WORKOUTS

How many workouts are really out there? Truth is there many that you could list but that would make a whole site in itself. A workout is a specific organized schedule of training that you stay on for a specific amount of time. Workouts range from certain types of exercises, specific amount of reps, sets, timing, and other factors based on certain circumstances. Truth is you can do many things to change physically but every person is different due to body type and metabolisim. Some may not be able to follow the same routine as another person. You need to find something that fits your specific needs to help you reach your goals. Listed below are the most common types of workouts and training routines.

5x5 Training: The 5x5 program calls for doing five sets of five reps per exercise. When you can do five reps on all five sets, increase the weight by five pounds.

German Volume Training: GVT is also known as the "Ten sets method" because it employs ten sets of ten reps of one exercise for each muscle group.

HIT Program: The fundamental principles of High Intensity Training (HIT) are that exercise should be brief, infrequent, and intense. Exercises are performed with a high level of effort, or intensity, where it is thought that it will stimulate the body to produce an increase in muscular strength and size.

Hypertrophy-specific Training: Principles include: Mechanical Load, Chronic Stimulation, Progressive Load, Strategic Deconditioning, Utilizing lactic acid as a stimulus for tendon repair/health, Progressively Adjusting reps to accommodate Progressive Load, and Low volume per exercise (average volume per week).

Pyramid Training: Pyramid training starts using a light weight and doing many repetitions. The weight increases with each set and the number of repetitions decreases correspondingly.
 
Split Training: Split training is splitting the training of individual muscle groups on different days.This systematic training programme can be combined with any other type of training.

Supersets: Supersets are a combination of 2 exercises which have no break in between them. The break is only after the 2 exercises.

Interval Training: Interval training is alternating between a short, very intensive period of exercise to a longer period of active recovery. Interval training does not only increase speed and endurance, it also increases the ability to recover quickly.

Multiple Set Training: Multiple sets of each routine are done using the same weight and the same number of repetitions. A break is taken in between the sets. 3 sets are ideal when doing multiple set training.

Maximum Strength Training: Maximum strength training is carried out with very heavy weights, so that only 1 to 3 repetitions can de done. Relatively long breaks are taken between the sets.