I need to know which type of workout produces better results. Split workout, dedicating whole workout sessions to one part of the body, eg arms. Or full body, doing the whole body in one workout. Also please give reasons to your answers. Thanks.
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the best is do some of upper body like by and chest. then some of lower cafs and thighs. body the next day do rest of upper body trys and abbs. the next day thin do the rest of lower body hams and back. rest a day or 2 than repeat. and you will see m growth. the best thing to do also is to take creatine and certien vitamins and this will help more than you think
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In my experience, after an extremely strenuous workout, the answer is for upper body it takes a full day and lower body two days to heal before doing another upper or lower body routine. So, for cardio, I'm assuming you jog or do an elliptical... something that mainly involves your legs. Because your above workout is so upper body focused (with hardly any curls), I think you can safely skip a day and do cardio. If your cardio involves more upper body, thats ok too because it should only take a day to recover those muscles anyways.\n\nRegardless, over time the more frequently you work out the quicker you will be able to recover, so you might be able to do cardio the next. Stick with the one skip day for now. Good Luck!.
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Yeah, I was in a horrible accident, and I got into martial arts incidentally as part of my rehab(funny story for another day). Anywho, at that time, i had been in a hospital bed for months and months and unable to eat regular food, so I was a total lard ass. I went into that bad at 215(i'm a 6ft ex-football player) so i was in decent shape, and i came out of that bed weighing around 285. Needless to say I was bigtime out of shape, and i could barely move. Anywho, as part of my rehab i was doing lots and lots of stretching. 1-2 hrs a day. Following Tom Kurz's instruction (recomend the book or the DVD .. i stole em of DC++ but you can buy if you want). To Sum up here.. was a total fatty for a bit there and i could do the side splits as a fatty after just a bit over 2 months weighing 265 and being by no means thin. Just gotta work at it every day, remember to warm up before you stretch to get your blood flowing, stretch all antagonistic muscles before you do your splits, and breath slowly and deeply during stretching.
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You should always have a certain amount of cardio in your workouts.  Remember that cardio helps promote a health cardiovascular system and should never be overlooked.  There are many bodybuilders that actually say that if they didn't do cardio they wouldn't be able to even "pose" by the time they got to competition.  What you should work on is building your body mass up, and eating a diet with a protien ratio = your body weight\n\n1gram protein for each lbs. of body weight.\n\nAs for cutting down, then it is time you adjust your caloric intake in your life.  Also make sure you limit your sodium intake so that you are not taking in water.  Pay attention to your carb,protein, fat ratios and make sure that you don't cut out to many carbs as this can tend to deflate your body's mass.  Drink plenty of fluids, and get a count on your specific daily caloric needs.  Also when cutting you need to focus on working out at a THR  (Target Heart Rate) that will emphasize you cutting.  The main thing that you should focus on if this is a serious goal is doing some research and learn all you can about your specific goal.  Good luck
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I took no-explode, yea that red stuff all summer this year it got me bigger in my triceps chest etc... I play defensive linemen and if you are going to take no explode it is good to drink ALLOT of watter after it goes in your system and you are working out. If i were you i would just stick to No-Explode because that gives you allot of muscle if you take cell Mass with it its going to affect your body.. in a bad way
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are you burning fat or building muscle?\n\nIt depends on what you are doing.  It sounds very good for building muscle..not the best for burning fat.\n\nIt is a tough workout none the less!!  Keep it up!
