want to start next week on full-body workouts focusing on HIIT and cardio as well to burn off the fat.
Do you guys recommend full-body workouts after doing splits for 2 months? Or continue with the splits but upping the cardio?
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Today, 08:33 AM #1Misc OG
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Full-body workouts after 2 months of split workouts?
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Today, 08:43 AM #2Moderator
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Of course you can. It's just how your schedule your exercises. The exercise choice and total overall workload is what matters. Not the 'split' (or lack thereof)
BTW you don't have to have lots of cardio to lose fat. It happens when you are in a net calorie deficit - which you can create by eating less OR doing more. Either way.
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Today, 09:11 AM #3Registered User
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It's fine to switch to fb workouts after doing a bodypart split for 2 months. IMO use your diet to focus on losing fat and your workouts to build muscle. Throw in cardio on the side for health reasons and a little extra fat loss.
Keep in mind 2 months isn't a lot of time to get ripped, esp if your cals aren't in order. Give it time.
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Yup. The diet does the work when cutting, not the programming. A great deal of cardio is counter-productive for me when I cut; the caloric deficit coupled with the extra cardio tends to shoot my cortisol up, making it harder for me to take off weight.Originally Posted by SuffolkPunch
FWIW, my favorite cutting program is 5/3/1 Full Body; hit the weights 3 days/week, do a quick HIIT session (usually carrying heavy chit around the gym), get out and call it good."The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you’re a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." -Henry Rollins
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Today, 09:23 AM #5Registered User
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Yes, you can. There's nothing wrong with it.Originally Posted by chivasregal
Full body workout routines are underrated, but it works well. Though, you can't expect to get a bicep peak by doing bicep curls. Therefore, you should consider exercise variety if you're thinking of going with full-body workouts, and you can also alternate between two exercises as well – for all body parts. The best way to follow full-body workout routines is to practice a variety of movements.
Weirdly, full-body workouts were quite famous in the old days. Many golden-era bodybuilders use to follow a full-body workout routine and one such famous bodybuilder was Leroy Colbert, who was quite adamant about full-body workouts. He even believed he got the best results from full-body workouts.
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