Reader’s question: “How to alternate bodybuilding, biking and functional?” – GOOD SHAPE

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“Varying activities forces the body to work harder to adapt to different stimuli, which brings more results. The best way to do this is to alternate workouts between days of the week – bodybuilding on Monday and spinning on Tuesday, for example – or divide them into two periods, such as morning and night.

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If you can’t go to the gym so often and prefer to do the activities in sequence, do the one you see as a priority first (so as not to interfere with performance). Regardless of the objective, reserve two or three sessions for strength exercises – it’s worth combining bodybuilding machines and functional movements“, replies Rafael Lund, master in sports science and personal trainer of celebrities such as Deborah Secco and Flávia Alessandra.

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