Same weight workout twice a day? Good, bad, neither?

RhiannonW

Cathlete
Is it helpful, hurtful or neither to do the same upper body workout twice in a day. For example, Upper Body weights from BM2, if I do the exercises once in the morning(because I only have 30 minutes) and then again at night(only have another 30 minutes) is this good? Bad? Does it do me no extra good to do it a second time?
Thoughts please?
Thank you.
 
Not Cathe here but if you're working heavy upper body then you should wait 24-48 hours to work heavy upper body again. You might consider heavy once and light to moderate the 2nd time but heavy twice in one day could possibly cause you more harm than good. JMO.
 
I had been doing Fitness Freaks' rotation for building muscle mass and I was doing it 2 times a day because I was short on time. I had huge muscle growth in that month and actually repeated it the following month. I guess it would depend on which exercises and the weight amounts being used. I actually frequently go back at night and finish or do more. I find I can lift more and have less soreness that way.

Fitness freaks rotations
Muscle Building & Defining Rotation:
Week 1
Day 1: Heavy Chest workout/Endurance Chest workout/abs/yoga
Day 2: Heavy Back workout/Endurance Back workout/30 min. Cardio
Day 3: Heavy Shoulder workout/Endurance Shoulder workout/abs
Day 4: Heavy Triceps workout/Endurance Triceps workout/30 min. cardio/yoga
Day 5: Heavy Biceps workout/Endurance Biceps workout/45 min. Cardio
Day 6: Heavy Lower Body/Endurance Lower Body workout
Day 7: Rest or yoga

Week 2
Day 1: Heavy Chest workout/Endurance Chest workout/Heavy Back workout/Endurance Back workout/abs
Day 2: 1 hr. HIIT/yoga
Day 3: Heavy Shoulder workout/Endurance Shoulder workout/abs
Day 4: 90 min. Cardio/yoga
Day 5: Heavy Triceps workout/Endurance Triceps workout/Heavy Biceps workout/Endurance Biceps workout/abs
Day 6: Heavy Lower Body workout/Endurance Lower Body workout/yoga
Day 7: Rest

Week 3
Day 1: Heavy Chest workout/Endurance Chest workout/45 min. Cardio
Day 2: Heavy Back workout/Endurance Back workout/abs/yoga
Day 3: Heavy Shoulder workout/Endurance Shoulder workout/30 min. Cardio
Day 4: Heavy Triceps workout/Endurance Triceps workout/abs/yoga
Day 5: Heavy Biceps workout/Endurance Biceps workout/45 min. Cardio
Day 6: Heavy Lower Body workout/abs
Day 7: Rest or Stretch workout

Week 4
Day 1: Heavy Chest workout/Endurance Chest workout/Heavy Back workout/Endurance Back workout/abs/yoga
Day 2: Long HIIT workout (more than an hour)
Day 3: Heavy Shoulder workout/Endurance Shoulder workout/abs
Day 4: 1 hr. Cardio/yoga
Day 5: Heavy Triceps workout/Endurance Triceps workout/Heavy Biceps workout/Endurance Biceps workout/abs
Day 6: Heavy Lower Body workout/yoga
Day 7: Rest & Recovery

New rotation to build up good muscle mass & get good definition. One word of caution: you have to really switch gears going from doing s&h reps to endurance reps. Be careful & go light on Power Hour. Use as heavy a weight as you can doing S&H. Same goes for the rest of the weeks rotation try to increase your weights with PUB & try to go to failure by the time you get the heaviest sets. The 1st workout for each part should be heaviest.

WEEK #1:
Day 1: a.m. S&H Chest, Power Hour Chest, Coremax #1; p.m. yoga of choice.
Day 2: S&H Back only (do supermans, prone planks & supine planks after PH), PH Back only, Cardio & Weights step only premix.
Day 3: S&H Shoulders, PH Shoulders, KPC abs
Day 4: a.m. S&H Tri's, PH Tri's, 10-10-10 cardio only; p.m. Yoga of choice.
Day 5: S&H Bi's , PH Bi's , Step Blast premix #13
Day 6: S&H Legs, PH Legs
Day 7: REST or Stretch Max #1

WEEK #2:
Day 1: PUB Chest & Back, Muscle Max Chest & Back, SJP abs.
Day 2: IMAX 2, 1 hour yoga of choice (split these up, do either or in a.m. and p.m.)
Day 3: PUB Shoulders, MM Shoulders, Coremax #3 (easy day, in prep for tomorrow workout.)
Day 4: SB/SJ&P Premix: Step & Hi/Lo (90 min.); yoga in p.m.
Day 5: PUB Tri's & Bi’s, MM Tri's & Bi’s, All Step + PH Abs
Day 6: PLB Legs standing only, MM Legs only premix, PLB Floorwork; p.m. yoga of choice
Day 7: REST!

WEEK #3:
Day 1: Gym Style Chest, MIS Chest; Rhythmic step section #1, #2, #3 (no step challenge).
Day 2: GS Back, MIS Back, ME abs; yoga in p.m.
Day 3: GS Shoulders, MIS Shoulders, CTX Kickbox cardio only.
Day 4: GS Tri's, MIS Tri's, Coremax #2;pm yoga
day 5: GS Bi's, MIS Bi's, Low Max 1-4.
Day 6: GS Legs, C&W abs & CTX Kickbox abs
Day 7: REST or Stretch Max #3

WEEK #4:
Day 1: PS Chest & Back, Body Max Chest & Back, PS BBA abs; p.m. yoga of choice
Day 2: Hardcore Extreme High/Low Intervals (73 min.)
Day 3: PS Shoulders, BM Shoulders, MM abs
Day 4: Kick Max; p.m. yoga of choice
Day 5: PS Tri's & Bi’s, /BM Tri's & Bi's, PUB abs
Day 6: PS Legs & Abs; p.m. yoga of choice
Day 7: REST & Recovery!
 
RE: Same weight workout twice a day? Good, bad, neith...

Not Cathe, but here' my $.02:

There's a BM2 premix that calls for the doing the UB work 2x in a row, so I don't see how doing it 2x in one day (and then waiting 36-48 hours) would be different. It's a pretty short workout, not like Muscle Max or Gym styles so I think you'd be okay, assuming you can keep your form for the second time.

Jonahnah
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