What is wrong with a full body workout?

[unit321]

I keep hearing people doing splits and talking down on a full body.

I only go to the gym twice a week cuz that's all I can do at the moment so I have to get it in and make sure I hit everything those two days. Those two days are Mon & Wed.

Please explain to me what's wrong with a full body workout?

Nothing. You "can" do a full body workout. There has been at least one book on weight lifting where the program was based on working everything in one workout. It did require rest in between days. A friend of mine in college tried it out. It was not easy but he didn't like it.

 

[-G$-]

Yeah about 2-4 times a week.

It's not for everyone though.


For example here's a typical night for me:
warm-up stretches

1. 3x15 calisthenics lunges (normal)

2. 2x10 calisthenics lunges (transverse plane)

3. 2-3x pull-ups

4. Squats (front / back) depending on how I feel

5. Overhead press / Clean (alternate between sets)

5b(optional). Bench press I'm not a big fan of benching, but I'll randomly do a couple sets of 225...depending on how I feel...

6. calisthenics tricep dips 3-4x

7. tricep pulldowns 3x

8. pull-ups subsetted with resistant pushups on medicine ball 3x

9. DL or barbell rows...

It's weird I do a modified version of SL. Interestingly enough, it takes me less 45 minutes to complete this regime. I plan my workouts away from prime time hours. When I leave the gym I'm not particularly sore either, nor morning after. I'm immune to soreness

and this dude squats plates on plates on plates

 

[Mr. Somebody]

If all i did was pullups, dead lifts, squats, sits ups and pushups, would i still be brolic?

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Yeah about 2-4 times a week.

It's not for everyone though.


For example here's a typical night for me:
warm-up stretches

1. 3x15 calisthenics lunges (normal)

2. 2x10 calisthenics lunges (transverse plane)

3. 2-3x pull-ups

4. Squats (front / back) depending on how I feel

5. Overhead press / Clean (alternate between sets)

5b(optional). Bench press I'm not a big fan of benching, but I'll randomly do a couple sets of 225...depending on how I feel...

6. calisthenics tricep dips 3-4x

7. tricep pulldowns 3x

8. pull-ups subsetted with resistant pushups on medicine ball 3x

9. DL or barbell rows...

It's weird I do a modified version of SL. Interestingly enough, it takes me less 45 minutes to complete this regime. I plan my workouts away from prime time hours. When I leave the gym I'm not particularly sore either, nor morning after. I'm immune to soreness

You're obviously not maxing out on them - how do you manage to at the very least reach your threshold stimulus (let alone pass it) through every body part to maximize symmetry and proportion (gain/remain), by doing the above in under 45 mins? Because from those #s /exs it would seem damn near a superhuman feat (+ superhuman genetics). And how do you load to equal-out the intensity through each exercise? And looking at 5b, how do you maintain/gain in that body area if you're only doing a few random sets (which are optional) - all dependent on how you feel?

 

[Serious]

You're obviously not maxing out on them - how do you manage to at the very least reach your threshold stimulus (let alone pass it) through every body part to gain/remain symmetrical, by doing ALL of that in under 45 mins?

Good question.

Interestingly enough. I don't max out any more. I use relatively the same weight. Which is still "fairly" heavy...

As far as time, IDK either. It just works out that way. I'll put it like this. I posted 9+ exercises that my regime consist of. Give or take some days I have enough energy to do 9+ exercises and other days I'll settle for 5-7 exercises.

Because from those #s /exs it would seem damn near a superhuman feat. And how do you load to equal-out the intensity through each exercise?

TBH, after squats I'm somewhat tired. I usually take a 5 minute break. Then I have a second burst of energy...

And looking at 5b, how do you maintain/gain in that body area if you're only doing a few random sets (which are optional) - all dependent on how you feel?

I'm not a big fan of benching. For my size, I don't really need a big chest. My shoulders + arms are big enough....

peep(no homo):

Spoiler

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Good question.

Interestingly enough. I don't max out any more. I use relatively the same weight. Which is still "fairly" heavy...

As far as time, IDK either. It just works out that way. I'll put it like this. I posted 9+ exercises that my regime consist of. Give or take some days I have enough energy to do 9+ exercises and other days I'll settle for 5-7 exercises.


TBH, after squats I'm somewhat tired. I usually take a 5 minute break. Then I have a second burst of energy...


I'm not a big fan of benching. For my size, I don't really need a big chest. My shoulders + arms are big enough....

peep(no homo):

Spoiler

Obviously you've fine-tuned your program to suit your body (like you said your program isn't for everybody) - but in general that's the problem I have with full body workouts - I mean it's near impossible to hit EVERYTHING properly (past your muscle stimulation threshold or on par + keeping intensity/energy throughout), increasing overall strength (as opposed to 'splits') and increasing x time you have before hitting your plateau (once again, as opposed to 'splits').

I mean the closest I come to full body workouts is when I've finished a break (2 weeks approx): I do a oly lift/compound program which is a max of 3 exercises (2-3 times a week), and build up until I've reached 80% of my OG strength. When I've reached that stage I split my compounds into 4-5 splits (1 excercise per day, in order of major muscle group) with near max-load and hit it until I can't hold proper form. Lasts about a month.

