Title: Pros and Cons of Training One Body Part Per Day • Cathe Friedrich
Headings: Pros and Cons of Training One Body Part Per Day
Pros and Cons of Training One Body Part Per Day
Advantages of Training One Body Part Per Day
Cons of Working One Muscle Group per Session
Tips for Training One Body Part per Week
The Bottom Line
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Content: You might wonder whether you’re sacrificing strength gains when you only hit each muscle group once a week. A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine involving older adults showed you CAN make significant strength gains training only once per week. As some fitness experts say, you may not need to train your muscles as often as you think you do. Cons of Working One Muscle Group per Session
Focusing on a single muscle group per session also has some disadvantages. For one, training a single body part at a time doesn’t mimic the functional movements you do in everyday life. Muscles are designed to work together to carry out a particular movement. For example, when you bend over to pick something up, you use muscles in your core, back, and upper body. Training a single muscle group at a time doesn’t as effectively train muscles to work together to do the movements you do in everyday life. So, taking this approach does less to enhance your functional skills. Working a single muscle group at a time also burns fewer calories than a total body workout where you do more compound movements that work multiple muscle groups at the same time.