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bb2fat Posts: 21 Joined: 2005/01/15	2005/01/17, 07:42 PM I was on a couple of days ago and was advised to rest more. up untill 3 days ago I was working out every day on my arms and shoulders. I asked for advise because I was not getting any gains infact I reckon that I have lost some size. Now after three days of rest I am aching in the places that I was hitting ie triceps, biceps, delts, traps ect but the aching has seemed to get more over the last 24 hrs its not pain its what I call nice acheing. do you think that my body has realised I am taking it easier than normal and has now began proper recovery and if so does this mean that if I eat ok and keep this aproach that I might begin to see some gains at long last.
	2005/01/17, 08:02 PM you might be experiencing delayed muscle onset soreness(DOMS)....it's soreness that sets in between 24-72 hours....I have it quite often and it really gets you....to recover give yourself 2-3 days of rest....take multivitamin with C 500mg, E 400IU, you can also take glutamine 5 g and creatine 5g to help you recover...get plenty of sleep...so that means at LEAST 8 hours what are your goals and what kind of a program are you looking for? PS: you should not be in the gym more than 4-5 times a week or more than 2-3 days in a row....it leads very often to overtraining ...gl
	2005/01/17, 08:09 PM err multivitamin with 100% DV of nutrients, and then separately C, E..
bb2fat Posts: 21 Joined: 2005/01/15	2005/01/17, 08:13 PM I am in good physical shape I just want pumped up arms an shoulders and may be cheast at the moment going for biceps triceps and shoulders and just maintanence on the chest and abs
bb2fat Posts: 21 Joined: 2005/01/15	2005/01/17, 08:13 PM would this overtraining cause me to lose muscle
porphyria Posts: 106 Joined: 2004/04/24	2005/01/17, 08:48 PM bb2fat think of it like this: when you lift youre in essence destroying muscle fibers, and as they repair (during your days off) they grow back bigger and this makes you stronger. If you destroy your muscles on monday, then on tuesday go and lift the exact same muscles before they are done repairing, you won't make gains.. infact you could lose. lifting arms and shoulders three days in a row isn't a good idea, i'd reccomend highly against it.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/01/17, 10:32 PM you BUILD muscle on rest days......not on workout days..........i'd suggest a full week off to fix any damage or overtraining you have done to your body. Do some light cardio in this week, keep calories average( for you) then come back and workout, and be more smart about it. do 2 days on, one day off , two days on two days off. Or your preferance, but you should only weightlift 4 days out of a week at most! -------------- My drinking squad, has a cheerleading problem!!
bb2fat Posts: 21 Joined: 2005/01/15	2005/01/19, 04:26 AM Thanks its more the bottom of the bicep that hurts, the bit that links to the forearm. is that ok and can I do shoulders when resting biceps and can I do triceps while resting biceps and vice versa? thanks so far for the help.
mjroche21 Posts: 58 Joined: 2003/08/27	2005/01/19, 06:34 AM i'm working out 3 days a week starting on a monday. i then hav a two day rest period and then start my program again on thursday. should i take any protein drinks on the tue and wednesday even tho i'm not working out?
bb2fat Posts: 21 Joined: 2005/01/15	2005/01/19, 08:21 AM bigandrew: how many arm days should I do in a week, ie how many bicep days and how many tricep days. I know I sound dumb but I need to get it right.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/01/19, 09:32 AM 1 each......on whatever day.......i do 4 excercises after my larger muscle group for biceps......same for triceps. -------------- My drinking squad, has a cheerleading problem!!
bb2fat Posts: 21 Joined: 2005/01/15	2005/01/20, 12:23 PM Thanks for all the help!