u/Nash_Villain

Anyone seen good information on splitting up a workout throughout the day vs using one large time block?

So I recently switched from working in an office to working from home. My work keeps me busy M-F from ~9:00am to 6pm. However, I often have several short breaks of about 10-15 min spread throughout the day. Ideally I'd love to utilize those breaks to work out in my backyard fitness area, instead of having to tack on a full hour or so workout before or after work. Would you expect someone to get at least similar strength gains from splitting up sets throughout the day vs. doing the same exercises in one time block?

For more context, my goals right now are centered on making improvements to my strength (I also do some sprint-work on the weekends or some mornings). On weight lifting days I usually start with 1-2 compound movements (maybe pull ups or squat) then hit 3-4 sets of accessory/isolated exercises. Sometimes I'll do a 3 day-a-week full body split. Sometimes I do a 4 day-a-week upper/lower split. For example, yesterday I did 4 sets of weighted pull ups, 4 sets of military press, then 3 sets each of curls, tricep push downs, and delt raises.

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u/Nash_Villain — 3 days ago

How can I split up my lifts throughout the day to still get good strength gains?

So I recently switched from working in an office to working from home. My work keeps me busy M-F from ~9:00am to 6pm. However, I often have several short breaks of about 10-15 min spread throughout the day. Ideally I'd love to utilize those breaks to work out in my backyard fitness area, instead of having to tack on a full hour or so workout before or after work. Would you expect someone to get at least similar strength gains from splitting up sets throughout the day vs. doing the same exercises in one time block?

For more context, my goals right now are centered on making improvements to my strength (I also do some sprint-work on the weekends or some mornings). On weight lifting days I usually start with 1-2 compound movements (maybe pull ups or squat) then hit 3-4 sets of accessory/isolated exercises. Sometimes I'll do a 3 day-a-week full body split. Sometimes I do a 4 day-a-week upper/lower split. For example, yesterday I did 4 sets of weighted pull ups, 4 sets of military press, then 3 sets each of curls, tricep push downs, and delt raises.

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u/Nash_Villain — 3 days ago