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how many days a week should u exercise

vdoc Posts: 1 Joined: 2004/06/26	2004/06/26, 11:03 PM wassup everyone, iam new to the system. i just wanted to know is it bad to workout 7 days a week and run once a week, I am not resting mu muscles eoungh, let me know thanks
david_s81 Posts: 543 Joined: 2004/04/09	2004/06/26, 11:13 PM that's true. You need at least one day off. Maybe two. I usually rock two days off. -------------- A broken clock is right twice a day
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/06/27, 10:04 AM 3 to 4 days is optimal for working out. Anything more and you run risk of over training. IF your atheltic and involded in sports of any kind, i'd go with 3 days......if your just body building to get sotrong or bigger 4 days is cool. -------------- .......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
sandysford Posts: 1,139 Joined: 2002/11/18	2004/06/28, 02:13 PM I work out five off two and sometimes on my days off, I will only do Cardio -------------- THE NATURAL WAY IS THE ONLY TRUE PATH TO SUCCESS, PRIDE, JOY, HAPPINESS, LONG TERM FULFILLMENT AND SELF-ESTEEM!
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/06/28, 02:35 PM I weight train 5 days a week, run 3 days a week, play softball on Tuesdays and Thursdays, golf, bowl, and I am getting ready to join a kickball league. Is this too much? I don't think it is. -------------- Message deleted by moderator due to unsuitable content for this board.
miles_g Posts: 35 Joined: 2004/06/16	2004/06/29, 12:49 PM i lift 4 days a week, play lacrosse 5 days a week, ref on tuesdays and get out and run every now and then as well -------------- Workin on the Big Guns
david_s81 Posts: 543 Joined: 2004/04/09	2004/06/29, 10:13 PM kickball is so tight. I miss that game, and creaming the guy running to second. -------------- A broken clock is right twice a day
clandress Posts: 94 Joined: 2003/09/21	2004/06/29, 11:53 PM I treat my body a little bit different when it comes to working out. I devide my workout into body groups and assign that bodygroup a "Rest Day" number. When that rest day expires from the previous workout, I do it again. It gives me a good 7 day workout that does not overtrain the body. This is not scientific, but what I consider to be what my body tells me : Body Group Rest Days --------------------- --------- Arms 3 Shoulders 3 Chest 3 Back 4 Legs 4 Buttocks 3 Abdomen 2 Cardio Vacular System 1 I have list of exercises that I can do for each bodygroup based on the equipment I have. I pick two diffent ones each time I work a bodygroup and do the following sets. First Exercise For BodyGroup ----------------------- 12 @ 50% Body Weight 10 @ 60% Body Weight 8 @ 70% Body Weight 6 @ 100% Body Weight Second Exercise For Same Body Group ----------------------- 12 @ 50% Body Weight 12 @ ??% Percent (Heavy as I can till exhaustion) I have acheived some trmendous results with this routine in 6 weeks. The best gains Ive seen since Ive started. -------------- If your muscle wont allow you to do the last few reps, make your mind and heart do it. Your muscles will thank them later.
Pritchard Posts: 1,212 Joined: 2004/03/02	2004/06/30, 11:54 AM i lift weights 4 days, and just started cardio two days. what is kickball? -------------- I found this site whilst looking for low cost shoes. A.D.F.
	2004/06/30, 11:56 AM I could show you if you were here Prichard. When do you join the pro thing? We need notice so we can start deleting posts. -------------- Foolish consistancies are the hobgoblins of small minds. Charlie
Pritchard Posts: 1,212 Joined: 2004/03/02	2004/06/30, 12:13 PM :( when i get my arse into gear and sort out a cheque, my parents won't give me their credit details for some strange reason. i told you before, i wont be embarresed by all the posts singing my praises, just leave them there. -------------- I found this site whilst looking for low cost shoes. A.D.F.
INTRUDER Posts: 642 Joined: 2002/06/27	2004/07/18, 11:06 PM I think 10 days a week is about right. -------------- "Get everthing you want--just make a little change now" "The thing you have to realize is that you have to work for it,"
neiltilley Posts: 325 Joined: 2003/03/09	2004/07/20, 08:45 AM i train once a week. arms- tricep/bicep and cardio once say monday legs once on wed back and shoulders once friday chest once on tuesday my cardio is 3 times either on those days or in additional days. recently I do the chest twice as I'm flabby up top and at twice a week I think I might get a better build on it but feel i need a different second chest routine though as my recovery is cutting it short on time with twice- maybe something different is good eh! hope all the input of all our varying styles has been useful to you?
moune Posts: 10 Joined: 2004/10/09	2005/02/24, 11:20 PM but waht if you have only 2 times per week to work out and at the same time to do the cardio and only one hour each
	2005/02/25, 12:04 AM that's fine...I work out on avg 1.5-2 times a week....I do 5 body split and do each body part once every 2-2.5 weeks...sometimes even 3...but 2-2.5 for me is optimal...with great results....feel free to email me...with any questions you have..
maxcdc Posts: 180 Joined: 2005/02/26	2005/03/02, 05:16 PM Don't trained 7 a week, that s what i did during 4 mounth... and... I m still skinny and not that strong :(
italian_boxer Posts: 82 Joined: 2005/03/01	2005/03/03, 12:47 AM i usualy train between 4-5 days a week one day arms and back next abs and legs and so forth.
c1c123 Posts: 1 Joined: 2006/07/23	2006/07/25, 02:48 PM I would like to bodybuild. What is the best workout for me. I am a female 53 years old, 5'6" tall, weigh 122lbs, 25% body fat. Should I be taking supplements or what should I be taking to increase muscle mass?
maxcdc Posts: 180 Joined: 2005/02/26	2006/07/26, 01:34 PM Diet, exercice and rest , that's it
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2006/07/26, 01:45 PM I am a fan of(if natural) working muscle groups twice per week, with legs if you really beat them down, you can go once per week. Every 5 days for a muscle group is optimal. -------------- Maximus from Gladiator....Strength and Honor!
coolnatedawg Posts: 813 Joined: 2005/03/09	2006/07/26, 08:16 PM Im trying out full body training right now. 5 big compound exercises to knock out the major areas. I do this 3 days a week changin up reps/sets/rest and the exercises. So far it works well.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/07/26, 08:40 PM Same here nate. 3 full body days, one day devoted to oly lifting, another day devoted to speed work and prehab. So if you think about it, I'm hitting my legs 5 days a week, plus climbing 2 days a week. -------------- Iron and chalk.
coolnatedawg Posts: 813 Joined: 2005/03/09	2006/07/27, 10:59 AM yea, i dont have all that other stuff added in. i do some isolation work on parts i feel didnt get as much exercise on 2-3 of my days off. and i started swimming. im thinking about changing to Chad Waterburys Quattro Dynamo, its 4 days with 1 max, 1 speed, and some other stuff. its over on t-nation.com. Let me know what you think. Hows your full body stuff working after the westside?
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/07/28, 10:33 PM I like it because I can still continue to climb, and train with the weightlifting club once a week, whereas if I was training westside and leg day fell on friday and practice was saturday, I'd be screwed. I like it. I honestly never followed a strict westside template, although I did conjugate my strength training. I am doing the same now, except I am doing total body. -------------- Iron and chalk.
Gwenn08 Posts: 1 Joined: 2008/05/27	2008/05/27, 02:47 PM is a shorter workout more days a week as good or better than a 40 min workout 3 times a weeks?