Thread: what's more effective for my goals?

I think you would get burned out quickly doing a full body and cardio every work-out.

I ment alternating cardio days with total body days

I'm not really trying to cut now so I don't do a lot of cardio, but I have been doing a very basic total body three day a week for about a month. Even without cardio I have noticed a decrease in my waist size. The key is to keep the workout intense and use strict slow movements. I went to this workout as a change of pace and even though its very basic if you keep it intense and use strict movements I think you may be surprised with your results.

Squats* 2 x 15
Pullovers* 2 x 12
Bench presses 2 x 15
Standing barbell presses 2 x 10
Barbell rows 2 x 10
Standing barbell curls 2 x 10
Deadlifts 2 x 15
Crunches 4 x 20

*Perform squats and pullovers a superset.

Why do cardio? Or an aerobics workout of any kind? When performing a strictly aerobic workout, the body burns calories only during the duration of the activity. However, a high intemsity strength training program and a sensible diet will allow you to burn daily at least 50 cal. per each of pound of lean muscle that you build.