Should I do these in one day?

Suzay
Suzay Posts: 60
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm gonna begin strength training. What I plan to do is - crunches, squats, pushups, lunges, bicep curls, leg raises, planks, mountain climbers and side planks. Would it be ideal to do these in the one day? I feel like I get more of a workout if I do it all in the one workout, 3 sets of 15 each.

I wouldn't like to say just work on my arms one day then legs the next because with what I've got planned it would only take 10 minutes to do one part of my body and it doesn't feel like I've done a workout at all.

If anyone has any other exercises that have shown to tone your abs could you also link/show me.

Danke.

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  • Kipper66
    Kipper66 Posts: 17 Member
    Try adding some tricep dips in and shoulder presses so that you work the whole of your arm and shoulder area for a balanced work out on your arms. You need to aim for a complete work out of around min of 45 mins to get the full benefit, this time can include your warm up and cool down and at least 5 times a week.
  • welloiledmachine
    welloiledmachine Posts: 1,147 Member
    I work out 3 days a week and do 2 body parts per day, but I do spend 75 minutes each day. I do Chest and Bis one day, then Shoulders and Legs, then Back and Tris. But there's nothing that says you can't mix that up. I always add a 10 minute ab workout after each workout.
    The key is make sure you hit all body parts and use free weights as well.
    Good luck.
  • Stormyyy
    Stormyyy Posts: 247 Member
    Bump. I must be missing mucles as if i dnt do both top and bottom i'm also finished after around 10 mins.
  • martinh78
    martinh78 Posts: 601
    Do you do any cardio stuff as well? Maybe add the muscle building to your cardio workout, but concentrate on a couple of muscle groups?

    I do triceps, biceps, traps and shoulders after a rowing session. The next time I'll do abs. I don't strangth train my legs at the moment as the rowing is toning those up nicely!
  • flimflamfloz
    flimflamfloz Posts: 1,980 Member
    You don't have to split your workout in 3 parts (assuming you workout 3 times a week, 1 day rest in between).

    However, if you don't you end up working always the same muscles on your 3 workouts during the week which is not a bad thing in itself... You will just be missing muscles (e.g. forearm exercises, wrists, triceps, biceps, shoulder, neck, chest, lower abs, upper abs, thighs etc etc), BUT as a starter, this is fine.

    As you progress (2-3 months), then introduce more variety and start considering a split routine.

    If you don't do a split routine, then use as many compound exercises as you can (bodyweight exercises, pull ups, push ups, squats etc).
  • Suzay
    Suzay Posts: 60
    Do you do any cardio stuff as well? Maybe add the muscle building to your cardio workout, but concentrate on a couple of muscle groups?

    I do triceps, biceps, traps and shoulders after a rowing session. The next time I'll do abs. I don't strangth train my legs at the moment as the rowing is toning those up nicely!

    Yes I do 30-45 minutes of cardio a day on my elliptical :)
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