Top 5 Reasons why P.P.L.U.L is better than the average 'Gym Bro' Split!

 Most of us have been to the gym at least once in our lifetime. Few who didn't, probably know what goes on inside! You have the dumbells, the plates, the benches, the machines & your average 'Gym Bro'! 

Here is a picture of what an average 'Gym Bro' might look like!

Well, I don't really have anything against them, but hey, stay clear of the splits & pills they recommend! 

But why if you ask? It's because their knowledge about the workout is mostly based on 'hip social media influencers'. 

Sure most of them like Jeff, Ryan, Buff Dudes give great advice & I personally follow them, but there are plenty that doesn't really give you a workable good advice.

Now that we have told you what a 'Gym Bro' is, let's take a look at what a 'Gym Bro Split' is:

So as you can see that the average 'Gym Bro split' might actually not work for you because it's simply not science-based. 

P.P.L.U.L Stands for Push, Pull, Legs, Upper & Lower Splits & this is what each stand for:

1. In the “Push” workout you train all the upper body pushing muscles, i.e. the chest, shoulders, and triceps. 
2. In the “Pull” workout you train all the upper body pulling muscles, i.e. the back and biceps.
3. In the “Legs” workout you train the entire lower body, i.e. the quads, hamstrings, calves, and abdominals.
4. "Upper" or upper-body workouts can vary according to individual needs. But upper-body splits generally include workouts and lifting that target the chest, middle and upper back, shoulders, biceps, and triceps.
5. "Lower" or lower-body splits target the abdominals, lower back, glutes, quads, hamstrings, and calves. Some people, though, prefer to include the lower back and abs on upper-body days and focus more on legs during lower-body days.

These are easy, simple, workable & most importantly, target your entire body throughout the week. 

I usually get them done all 5 from Monday to Friday & take a break on Saturdays & Sundays, but you can take a break in between Push, Pull Legs & then Upper Lower. It's totally your call based on how you feel.

Still not convinced? Here are the 5 logical facts of why P.P.L.U.L is better than 'Gym Bro Splits'

1. Efficient Time Management: This split is particularly a good workout routine for people with a busy schedule for them to target all muscle group in a short span of time
2. Training Flexibility: It gives room for more flexibility in planning. Therefore in case, you need to skip Gym on a push day, you are already hitting most of the muscles involved in push on the upper split day.
3. Uniformity: This kind of split routine also helps you correct or reduce the chances of muscular imbalances by ensuring that all related muscle groups of a body are trained uniformly (unlike the bro split) in the same Workout.
4. More Frequency: The 5-day split routine allows for more frequency. Thus, related muscle groups are trained more often about twice a week.
5. Burn More Calories: While this isn’t always the case, generally, full-body workouts will yield a greater total energy expenditure per session. By performing often larger exercises on a variety of muscle groups, total caloric burn per session will usually be higher compared to splits.

Last but not the least, be it a bro split or an upper-lower split, you have to start somewhere. How about cardio? Is a treadmill or an elliptical in the Gym really worth your time & money? Stay tuned for our next edition as we bring you another post focused on cardio sessions.