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What do you think which routine is better for a beginner: a fullbody or a 3day split routine?
Any suggestions?

CowPimp

I usually suggest full body routines, but I suppose there is nothing wrong with either method. I just like full body routines because of the way they condition you, which I feel is an important aspect of resistance training that many overlook.

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Newt

For pure size and strength you have to go with a split. Kill a body group and then let it rest. You don't grow in the gym. You grow while recovering.

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KarlW

Neither is necessarily better. FBR's are good for starters because they ease you into it and as CP says, condition the whole body in one workout. It's a matter of opinion, but if I haven't trained for a while I'll do FBR twice a week for 2-3 weeks then go onto a split.

What this means is that when we drop a ball and it falls to the ground, it wasn't the ball that moved (down to the ground), but the ground that moved (up to the ball)

CowPimp

Yeah, but if you don't cause as much microtrauma, then it doesn't take as long to recover. Full body workouts allow you to maintain some of the hormonal and protein synthesis benefits of resistance training, because many of them cease or decrease severely after 72 hours or so.

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Emma-Leigh

I feel that for a beginner a full body routine is the way to go. Always.

After some time getting this right, learning the correct techniques and get that 'mind-muscle' connection then, if they want to, they can start with a simple split (upper/lower, two day splits, 3 days splits).

However, just as CowPimp has said, simply 'progressing' in your ability to lift does not mean you need to stop full body routines. You can gain significant size, strength and conditioning with a full body routine done once every 4 to 5 day... This is because most people do not cause enough fatigue/trauma in their muscles to require a full 7 days of recovery. They may peak in their overcompensation curve at about 5 days and this is technically when it would be best to hit that muscle group again. Waiting longer than that is simply 'detraining'.

Newt

According to me little fella

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Newt

Well I guess you cant say one way from another. I've done both and a 3 or 4 day split works best for me but full body workouts may work for others. We are all different.

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