Full Body Workouts. Good or Bad ?

[TheFate]

I dont switch it up, I just do full body workouts everyday
and rest 1-2 days outta the week. My goal is to be cut with 6 pack, Is this good or bad for my body, this is what my workout looks like :

3x10-12 Reps Bench Press Reg
3x10-12 Reps Bench Press Inclined
4x15 Pull Bar w/Cable
4x15 Back Bar w/cable
100 Sit Ups w/ Medicine ball
3x10 Curls
4x10 Perfect Pushups
3x10 Dum Bell
3x20 Leg Lifts
1 1/2 - 2 Miles Daily

Then take a Protein Shake after workout...

[vtx7]

It's ok for a beginner. How long have you been lifting?

[BadgerDave]

I suppose I'll be the first one to say it.....you need some real lower body work on that workout. By that I mean squats and deadlifts.

As to full body workouts vs splits, the opinion is pretty evenly divided. I don't have the links but there was a pretty good debate about this on T nation between CT and another couple of big name trainers. Anyone know which one I'm talking about?

[TheFate]

It's ok for a beginner. How long have you been lifting?

Been doing it for about a month to a month in a half now...
Any advice ??

[Panacea9]

It is horrible lacks balance, too much volume for the muscle weekly.

Use any of the pre-made ones in a sticky and see what works best for you

[:::JMANN:::]

as long as you have the right balance of volume and frequency, a fullbody workout can be successful at any level IMO. here's the one i ran for 3 months and made incredible gains on this winter.

workout A- monday 3x5 (60/80/100% OF 5RM)
squats
bench press
chinups
seated press
barbell curls
close grip press
calf raises

workout B- wednesday 3x5 (same as workout A)
deadlift
incline press
barbell rows
upright rows
db curls
lying extensions
seated raises

workout C- friday (same as monday)

put nearly 50lbs on bench and squats and over 30lbs on deads.

did it for 3 months before returning to a BP split.

[JamaicaBrah]

It is horrible lacks balance, too much volume for the muscle weekly.

Use any of the pre-made ones in a sticky and see what works best for you

x2

It is horrible, plus you do full body 5 days a week, lol

[V5RED]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=998224
^^starter strength would be 1000000000000000x better for you

http://www.intens************/448809-post15.html
^^how to squat

as for abs, thats a function of diet which you can find my stance on in my recent posts

[TheFate]

x2

It is horrible, plus you do full body 5 days a week, lol

Hows it Horrible ? My main focus is my Chest, arms and Abs
and thats what I workout daily... Come in here with some advice rather
than flap your gums.... Like I said, Im still new to this and you cant
expect someone to know from the top how to balance volume and freq.

[V5RED]

Hows it Horrible ? My main focus is my Chest, arms and Abs
and thats what I workout daily... Come in here with some advice rather
than flap your gums.... Like I said, Im still new to this and you cant
expect someone to know from the top how to balance volume and freq.

you will fail to build a large chest and arms if you ignore your legs

you will fail to build anything if you overtrain

you can't have huge guns and chest on chicken legs

abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym

http://www.ironaddicts.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=15254

not gum flapping...just honest

[TheFate]

you will fail to build a large chest and arms if you ignore your legs

you will fail to build anything if you overtrain

you can't have huge guns and chest on chicken legs

abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym

http://www.ironaddicts.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=15254

not gum flapping...just honest

Who ever said I didnt work my legs out....
I do weight training on my legs and try to run ATLEAST 2 miles a day...
I dont see how you can fail to build anything if you over train...
And Abs are not just part of the kitchen, i agree is plays a major role
but of course you have to work out your abs to build them...
All im saying is I plan on doing a full body workout intill I reach a certin
point, then I feel I should split it up... Spliting just seems like it will take too
long... Or should I just start spliting now ?

[V5RED]

Who ever said I didnt work my legs out....
I do weight training on my legs and try to run ATLEAST 2 miles a day...
I dont see how you can fail to build anything if you over train...
And Abs are not just part of the kitchen, i agree is plays a major role
but of course you have to work out your abs to build them...
All im saying is I plan on doing a full body workout intill I reach a certin
point, then I feel I should split it up... Spliting just seems like it will take too
long... Or should I just start spliting now ?

i already gave you all the advice you need

[bango skank]

As a beginner you need to focus on the big compund lifts; squat, deadlift, flat bench, standing press, and power clean. Notice that 4/5 of those are leg intensive.

