How long on Full Body Workouts?

[silencer]

I Split my routines to isolate or target certain areas of my body, but my brother has been training now for about 3 weeks, and I was wondering how many weeks or months he should carry on doing full body workouts...I know it all depends on how your specific body recovers etc...but on average ? Oh yea...hes 18 and he is lifting heavy.

-Thanks.

 

[Uzi9]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^Hes 18 and lifts heavy...... thats all the info we need to know to tell you anything

 

[silencer]

Um yea. How about...Fuck you ? fucking prick. Its a simple question I don't expect a wise ass fucken answer. If you have nothing better to do just go do the world a favour and Slit your wrists you fucken piece of shit.

 

[P-funk]

Um yea. How about...Fuck you ? fucking prick. Its a simple question I don't expect a wise ass fucken answer. If you have nothing better to do just go do the world a favour and Slit your wrists you fucken piece of shit.

okay, calm down.


he can carry on with the full body as long as he wants, as long as he is making gains, or as long as he is comfortable with it. Total body is a great way to train and there are so many different ways to break up the focus, periodize and progress through different things that you can train like that for a long time.

 

[squanto]

he could break it into an upper/lower body split. he'd probably be better off waiting on the different body part splits until he feels comfortable changing his own workout.

those kinds of workouts often need a lot of fine tuning to the individual's body, and if he hasnt been working out for a while, it might not work that well for him. just my opinion.... it wouldnt really hurt for him to do the body part splits, but he may not see the gains of a full body workout if he doesn't do it right.

 

[CowPimp]

He can go as long as he like. Full body workouts are great, but a lot of people on these forums seem to stick to traditional splits. I suggest that he also try other avenues. Among other things, I am debating returning to a full body split after I finish my current training cycle.

 

[Egoatdoor]

I usually recommend that beginners do whole body workouts for 6 weeks to 3 months, depending on how quickly they progress in attaining proper form, how diligently they have been working out and what the goals are of the particular individual. Your friend could be ready right now to graduate in another month or less to a split routine.

If he is doing really good to this point, he could possibly add one or two more movements to his current routine, switch some exercises ( say dumbbell bench presses instead of barbell) or add one or two sets to the total workout ( do an extra set of squats or bench presses for instance).

 

[KarlW]

He can go as long as he like. Full body workouts are great, but a lot of people on these forums seem to stick to traditional splits. I suggest that he also try other avenues. Among other things, I am debating returning to a full body split after I finish my current training cycle.

Same here. I've finished 9 weeks of P/RR/S on a 4 day split and came out feeling somewhat overtrained. I took 5 days off then went and did a FB workout at low intensity. Think I'm gonna try FB workouts on a HIT scheme. Maybe split it into push/pull or something, not sure yet. You know after doing a split with a fair bit of volume for a while I feel the need to return to basics for a period.

 

[WilliamB]

Um yea. How about...Fuck you ? fucking prick. Its a simple question I don't expect a wise ass fucken answer. If you have nothing better to do just go do the world a favour and Slit your wrists you fucken piece of shit.

I tell ya those UK dudes

 

[CowPimp]

Same here. I've finished 9 weeks of P/RR/S on a 4 day split and came out feeling somewhat overtrained. I took 5 days off then went and did a FB workout at low intensity. Think I'm gonna try FB workouts on a HIT scheme. Maybe split it into push/pull or something, not sure yet. You know after doing a split with a fair bit of volume for a while I feel the need to return to basics for a period.

I also felt a little run down doing P-RR-S. I think the key is to reduce the volume drastically during shock week. Shock week should follow HIT levels of volume. I was reducing volume, but not enough. Also, I was going to failure far too frequently. I don't think going to failure on every working set is a good idea.

 

[KarlW]

I also felt a little run down doing P-RR-S. I think the key is to reduce the volume drastically during shock week. Shock week should follow HIT levels of volume. I was reducing volume, but not enough. Also, I was going to failure far too frequently. I don't think going to failure on every working set is a good idea.

Absolutely. I love P-RR-S I think it is awesome but I did the same thing in having too much volume in Shock week. Also did the same in training just about every set to failure. Live and learn eh? I'll go back onto it again soon I'm sure but with a better understanding of it, and myself.