Muscle for Life

Picking a workout routine can feel like picking a political candidate. Many people have strong opinions as to which is best and are often quick to denounce all other options. For instance, after reading about why the push pull legs routine is the best, you’ll find someone claiming that upper lower routines are better, and then another who plumps for body part training, and so on. It shouldn’t be this complicated, you’ve probably thought to yourself. And you’re right. It shouldn’t, and it doesn’t have to be. To escape this quagmire, you need to . . . Clarify your goals. Survey your options and learn their pros and cons. Choose the one that’ll help you achieve your ends as efficiently as possible. Now, if you’re like most people listening to this podcast, your goals are to build a muscular, proportionate, and strong body and maintain low but healthy levels of body fat. At first blush, full-body training would appear to be a perfect fit for the first goal, because, well, it trains every muscle in your bo