Here's all the advice you need on hardcore weight training:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/printt...t=998224&pp=50

[Dan0_123]

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I dont switch it up, I just do full body workouts everyday
and rest 1-2 days outta the week. My goal is to be cut with 6 pack, Is this good or bad for my body, this is what my workout looks like :

3x10-12 Reps Bench Press Reg
3x10-12 Reps Bench Press Inclined
4x15 Pull Bar w/Cable
4x15 Back Bar w/cable
100 Sit Ups w/ Medicine ball
3x10 Curls
4x10 Perfect Pushups
3x10 Dum Bell
3x20 Leg Lifts
1 1/2 - 2 Miles Daily

Then take a Protein Shake after workout...

Who ever said I didnt work my legs out....
I do weight training on my legs and try to run ATLEAST 2 miles a day...
I dont see how you can fail to build anything if you over train...
And Abs are not just part of the kitchen, i agree is plays a major role
but of course you have to work out your abs to build them...
All im saying is I plan on doing a full body workout intill I reach a certin
point, then I feel I should split it up... Spliting just seems like it will take too
long... Or should I just start spliting now ?

Where are your leg exercises? Running does not count as leg exercises


Do more compound lifts and cut down on your frequency. If you want to do whole body try 3 times a week instead of 5. You need probably 36-48hrs rest between workouts. You will hit a wall really fast with the workout you are doing. It may work well for a little while but as soon as you start using weights that really tax your body you will build up so much fatigue your body will start crying for a break.

[jflex89]

x2

It is horrible, plus you do full body 5 days a week, lol

Ok buddy, its horrible, if your doing this 5 times a week, thats just not smart. First of all if your doing a full body workout, cut back down to three days a week and push it every time you work out. Your probably made your workout wayy less intense than it should be because I believe you shouldn't be able to do five of them a week if yur maxing it outz.

Try putting more weight, more reps on if its too easy and cut back to three, four workouts a week at most. I used to do full body workouts too but 4 times a week and wayy more intense than your workout that you posted. However, i've now changed to working different parts of my body and working out lik 5-6 times a week. found it worked better for me lolz

[JamaicaBrah]

I wasnt flapping my gums, i was just agreeing with the guy that said you should look up better full body programs

And yeah...it is horrible if you only focus on chest, arms and abs

But everyone has horrible routines when they just start out, hell, before i got my weight set i would do 5x10 pushups, superset it with 5x20 crunches and 3x10 dumbbell curls

Then i bought a bench and some weights and got serious about it, read up on the internet on how to train, i learned moves like squats, bb row, i already knew about bench from before since thats all everyone talks about, i learned about incline bench, i learned about sldl etc

[Musclefever]

i think fb are gd becacuse i train every muscle 3 times a week plus the big 3 exercises ie squats, bench and dead will basiclaly work all ur muscles so..but i dont know if they are better for size then splits..

[TheFate]

Then can someone link me to a better full body workout ?
Because I just bought this bench which has alot of diff variety
of workouts you can do.... And I want to incorperate how I lift
with this bench... The RIGHT way of course... Because my body does seem
fatique alot...

[bango skank]

you can start by clicking the links that we've already posted...

[TheFate]

^ Mybad I didnt see that link...

[bloodsugar]

Hows it Horrible ? My main focus is my Chest, arms and Abs
and thats what I workout daily... Come in here with some advice rather
than flap your gums.... Like I said, Im still new to this and you cant
expect someone to know from the top how to balance volume and freq.

You shouldnt work the same muscle daily. Fullbody lifts are to be done with atleast a day of rest(3 days a week). ANd do some squats, they produce GH more than any other lift. Dont just concentrate on chest and abs, fullbody means fullbody. Dont ask for advice and then get pissed when you get some.....nobody was "flapping their gums", they were helping you.....

[bloodsugar]

Who ever said I didnt work my legs out....
I do weight training on my legs and try to run ATLEAST 2 miles a day...
I dont see how you can fail to build anything if you over train...
And Abs are not just part of the kitchen, i agree is plays a major role
but of course you have to work out your abs to build them...
All im saying is I plan on doing a full body workout intill I reach a certin
point, then I feel I should split it up... Spliting just seems like it will take too
long... Or should I just start spliting now ?

wrong about the abs....I have a six pack and I dont do any ab work at all....I have a low BF

[Shylock]

A waste of time!

[1/2man1/2amazin]

full body is ok with the right volume...

i personally prefer working 2-3 muscle groups a day so that eat muscle gets hit twice a week...

[TheFate]

Yea I actually took up some of the advice on here and stopped
overtraining my body...
I do Upper body 2 days, lower body 2 days for about 1 1/2 hour,
do Abs every other day, then rest 3 days outta the week...