Push-Pull exercise days give a great workout. If you are unsure how to start working out, push-pull days are the way to go.
These types of exercises are broken up as to work your muscles in specific groups and rest the other muscles. The push-pull workout is supposed to be a very efficient way to break up your workouts because related muscle groups are worked together.
It is important to give the proper rest to the muscles for recovery. As you break up your workouts in this way, you can ensure that rest.
Usually, push-pull days consist of upper body exercises, and you add in a leg day in there as well. This workout routine is also known as PPL (Push/Pull/Legs). If you want to do your own research into push-pull days, I suggest starting here.
Push Exercises
Push ups
Chest press
Shoulder press
Front or Lateral raises
Chest flys
Triceps extensions
Pull exercises
Pull ups
Bicep curls
Rows
Lat pull downs
Back extensions
For all these exercises, the resistance can be changed to accommodate your level of fitness. As you can see, different types of equipment can also be used for each exercise.
Like usual, I perform 3 sets of 10 repetitions for each exercise I do. When the workouts become too easy for you, I recommend adding an extra set or increasing the resistance.
There are many options out there for PPL days, I recommend the above exercises 1-2 times a week with an addition of 1 leg day. If you choose to workout 6 days a week, I recommend Push/Pull/Legs, Rest Day, Push/Pull/Legs.
This post has exercises for the upper body, but if you are interested in learning more about lower body exercises, check out my past post here.
Push-pull exercise days give a great workout and can be used as a excellent guide when wanting to keep track of your workouts.