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Today I will be doing a split workout or what in sports circles is called a "two-a-day" workout. I don't do split workouts very often because I usually can't fit two workouts into my days. I'm NOT an early morning workout person, nor am I inclined to workout after 8pm. So, 95% of the time I do one workout a day. Today, I have the time to do 2 workouts.
When I feel like I need an extra fat and calorie burning boost (or back when I was training for half marathons), I do a split workout.
The advantage of a split workout is that you will burn more total calories over the course (and after) the workouts than if you just do a total workout once a day. For men, the advantage is increased muscle gains (muscle hypertrophy)over a shorter period of time. If you are a body builder, or are lifting for gaining size on a regular basis then you can take more days off for total rest. For women, we will burn more fat overall and we girls need that.
There are a million different ways you could do a split workout. I won't go into the intricacies of some of the diffferent ways. I prefer to do my cardio for one workout and my strength training for my second workout.
If you decide to start doing splits, keep your workouts to about 30 - 40 minutes each (this includes warmup, cool down and stretching). Also, make sure you have 5 - 6 hours of rest between workouts.
A good way to incorporate split workouts into your regular routine is to do two-a-days once a week, do your regular routine the next day and take the third day off, resuming your regular workout schedule for the rest of the week on the 4th day.
Give it a try!