Full body or split workout

elopez1998
elopez1998 Posts: 40 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I've been doing a split workout 4/7 days since November and eating 1200-1500 calories. Currently at 190 from 216. Contemplating changing to full body workout still at 4/7 days. Which workout do you prefer and why?

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,481 Member
    You can't do full body workouts 7 days a week and 4 would be pushing it. The body needs time to recover.

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  • elopez1998
    elopez1998 Posts: 40 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    You can't do full body workouts 7 days a week and 4 would be pushing it. The body needs time to recover.

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    So do you suggest 3/7?
  • ercarroll311
    ercarroll311 Posts: 295 Member
    I like to do full body so that more muscles at a time are going through recovery and getting a few extra calories burnt. I do it three days/week, but I've done four with a less strenuous routine.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    If you do 4 days you need to vary intensity. Bret Contreras has an example in this article.

    https://bretcontreras.com/how-to-design-an-optimal-glute-training-program/
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,481 Member
    elopez1998 wrote: »
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    You can't do full body workouts 7 days a week and 4 would be pushing it. The body needs time to recover.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
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    So do you suggest 3/7?
    3 times is good with moderate/high intensity.

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  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
    edited March 2017
    Other people would have different goals, schedules, experience and capabilities - better to focus on your needs/wants rather than get confused with what other people do.
    For example I only get time to strength train three times a week so I'm never going to do 4 days a week upper/lower or push/pull splits.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    We don't know what your split was and we don't know what your full body routine would be. Both an upper/lower rest, upper/lower and a 3x full body are common frequency templates, and often boil down to personal preference. I like full body, but recognize an upper/lower split helps with intensity sometimes.
  • HermanLily
    HermanLily Posts: 217 Member
    Full body, every other day works great

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