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Need to know if this is overtraining

JustinE22 Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/09/18	2004/02/02, 05:28 PM Is working your biceps and triceps with 3 different exercises with 3-4 sets overtraing. I know there smaller muscle groups so they can't handle as much but how much can they handle?
borpillicus Posts: 454 Joined: 2003/03/13	2004/02/02, 05:32 PM I wouldn't consider it overtraining unless your doing those muscle groups more then twice a week (which is still alot). -------------- - Its never about how much you can lift, or how many reps you do. Its just about doing it, and doing it right. - If your hungry all the time, your not eating enough. And anyways, being hungry sucks. ~Brad~
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/02/02, 08:59 PM General rule of thumb, 3 exercises is fine for smaller muscle groups, 4 for larger like chest/back/legs. This is a generalization, but what you are doing should be just fine. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
YodelingAdam Posts: 111 Joined: 2002/12/30	2004/02/03, 01:16 AM Ya if you can take it, I'm all for that. I generally know if I'm training too much...my muscles will give out and I won't be able to do any more sets. That and I won't have the energy for it. One thing you may try to do is go to failure for eat set. I noticed when I started doing this with my arms, I'd get fatigued faster which is good to me. Means I worked the muscle well and recruited as many fibers as possible. Also you can always incorporate some supersets in there if you don't think your workout was hard enough.