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    How many days a week do you workout?

    is 6 days a week back to back too much?
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    4-5.

    6 days on is probably overdoing it. I dont think major muscle groups 3 days in a row is much good. You could get away with chest, back, arms on consecutive days but not chest, back, legs.

    I think 2 days then a rest day is good. You dont have to be hitting the same muscle the same day every week.
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    3 day routine for me...Tues, thurs, fri.
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    Originally Posted by RockyMan500 View Post
    3 day routine for me...Tues, thurs, fri.
    my cousin has me working out 6 days a week back to back, then the 7th day off

    it goes...

    shoulders and biceps
    chest and triceps
    legs and back

    then repeat


    is this optimal?
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    Originally Posted by bigboirez09 View Post
    my cousin has me working out 6 days a week back to back, then the 7th day off

    it goes...

    shoulders and biceps
    chest and triceps
    legs and back

    then repeat


    is this optimal?
    Do something more like:

    Monday - chest/tris/shoulder (push day basically)

    Wednesday - back/bi's/traps (pull day)

    Friday - Legs

    Feel free to throw in something like forearms or abs in one of those days.
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    i do 3 days

    Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
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    Back and legs on the same day is never optimal.

    I suggest:

    Legs
    Upper-back(Lats+Traps) and Shoulders
    Rest
    Arms (Biceps+Triceps) and Deadlifts
    Rest
    Chest
    Rest or repeat
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    I do four days

    Monday-Chest
    Tuesday- Legs
    Wednesday- Arms
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    Originally Posted by bigboirez09 View Post
    is 6 days a week back to back too much?
    OP everyone is different.
    'tards are gonna say:
    'oh well you should be on a 3/4/5 day split , otherwise you will overtrain.
    I say that (altho somewhat it could be true) you are the only one to decide and know if you are actually overtraining or not.
    Just go out there and see what happens, if you think you can handle it (which i am SURE you can , if you watch your diet and get some extra sleep plus we are teens celular activity is like 5x than 25+yos) then keep on doing it, if not then change it up.
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    Originally Posted by hugohdz88 View Post
    OP everyone is different.
    'tards are gonna say:
    'oh well you should be on a 3/4/5 day split , otherwise you will overtrain.
    I say that (altho somewhat it could be true) you are the only one to decide and know if you are actually overtraining or not.
    Just go out there and see what happens, if you think you can handle it (which i am SURE you can , if you watch your diet and get some extra sleep plus we are teens celular activity is like 5x than 25+yos) then keep on doing it, if not then change it up.

    thats great advice. i can definetely push myself to do it, even if im sore or whatever, but i just dont want to LOSE gains because im working too much, you know?
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    chest and tris
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    OP you can tain 6 Days a week. Eat enough and look into foam rolling.

    IMO take a day off after every 3 days in a row. But Its fine how you're doin it
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    Originally Posted by bigboirez09 View Post
    is 6 days a week back to back too much?
    naw you're fine with 6 days a week if you feel your body can ahndle it. just make sure you eat properly and get enough sleep. i was doing 7 days a week before but then switched over to 6 days when i found that i responded better with one day off. right now my split is...
    legs
    chest/little triceps
    back/little biceps
    shoulders/traps
    legs
    arms
    HIIT
    repeat

    been seeing awesome results on this. abs are done a lil bit everyday aswell. it really is just understanding your own body though and figuring out how it responds best. good luck OP
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    Day 1: Chest/Bi
    Day 2: Rest
    Day 3: Delt/Trap
    Day 4: Legs/Tri
    Day 5: Rest
    Day 6: Rest (Or abdominals if applicable)
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    Monday - arms
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    Wednesday - Back
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    volume is a bigger factor that dictates overtraining, not how many days you workout.
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    1: Back
    2: Chest/Abs
    3: REST
    4: Bi's/Tri's
    5: Shoulders/Abs
    6: Legs
    7: HIIT


    nothing wrong with 6 days a week.
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    Originally Posted by bigboirez09 View Post
    is 6 days a week back to back too much?
    what is the purpose of working out 6 days a week? You can easily hit all the muscle groups properly going 5 days. I workout all the weekdays and rest on the weekend. Heres my spit:

    Mon: Chest
    Tues: Back
    Wed: Legs
    Thur: Shoulders/Abs
    Fri: Arms
    Sat: Rest
    Sun: Rest
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    i would say 3-5 days is desirable
    have you been lifting for long? if not you are going to wear yourself out really really quickly
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