What's your routine?

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CaitySins
CaitySins Posts: 57 Member
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By routine I mean, working out generally includes rest days, but additionally you'd have "leg/arm/abs" etc day to tone and not end up "skinny fat", which if you're meant to do at least 4 days with cardio a week, followed by a leg, arm and abs day for example, there's no days left for a rest day? Just wondering what the balance is really meant to be like. How many days of exercise would you do before taking a rest day, and would you take one if you generally don't feel like you need it?

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  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
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    By routine I mean, working out generally includes rest days, but additionally you'd have "leg/arm/abs" etc day to tone and not end up "skinny fat", which if you're meant to do at least 4 days with cardio a week, followed by a leg, arm and abs day for example, there's no days left for a rest day? Just wondering what the balance is really meant to be like. How many days of exercise would you do before taking a rest day, and would you take one if you generally don't feel like you need it?

    Currently my routine is like this.
    Tues/Thurs -- "Rest" days, so light cardio (LISS) and ab work.
    Monday - at lunch: heavy chest, after work: heavy back
    Wednesday -- Heavy Legs
    Friday -- Light Chest/Back together
    Saturday -- Arms/Shoulders, heavy for the most part
    Sunday -- Legs (light for the most part)

    I am debating on switching up Wednesday and Sunday.....
  • DeadliftAddict
    DeadliftAddict Posts: 746 Member
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    I'm on an upper/lower split so I can hit each body part twice per week with at least 48 hrs of rest between.

    Monday - Upper Power
    Tuesday - Lower Power
    Wednesday - Rest or 12 minutes of HIIT
    Thursday - Upper hypertrophy
    Friday - Lower hypertrophy (Heavy Deadlifts to start)
    Saturday/Sunday - Rest
  • TriLifter
    TriLifter Posts: 1,283 Member
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    I'm on an upper/lower split so I can hit each body part twice per week with at least 48 hrs of rest between.

    Monday - Upper Power
    Tuesday - Lower Power
    Wednesday - Rest or 12 minutes of HIIT
    Thursday - Upper hypertrophy
    Friday - Lower hypertrophy (Heavy Deadlifts to start)
    Saturday/Sunday - Rest

    I do something similar.

    Monday - Upper Body
    Tuesday - Lower Body
    Wednesday - HIIT/BB Complexes
    Thursday - Upper Body
    Friday - Lower Body
    Saturday - Rest
    Sunday - Run

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