Once you select the weight training exercises you will perform during each of your workouts, the next decision you need to make is what order to perform them in. As is the case with most aspects of creating an effective weight training routine, exercise order can vary significantly based on factors specific to you and…
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When it comes to diet and fitness, people are always obsessed with finding out what works best. You know, like… What is the best workout routine? What is the best workout schedule? What is the best diet plan? What are the best exercises? These questions are all extremely common, and for good reason. If you…
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The most common and straight forward way of categorizing weight training exercises is simply in terms what muscle group or body part an exercise targets. While some explaining was necessary to properly show the difference between free weight exercises, body weight exercises and machines, and compound exercises and isolation exercises, and of course the different…
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Another one of the many ways of categorizing weight training exercises is in terms of their movement pattern. You see, while there might be hundreds of different exercises in existence, there’s really only a few basic movements the human body is capable of doing during an exercise. For the most part, these movement patterns are:…
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A common way of classifying weight training exercises is in terms of how the exercise trains your body and what/how many muscle groups are being used significantly when it’s performed. In this case, there’s 2 groups an exercise can fall into: Compound Exercises Isolation Exercises Now, a lot of silly (or stupid) people like to…
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In the most basic and obvious sense, weight training exercises can fall into 3 different groups based on how they are preformed and what type of equipment is used. They are: Free Weights Body Weight Exercises Machines Despite what anyone else tells you, each type of exercise can serve a useful purpose in literally every…
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At this point you should know what weight training frequency is most ideal for you and have selected a workout schedule that suits that frequency. You should have also figured out how many reps to do per set for your goal, and planned how much volume (total amount of sets, reps and exercises) you’re going…
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At this point you should have a pretty good understanding of why properly planning your weight training volume (the amount of sets, reps and exercises you do) is so important. And, you should also be familiar with what I consider to be the optimal volume range for most people, which is the total amount of…
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As I’ve previously explained, weight training volume (the amount of exercises, sets and reps you do) is a key factor influencing the effectiveness of your workout routine. Meaning, if you want to get the best results possible, your goal is to use an optimal amount of volume for each body part and muscle group per…
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In weight training, volume refers to the amount of work being done. The “work” will of course come in the form of the exercises you do and how many sets and reps you do for each. That means volume can be measured in a lot of different ways, the most important of which are: How…
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