is 2 days of rest enough?

[mattlite]

hey guys i got a question.

im currently doing a 5x5 routine and i was wondering if doing say bench for example to muscle failure and then doing bench again after a good 2 days of rest after my lifting day is ok. I dont want to overtrain.

[LeeZeis]

Eat a lot, sleep a lot, and if you feel like you can work chest again after 2 days, do it.
i personally recover fast and i can work out chest to failure 3 X a week and make improvements every workout, so to answer your question, yes, you can work out after 2 days of rest.

[ThiZzNation925]

5 sets in one day then 2 days later do it again? That's absolutely fine, but not very effective. Then again, we can't help you based off that information. List your full routine with your set/rep scheme.

[mattlite]

q sorry for the late reply but heres my routine
everything is 5x5 except abs which is 3x15
monday
1 flat bench
2 barbell squat
3 bent over rows
4 db front raises
5 bicep preacher curl
6.weighted situps
7. leg curls


thursday
1. incline bench
2. front squats
3. db rows
4 db lateral raises
5. cable curls
6. cable crunches
7. good mornings

sunday
1. decline bench
2. deadlifts
3. squats
4. db curls or hammer curls
5. shrugs
6. bench leg raises

obviously i wouldnt workout again on monday after workin out on sunday so the next workout would be on wednesday and then another 2 days of rest. i started doin this because i felt like i was overtraining and i wanted to take it easy so im sticking to alot of simple stuff

[anonymous]

[mattlite]

ya i did that for a year and a half and it worked great but now im not getting very good gains and sometmies i still feel sore wwith only one day