What works for you?

JeremyCegers

I'm looking forward to being able to see when the sculpting can begin. Right now I'm in the weight loss phase. What routine/split/workout works for you?

AllanMisner

Early on, building strength is more important than adding muscle mass. For that reason, I recommend heavy compound movements (squats, deadlifts, bench press, rows or pull ups, and overhead press). I go heavy with 3 - 6 reps, five sets of each exercise, resting 2 - 3 minutes between sets. I make sure I’m getting plenty of high quality protein, timing my nutrients to fuel my workouts, and get 8 or more hours of quality sleep each night.

I intermix that program with cardio and crossfit, monitoring my health and sleep to ensure I’m not overtraining.

jacksonpt

For weight loss? An appropriate calorie intake + whatever exercise keeps me happy. Currently that's a bit of everything - pick-up basketball, running, cycling, lifting (modified 5/3/1), bodyweight stuff.

alyhuggan

A 5 days a week push pull leg split has always worked for me!

JeremyCegers

AllanMisner wrote: »

Early on, building strength is more important than adding muscle mass. For that reason, I recommend heavy compound movements (squats, deadlifts, bench press, rows or pull ups, and overhead press). I go heavy with 3 - 6 reps, five sets of each exercise, resting 2 - 3 minutes between sets. I make sure I’m getting plenty of high quality protein, timing my nutrients to fuel my workouts, and get 8 or more hours of quality sleep each night.

I intermix that program with cardio and crossfit, monitoring my health and sleep to ensure I’m not overtraining.

How much cardio and how often? I found that my numbers were horrible with the more cardio I did. Whether before or after I worked out, I didn't have much of a solid workout because I was spent all of the time.