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Frequently Asked Questions

Full body workouts are one of the most efficient and effective types of workouts. The benefits of full body workouts are that they target multiple major muscle groups, they’re time efficient and they build muscle mass and strength, as well as improve athleticism and cardiovascular health.

It is not recommended or necessary to do a full body workout everyday, because your muscles need time to rest between training sessions in order for muscle tissue to be repaired and rebuilt. Typically, full body workouts are done about 3 days per week.

The best workout for full body should include exercises that target all the major muscle groups of the body and should incorporate all seven movement patterns. It should include exercises like Barbell Squat, Reverse Barbell Lunge, Barbell Deadlift, Barbell Bench Press and Barbell Row.

Typically, a full body workout is done 3 days per week so that there are rest days between sessions to allow for muscle recovery and repair. Muscles need this rest time to be able to regenerate and grow.

The best total body workout should include exercises that target all the major muscle groups of the body and should incorporate all seven movement patterns including squat, lunge, hinge, push, pull, carry and corrective. It should include exercises like Barbell Squat, Reverse Barbell Lunge, Barbell Deadlift, Barbell Bench Press and Barbell Row

Total body workouts are one of the most effective types of workouts because they target multiple major muscle groups, take very little time to do, and they build muscle mass and strength, as well as improve athleticism and cardiovascular health.

No, it is not recommended to do a full body workout every day because it can lead to overtraining, injury and inability of the muscles to grow due to inadequate recovery time. The most common frequency for full body workouts is 3 times per week or every other day.