A few years ago, I discovered the magic of the weekly workout split! It is both the freedom and discipline that I need in my life.
GymShark defines a workout split as a way to plan out your strength training workouts to make them more effective, enjoyable and time-efficient. It also helps you track progress (week over week), so you can take on more complex workouts or sets.
In 2018, I used the BBG program (well technically… just the workouts set up by day/week that I printed and put in a duotang after finding them on pinterest, wow sounds so bootleg) to bounce back* during my mat leave. (*there is no such thing as a “bounce back”, woman’s body is beautiful and self restorative, but I believe the bounce back was important for my mind).
I found that organizing workouts took the stress out of thinking about the exercise routines, but still offering me the flexibility to move workout days around or inserting active rest days as needed.
Although I haven’t done BBG in years, I still use the workout split concept to take the guess work out of my exercise routine. Sharing my current split below, hopefully this provides you some inspiration or something you can try yourself!
Monday: Run + Arms
Tuesday: Run
Wednesday: Lower body + Walk
Thursday: Reformer Pilates + Walk
Friday: Full body + Run
Saturday: Make up any missed workouts
Sunday: Make up missed Reformer Pilates
Along with meeting my step count goals, I also add mobility to every workout day (except pilates) and core and hip strength to 4 and 2 of my workout days respectively!