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Pilates is the best workout for building a lean body, i really like it and the exercises. the best thing to do is get a pilates dvd or video and do it at home, because it rarely takes equipment. any of the pilates dvd's should work because i have a few different ones that all have about the same workout. I also run a few days a week which compliments the pilates, since pilates is more muscle building -shaping
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First, I meet with my personal trainer and discuss my diet options and what fats I can cut back on. Then, I do four sets of twenty crunchs to tone my stomach and then I work out with an exercise ball for half an hour. After that, I like to run for the remaing part of my hour and a half at the gym. Somedays though, I just lift weights to tone my arms and do yoga to help me unwind.\nJ'adore,\nConnie
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Being an in-flexible person myself, I completely understand this question.  Not only will flexibility allow you to perform the exercise correctly but in the long run, it will help prevent injuries.  \n\nKeep in mind, there's no 'exercise' program per se that is better at flexibility then another.\n\nMeaning, a particular bicep exercise is not going to make that muscle more flexible then another. \n\nAs you build muscle, it becomes less flexible because the muscle is being continually torn down and re-build.  Additionally, working out and building muscle naturally shortens the muscle in question.\n\nSo what can you do?\n\nSimple.\n\nEngage in a simple stretching routine AFTER your workout.\n\nThere's no evidence that stretching before or during your routine will prevent injury.\n\nBut there's evidence to support that stretching AFTER will help prevent injuries and it will generally increase your flexibility.\n\nA great program would be Yoga or Pilate's if you do have the time or interest in those type of programs.  But the flexibility offered there will be far beyond just keeping your full range of motion.\n\nRegardless of what exercise routine you choose to pursue, adding in a cool-down period that includes stretching after weights or cardio will help keep you flexible mobile.\n\nStretching is an exercise routine in itself that is best suited after a workout or an entire program like Yoga if that's something that interests you.\n\nPersonally, doing a stretch routine for general flexibility after I workout is perfect.  Helps keep me mobile and able to do exercises at other times and reduces the risk of injury because of limited motion.
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The best overall exercise is the barbell row, all kinds of rows are good.  For width do chins or pull-downs.  The deadlift is also exellent for overall development.  You don't need any fancy equipment, just good ol' free weights.
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go to the library and look for book in the health section of a guy with one leg on one chair and the other leg on another chair and he is doing a complete split..siting on one leg is a girl....\nthis shows flexibility and his strength..\nthis book is one of the best one to read..\nso please go get it\nyou may even want to buy it after you read it and practice what it tells you to do in ii\nGood Luck
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yea! i own that DVD, ive been doing it since i was 12; its great, but the "sweat" workout is probably better for teens, its a great workout that gets you moving. the other one requires weights, and if you want to be on the safe side (and by asking this question you are) its probably best to stick with "sweat"
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Cardio is better.  Strength will just build up muscle density.  Do lots of running to burn off the weight.
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I've been doing a variation of Max-OT. It hits the whole body, doing one or two muscle groups a day, and hitting each muscle group once a week. \n\nJust one warning if you decide to try it: AST Sports Science (the company that designed this workout) is a supplement company, and the docs on this workout really push their products. Just look past this, and concentrate on the exercise and diet portion. Supplements should be used to supplement your diet, not replace parts of it (like they seem to push).
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There is not one gold standard for weight training.  In fact, most studies show that variety and changing your program every 8-12 weeks is the most effective way to make gains and avoid plateaus and burnout.  \n\nTotal body workouts are must and should be intergrated into every program.  It's one of the best ways to enhance cardiopulmonary efficiency, increase peripheral pumping and calorie expenditure while weight training.\n\nThere is no "one" best exercise.  Rather a combination of several exercises for each muscle group will give you a varied approach at resistance training and give you the best chances of consistent muscle adaption.  Pre-exhaustion, agonist-antagonist and strength deficit principles are some different methods that you can experiement with to find what works best for you (plenty of info on the internet on these).\n\nHere's a great list of different exercises for each muscle group:\nhttp://www.preventdisease.com/fitness/Strength_Exercises.html\n.\n.
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I love working out on an elliptical machine. You can get one for cheap, but the more expensive ones have some nice features. I just go to the gym and use theirs. I like how you can get different workouts, and vary the intensity. I also love how you can make it uphill as well in order to give you a different work out and get past plateaus. I plan on buying one soon so I can fit in smaller workouts throughout the day at home while I am watching my favorite shows or whatever. \n\nI am also a fan of mixing pilates in with cardio. Lean muscle helps burn calories at a faster rate, and it also mixes things up so you never get bored. I try to aim for every other day with cardio 3-4 days a week and pilates the rest of the time. You can even fit it into 10-30 minute increments with some dvds. I enjoy it and it gets to the point I look forward to working out because you feel so relaxed afterward. \n\nIt also good to mix it up with other activities to work different muscle groups. I also enjoy dancing and swimming, and include those in whenever I get bored with the elliptical machine. 45 minutes of dancing, be it salsa or hip hop, can work many muscle groups and burn calories, so it is 2 for the price of 1!
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Both are good exercise.  Doing both would be great.  You mixing up your workouts is a good idea to keep you interested and keep up the variety.\n\nIn terms of calories burned, for a 150 pound person \nRunning - 7 mph\n  782 calories in 1 hr\nBicycling - 12-13.9 mph (moderate)\n  544 calories in 1 hr