I thought in order to build strength, one had to workout that body part every 24-48 hours, but it seems that some are working out the body part every seven days. How does this work? Does this mean that if I do legs once a week that is good enough? Or is that good enough when one is at that world class athlete point? Thanks!
working out one body part per day
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Irene Liu
Chesterfield, MO
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I'm not an expert, but based on the stuff I've read, it appears that the once per week guideline might apply only to bodybuilders who are pushing themselves to the limit. I've often been told by trainers that 3x a week is ideal for routine weight training. The one day of rest in between is necessary for the muscles to repair. I've been watching Cathe on FITv and during the intro of her strength training shows I believe she suggests doing the workout 3x a week. Hope this helps. Good luck with your workout.
Chesterfield, MO
[email protected]
I'm not an expert, but based on the stuff I've read, it appears that the once per week guideline might apply only to bodybuilders who are pushing themselves to the limit. I've often been told by trainers that 3x a week is ideal for routine weight training. The one day of rest in between is necessary for the muscles to repair. I've been watching Cathe on FITv and during the intro of her strength training shows I believe she suggests doing the workout 3x a week. Hope this helps. Good luck with your workout.
CathydsRNA
Cathlete
I only work each body part 1-2x week. I lost my ability to increase strength and actually lost strength when I was tried 3x/week. I attribute this to not enough rest and therefore an inability to build and repair muscle following heavy lifting. If you are lifting very heavy, chances are you won't be doing 3x/week.
I too was curious about this. I have been rotating the Gym Styles for the last month but was thinking maybe I want to do the GS bicep segment every other day to see real progress in that area. I think the advantage to the way I am currently training is that I am improving my strength and muscle size evenly over my entire body. The downfall is results are slower.
Any opinions or comments from the veterans w/ huge guns?
~Chrissy~
I think I'm going to create this as a new post too.
Any opinions or comments from the veterans w/ huge guns?
~Chrissy~
I think I'm going to create this as a new post too.
Amy, I was thinking about doing something similar, rotating the Gym Styles with S&H and then adding either PUB or one of the full-body workouts (BC, ME) to hit the part the second time. I was thinking I could max out the weight during the GS or S&H workout and go with the lower weight for the all-parts workout....
Let me know how you end up doing this!
Cheers,
marie
Let me know how you end up doing this!
Cheers,
marie
amy_b
Cathlete
That's my plan! I maxed out in GS Chest and Tri's day before yesterday and I'm still REALLY sore!!!
Here's my plan for next week and the one after. Monday GS Biceps Shoulders Back, Tuesday Cardio, Wednesday GS Legs, Thursday Cardio, Friday GS Chest and Triceps, Saturday Off, Sunday Circuit or whole body something with moderate amounts of weight. Which to me means enough to feel the fatigue but not so much that I push beyond fatigue.
Here's my plan for next week and the one after. Monday GS Biceps Shoulders Back, Tuesday Cardio, Wednesday GS Legs, Thursday Cardio, Friday GS Chest and Triceps, Saturday Off, Sunday Circuit or whole body something with moderate amounts of weight. Which to me means enough to feel the fatigue but not so much that I push beyond fatigue.
2121
Cathlete
I was working out one part per day for a month or so. I spoke with a trainer at the local YMCA. He suggested to primarily focus on one part per day and add one set of exercise for a different muscle group. So today I did chest flys and presses 3 sets twelve reps and added one set of back rows. I like this a lot, but have just started. Melissa