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#122 // What's The BEST Training Split? (PPL vs. Full Body vs. Bro-Split vs. Upper/Lower)

Fitness Stuff (for normal people)

Tony and Marianna

Health & Fitness

4.9644 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2024

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Are you ready for a pod episode that will keep you on the edge of your seat? Marianna and Tony have created yet another episode that will help you tackle your exact situation and clarify most questions the average person may have regarding what split to follow. Although a workout split simply refers to how you’ll organize your training throughout the week, it can be more complex than that. Your hosts are ready to assist you in finding what variables will help you find exactly what split to go with.


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Timestamps:

(7:44) What is a training split

(8:23) What matters when choosing split

(21:47) Bro-Split

(26:31) PPL/Push, Pull, Legs

(38:39) Full Body Split

(1:03:18) Upper/Lower Split

(1:10:18) How often should you change your split?

(1:18:43) Bottom line when choosing split

Transcript

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0:00.0

What's up, everybody?

0:01.0

Welcome back to the Fitness Stuff for Normal People podcast.

0:04.3

I'm Tony.

0:05.3

And I'm Mariana.

0:06.3

And the fitness industry right now isn't great.

0:09.7

Actually, most of it kind of sucks.

0:11.6

It's become something built on unrealistic expectations, aesthetics, and getting external

0:15.8

validation, just directing attention away from what actually matters.

0:20.2

You guys know we're not just trying to provide another fitness podcast,

0:22.9

but actually give you the knowledge and tools so you have the confidence in applying the best possible training and nutrition into your own life.

0:30.9

Where today we are breaking down one of the most commonly asked questions amongst gym goers.

0:36.7

When you first start out, one of the most

0:38.2

confusing questions you'll face is what workout split to follow. And over the years, that question

0:43.2

doesn't go away. A workout split just refers to how you'll organize your training throughout the week.

0:48.0

And it sounds pretty simple. Some days, you'll train some muscle groups, other days you'll train

0:52.6

other muscle groups. But of course,

0:55.0

it's not that simple because no one wants to waste time in the gym. Should you do push-pull legs,

1:00.0

an upper lower body split? What about a full body training split? The answer is it depends,

1:06.0

because there isn't just one best workout split for everyone, but there is a best for you, depending

1:12.4

on your training experience for what your specific goals are, how many days you're in the

1:16.7

gym each one and a few other really important aspects.

1:20.6

Today, we're going to find out what variables will help you determine exactly what split

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