Do I perform ALL exercises or pick a couple?

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kmawani
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Do I perform ALL exercises or pick a couple?

Post by kmawani »

Hi.....Many times I come across a whole list of exercises, for eg. say for biceps. There are 8 or 9 diff exercises for biceps. question is, should I perform ALL of these exercises or pick 2 or 3 and stick to them. For me, I normally do upper body 2-3 times a week so should I incorporate ALL biceps exercise and vary them on different days of upper body workout?

Finally, can anyone give me feed back on weekly routine please?

Monday - 20 H.I.I.T + abs rountine
Tuesday - uppder body (triceps, biceps, chest, shoulders, back)
Wednesday - 20 H.I.I.T + abs rountine
Thursday - Full body
Friday - 20 H.I.I.T + abs rountine
Saturday - Lower body
Sunday - REST

* every tue and sat would alternate between lower body and upper body workouts.

Thnx.
swanso5
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Post by swanso5 »

- 1 exercise per major muscle (quads, hams, mid back, chest, upper back, delts, tri's and bi's) is enough...do 3 sets for first 5 muscles than 2 sets for the rest...choose different exercise for each of your 3 workouts though and rotate through
- why not just 3 full body workouts?? still a good way to go what your doing though



Finally, can anyone give me feed back on weekly routine please?

Monday - 20 H.I.I.T + abs rountine
Tuesday - uppder body (triceps, biceps, chest, shoulders, back)
Wednesday - 20 H.I.I.T + abs rountine
Thursday - Full body
Friday - 20 H.I.I.T + abs rountine
Saturday - Lower body
Sunday - REST

* every tue and sat would alternate between lower body and upper body workouts.
kmawani
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Post by kmawani »

Thanks. Yeah, I did think about doing full body 3x a week however, I am faced with limited time (45 mins max).

Thanks for the tips. Much appreciated.
swanso5
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Post by swanso5 »

full body routines are always quicker than splits anyway...choose 5 compound exercises for 3 x 10 or something and your off...45mins max it should take you
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