But I mean that's just me - shyt allows me to get back into my original state and it gets every muscle part back into it's own stress mode.

 

[Serious]

Obviously you've fine-tuned your program to suit your body (like you said your program isn't for everybody) - but in general that's the problem I have with full body workouts - I mean it's near impossible to hit EVERYTHING properly (past your muscle stimulation threshold or on par + keeping intensity/energy throughout), increasing overall strength (as opposed to 'splits') and increasing x time you have before hitting your plateau (once again, as opposed to 'splits').

That's just it though. Workout regimes like starting strength and strong lifts encourage users to explore other exercises as well, but if an individual is pressed for time and can only do the bare minimum then those are the exercises which a great emphasis should be placed on.

When I initially started SL, I stuck to 3 exercises per session. No more, no less.

With that said, as time progressed I noticed how symmetrical my body was becoming, way before I started modifying my routine.

I mean the closest I come to full body workouts is when I've finished a break (2 weeks approx): I do a oly lift/compound program which is a max of 3 exercises (2-3 times a week), and build up until I've reached 80% of my OG strength. When I've reached that stage I split my compounds into 4-5 splits (1 excercise per day, in order of major muscle group) with near max-load and hit it until I can't hold proper form. Lasts about a month.

But I mean that's just me - shyt allows me to get back into my original state and it gets every muscle part back into it's own stress mode.

That's actually pretty good.

I stopped maxing out, after I gained too much mass and weight.

My main focus these days, derives around power instead of actual weight.

I stat whored in past and luckily I never caught a "serious" injury. Messing with 4+ plates is no joke. Form should be impeccable.

 

[Ohene]

That's just it though. Workout regimes like starting strength and strong lifts encourage users to explore other exercises as well, but if an individual is pressed for time and can only do the bare minimum then those are the exercises which a great emphasis should be placed on.

When I initially started SL, I stuck to 3 exercises per session. No more, no less.

With that said, as time progressed I noticed how symmetrical my body was becoming, way before I started modifying my routine.


That's actually pretty good.

I stopped maxing out, after I gained too much mass and weight.

My main focus these days, derives around power instead of actual weight.
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I stat whored in past and luckily I never caught a "serious" injury. Messing with 4+ plates is no joke. Form should be impeccable.

fam, i gotta PM you in the near future if I dont mind.

 

[A.V.]

Good question.

Interestingly enough. I don't max out any more. I use relatively the same weight. Which is still "fairly" heavy...

As far as time, IDK either. It just works out that way. I'll put it like this. I posted 9+ exercises that my regime consist of. Give or take some days I have enough energy to do 9+ exercises and other days I'll settle for 5-7 exercises.


TBH, after squats I'm somewhat tired. I usually take a 5 minute break. Then I have a second burst of energy...


I'm not a big fan of benching. For my size, I don't really need a big chest. My shoulders + arms are big enough....

peep(no homo):

Spoiler

Props on a decent workout regimen, but your calves/lower leg muscles are seriously underworked lol. shyt don't even look balanced at all.



nh too for all u gay thinkin muthafukkas

 

[Dooby]

Good question.

Interestingly enough. I don't max out any more. I use relatively the same weight. Which is still "fairly" heavy...

As far as time, IDK either. It just works out that way. I'll put it like this. I posted 9+ exercises that my regime consist of. Give or take some days I have enough energy to do 9+ exercises and other days I'll settle for 5-7 exercises.


TBH, after squats I'm somewhat tired. I usually take a 5 minute break. Then I have a second burst of energy...


I'm not a big fan of benching. For my size, I don't really need a big chest. My shoulders + arms are big enough....

peep(no homo):

Spoiler

Strange, you're not brolic. Are those numbers you puttin up genuine? The best thing you got is massive legs. The rest of your body is disproportional compared to that part of you. It looks like you're wearing those shakespeare pants breh.

 

[Serious]

Props on a decent workout regimen, but your calves/lower leg muscles are seriously underworked lol. shyt don't even look balanced at all.



nh too for all u gay thinkin muthafukkas

Strange, you're not brolic. Are those numbers you puttin up genuine? The best thing you got is massive legs. The rest of your body is disproportional compared to that part of you. It looks like you're wearing those shakespeare pants breh.

Breh trust everything is fairly proportionate. You can't even see my calves in that pic

My calves are just as built as my quads. I took a pic of my body in the transverse form, but decided not to post them. My bedroom mirror sucks. Yet I somehow managed to get off a decent shot of my quads. For example my upper body really looks like this:

Spoiler

Most people complainant me on my shoulders, yet don't even know how vicious my legs are as well...

 

[A.V.]

 

[Dooby]

Breh trust everything is fairly proportionate. You can't even see my calves in that pic

My calves are just as built as my quads. I took a pic of my body in the transverse form, but decided not to post them. My bedroom mirror sucks. Yet I somehow managed to get off a decent shot of my quads. For example my upper body really looks like this:

Spoiler

Most people complainant me on my shoulders, yet don't even know how vicious my legs are as well...

I stand corrected

The previous picture you looked a lot more lean than the one you just posted.