The other day, after writing my recent article “Full-Body Workouts—Variety and Specialization,” I received an email that went something like this: “Okay, coach, I get it. You like, and I mean really like, full-body workouts. But let’s say that you could only do split workouts for the rest of your life instead of full-body training. What split workouts would you use? I guess I’m asking, and really just want to know, what are your favorite bodypart splits?” That is, I admit, paraphrasing the email, but it captures the essence and tone of my questioner. Also, there was a lot more to the email than just those few sentences, but for the sake of what I want to write about here, that covers it. I replied to the email and then didn’t think about it until a couple days ago, when I was in the middle of my current full-body routine and thought it might actually be a good subject for an ...
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