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How long to rest inbetween workouts?

burrocfh Posts: 200 Joined: 2004/01/09	2004/06/18, 06:17 PM hi deadheadtd, I would suggest 48 hrs rest in between workouts of the same muscle group... try dividing the muscle groups into 2 or 3 days... as for me, this is my 3 day split day 1 - chest and shoulders day 2 - back, bis & tris day 3 - legs hope this helps -r.
deadheadted Posts: 123 Joined: 2004/05/31	2004/06/18, 06:15 PM What's a good amount of time to wait inbetween lifting? I've heard as much as giving different muscle groups an entire week off, or as little as one day's rest (48 hours inbetween working the muscle or muscles.) I'm sure this has been asked before, but danged if I can find it. Right now I'm leaning towards doing multiple muscle-group exercises (deadlift, squat, benchpress, etc.) twice a week, and isolation exercises (chest fly, curls, etc.) three or four times a week.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/06/18, 06:22 PM your asking really 2 different things....... my body parts are split into the following.. chest, bis back tris legs shoulders I do each one of those once a week. I do shoulders on sundays, i don't do them again till the next sunday. Inbetween actually lifting i say go 2 days on one day off monlift tue lift wed rest thurs lift fri lift satoff sun off Mne is a lil more complex lol sun shoulders mon back tues cardio( cavles forearms maybe) wed chest, biceps thurs cardio( calves forearms) fri legs tris sat off completly I do abbs just about ever day one excercise except on leg and back day.....those 2 days i do squats and deads and they get worked nicly then. -------------- .......adversity causes some to break, but others to break records! ......minds are not vessles to be filled, but fires to be enlightened ......Confucious once said ,DO NOT play leap frog with a unicorn
david_s81 Posts: 543 Joined: 2004/04/09	2004/06/18, 08:40 PM I like to switch it up. I'm all for reading other peoples routines and seeing what I can do to mine. You gotta do what works for you. But I also recommend not doing the same thing over and over, week in and week out. -------------- A broken clock is right twice a day