[quote]esskay wrote:
I dont see why a beginner would train individual body parts without first having trained his full body. My build is not too far off from the OP’s and I have never followed a bodybuilding split, only ever done 3x week full body routines. AFAIK, the usual recommendation is to do a basic beginner routine until you develop a decent strength foundation, then branch off to specialized routines from there. [/quote]
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You are training your whole body on a split, just spread out more (thus not having to sacrifice intensity/focus/drive while doing the latter exercises in a workout).
The only help a full body routine does for a beginner is giving them more opportunity to learn the exercises/movements (focussing on the muscle-mind connection) while the loads/exercises are not maximal/intense.
As soon as intensity/load increases, if you are recovered after just one days rest from “blasting” a bodypart, even on low volume, then you are either
- not very strong
- not pushing yourself enough, to the max/not training bodybuilding style
- a freak
Very rarely is it number 3