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emmab0902
emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
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Usually I can get a good block of time to train but sometimes, today for example, I only had 5 minutes here and there so had to break up todays workout (kettlebell routine) into several sessions. What are the drawbacks for doing this with strength training?

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  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Is your ketlebell routine light weights? Are you doing the routine for calorie burn or strength?
  • Hendrix7
    Hendrix7 Posts: 1,903 Member
    I wouldn't worry about it.

    There is research showing at least for strength gains splitting up a session into 2 separate sessions produced better strength gains.

    This was talked about in one the muscle college radio podcasts with layne and dr lowry.
  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
    The only possible problem I can imagine is insufficient warm-ups. When you do a single training session, you are quite warm by the end of it. If you do the same lifts/exercises in several installments without warming up before each, you will be less tired, but you might also be at a greater risk of injury.
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