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benelson101

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Hey all. Well ive tried to fit a full body routine around my football (soccer) training. and it hurt.

Full body M/W/F, Football Practice Thurs, odd match sat and Cardio Tues.

I found i was working my legs effectively enough of wed/frid and that it affected me a lot on thurs/sat

Would i be better off with a upper/lower split? ie giving myself no leg work pre practice? or do i grin and bear it?

I'm wanting to build some muscle but first of all lose the ass fat that haunts me so much. ideally i know i could do cardio pre work at 6am but that means getting up an hour earlier and i have significant sleep problems as it is.

Ideally i wouldnt need to specify any cardio days and just throw in the odd HIIT post workout on a couple of days; is this realistic?

I really like push/pull workouts and did it for 4 months over summer. i just find it offers more on the way of coordination and rest. But if i do push/pull now it'd be

M - Push
T - Pull + HIIT
W - Push
T - Football practice
F - Pull
S - Football/cardio
S - Off

I know i need more shoulders/back and bicep work than chest and triceps so would adding in the HIIT 'ruin' the workout?

ive said this before but

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benelson101 said:
Hey all. Well ive tried to fit a full body routine around my football (soccer) training. and it hurt.

Full body M/W/F, Football Practice Thurs, odd match sat and Cardio Tues.

I found i was working my legs effectively enough of wed/frid and that it affected me a lot on thurs/sat

Would i be better off with a upper/lower split? ie giving myself no leg work pre practice? or do i grin and bear it?

I'm wanting to build some muscle but first of all lose the ass fat that haunts me so much. ideally i know i could do cardio pre work at 6am but that means getting up an hour earlier and i have significant sleep problems as it is.

Ideally i wouldnt need to specify any cardio days and just throw in the odd HIIT post workout on a couple of days; is this realistic?

I really like push/pull workouts and did it for 4 months over summer. i just find it offers more on the way of coordination and rest. But if i do push/pull now it'd be

M - Push
T - Pull + HIIT
W - Push
T - Football practice
F - Pull
S - Football/cardio
S - Off

I know i need more shoulders/back and bicep work than chest and triceps so would adding in the HIIT 'ruin' the workout?

ive said this before but

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!!!
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I would keep to one leg session a week on a monday. Will give you plenty of time to recover for your football training on Thursday and Saturday.

Eventually you won't get the same soreness in the legs and will able to throw in an extra leg day.
 
The soreness comes from over training.
Do full body workouts and you'll build up a resistance. The high frequency of your training will allow you to lower the volume and thus reduce recovery time.

Plus, as time goes on you'll be able to push yourself harder and harder, till you can workout hard 4times a week and still recover in 24hours.
 
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