The trend that has flooded the body building scene is training one body part after the other. Body builders who do this usually concentrate on one body part for one or two weeks. Some steroid body builders find this method effective but on the downside, you need a lot of commitment and effort. This method is for people who have a lot of time on their hands. On the other hand, if you are somebody who is busy, yet you want to exercise your body, try a whole body workout.

When you do a whole body workout, you need to train at least 3 times in a week. Sessions usually last for an hour. You may think that you won't get much done in such a short time, you are wrong. These whole body workouts are very intense. The goal in this type of workout is to give the body the maximum recruitment of muscle fibers. Thus, body builders first concentrate on working out large muscle groups like your legs and back then move on to smaller muscle groups like the arms. 

This method of work out gives focus on multi-joint movements. This is advantageous because when you do multi-joint movements, your muscles get to exercise and hormones are released. These hormones are important for muscle building. Doing a whole body workout will give your body a synergistic effect.

Common exercises are mixed with one another. If you are doing heavy work for your shoulders, your trainer might require you to also train with a bench for your chest. There are many combinations that you can try out, for quads you can have hack squats and leg press. For the back you can do t-bar rows, chins, pulldowns, deadlifts etc. While for the chest you can try the incline press, dips and bench press.

After doing those exercises you should add isolation exercises to your routine like movements for your hamstrings, which include curls. For the calves, you can do standing or seated calf raises. With your shoulders, you can perform the shoulder press and front raises. For the arms you can do dumbbells, triceps pushdowns and lying triceps extension. 

To make your own whole body workout routine, choose muscle group exercises and add an isolation exercise. To make your routine, do not forget that you shouldn't do the same exercise twice in a row. This means that if today you do leg press, pulldowns and dumbbell incline press, you should not do this on the day following the next. Do your routine 3 times a week preferably on alternate days so that you can give your body a rest. With hard work and dedication, you can build up your whole body.