Is working out each muscle group only once a week okay?

[johnnyblaze3141]

Or should I work out more frequently?

[Iceman50]

Or should I work out more frequently?

Once a week is fine, you should strive to work them hard enough so that you wouldnt even want to work them again in the same week.

[flame66]

Once a week is good.. I train every group once a week expect chest ( twice ).

[Ka0s]

twice is better IMO

[rippintwine23]

Or should I work out more frequently?

i used to do twice and switched to once because id be too sore to workout the same muscle twice a week. its really all personal preference imo

[OhTheInsanity]

Or should I work out more frequently?

It honestly all depends on YOUR work ethic. Do you leave the gym feeling dead or do you leave feeling fine and still have a lot of energy? Do you do a bunch of sets or just a few? Do you increase your weight frequently or do you stay at a set amount for a while?

If your going to decrease intensity then yes 2 times a week would work (AKA Volume training) but if you go balls to the wall once a week your giving yourself a BUNCH of recovery time meaning maximum growth (depending on how much intensity your throwing into your session) The only thing that sucks about training once a week is sometimes you might feel off and not 100% BUT IMO it's a ton harder to really push yourself a ton more each week rather than just do a **** ton of sets to overload the muscle. Plus it leaves you HUNGRY for the next workout because your working out less frequently. Hope this helps!