One or twice a week

[THE OVERTRAINER]

Am i the ONLY one who works everything twice a week?

[Paul21]

Yes, uneducated one, you are.

[Kutulus]

how the hell do u do everything twice a week?

[Lionheart]

I do everything twice a week sometimes. Curently I'm only doing sutff once a week though. Not enough time =[

[Kutulus]

man u peeps overtrain definently

[Leviathan]

lol

yup

uif u train with very high intensity u should train each muscle group only once a week

ure either juicing or overtraining lol

[Kutulus]

i hit arms twice a week, but one of those times i indirectly hit them (on chest/back day)

[Big H]

Yes. You indirectly use every muscle sometime in your workout. But if you do workout a bodypart it will most likely become overtrained. Even if i it is the biceps, or another fast recovering message.

[joehagyHH]

i used to go 2 a week for every body part, then i smarted up and did each one once a week. put on quality mass so much easier that way.

joe

[Kutulus]

i think the overtrainer dude knows hes overtraining... just look at his name

[Mr.Lean]

Once a week is more than enough because you use most muscles twice in the week to some degree anyway. Twice a week is definately over the topand counter productive.

[keith]

I work each body part twice a week. Of course, i only lift twice a week...

[NickM234]

I used to train each bodypart three times a week (arnold method, upper body then lower body six days in a row) and made only little gains. Then I switched to each bodypart two times a week (upper body, lower body split still) and made some more gains but still not much. But about three months ago I switched to 3 out of 9 days training (upper body, lower body split) for a half hour each workout and have made the most gains like that.

[howard600]

if you go back to arnolds day .you see teens were training bodyparts twice a week . today the thinking has changed .for recovery, one day a week
is the approach . for someone just starting out
i would have them dive the body parts into two groups and do what they call an everyother day split routine . every other week your hitting the muscle group twice that week .
once your motoring along in your lifting and if your serious about it then you would progress to two days on one off routine . if you need a routine e-mail me
howard

[illustrious540]

Unless your on juice your body can't possibly recover from a heavy workout twice in one week

[Paul21]

Originally posted by illustrious540
Unless your on juice your body can't possibly recover from a heavy workout twice in one week

Either that or freaky-ass genetics like Arnie had. Most of us are ectomorphs though........

Arnolds day of training things two three times a week were wrong. Even Arnie will admit that. Medicine, and Exercise Physiology standards have greatly advanced since the 60's, and 70's (Arnie's day). Back then, It was thought that the more you trained, the bigger the gain. We know today that you grow while you rest, not working out.

I will go as far as to say Arnie hindered his own growth by overtraining. Steroids and superior genetics saved him................When you think about it, it's kind of scary to imagine Arnie with an even BETTER physique.................

[BigM]

Originally posted by illustrious540
Unless your on juice your body can't possibly recover from a heavy workout twice in one week

Thats bull sh*t, i used to work out everyhtin twice a week for almost my 1st year of training and i put on 40lbs of mass and almost all of it was lean. and my genetics aren't that great.

[BigM]

of course after that i hit a platuea and decided to cut back my traing and my gains exploded again, so im not sure what to think, it is definitely possible to make gains traing 2 times a week though

[Paul21]

Oh boy.

Hey BC what are the words to that placebo song again???

[Paul21]

Yes, any training you will see gains from at the beginning.........but like you said you plateaud, then adjusted. I used to do everything twice a week (except legs) 8 years ago. I didn't however gain 40 lbs of lean mass in a year. I doubt you did too naturally, but I am not going to debate you in that......I gained @ 20lbs in ten months, then I learned how to train. Since then I have gained another @35lbs......if I trained properly from the start my gains would have been better.

[illustrious540]

Yeah you can do as much as you want in the begining your body is fresh and just waiting to grow. I used to bench everyday and i still made gains

[Todd]

It has nothing to do with a placebo. When you first start working out, and your muscles are not used to being worked, they can recover amazingly fast. When I first started working out I benched and curled everyday, and still put on a little mass.

[Dorian]

I did a few weeks of twice a day. I was experimenting to see exactly what would make me feel overtrained. I did a heavy low rep in the morn and then in the evening I did a regular workout. After a few weeks I felt like **** and tired and run down. I slowly reduced the amount until i found the ideal plan. Once a day 4 times a week.

[unchained45]

Am i the ONLY one who works everything twice a week?

If you're young and progressing to your expectations; go for it.

[NewYorkGiants24]

If you're young and progressing to your expectations; go for it.

10 years later...

[Extrado]

Am i the ONLY one who works everything twice a week?

I do everything twice a week cus I'm currently running a 4 day split, but I'm thinking about switching over to one muscle group a day in a few weeks.

[howard600]

I do everything twice a week cus I'm currently running a 4 day split, but I'm thinking about switching over to one muscle group a day in a few weeks.

way back the thinking was work a muscle group twice a week .many had good gains from it .especially if they had good genetics .current thinking is you hit a body part once a week ,but the workouts should be intense and to failure . aim for 9 to 12 working sets per body part .a working set does not include your warmups .programs to look at include
german volume training , mad cows 5 x 5 .just google these
howard

[kenethleclair]

There are other stupid guys who do the same thing...lol

am i the only one who works everything twice a week?

[alexbowley247]

I hit everything twice a week, tried hitting them once a week but did nothing for me, i personally think its down to genetics, if your diet and rest is nailed i see nothing wrong with training twice a week. It's worked for me. Id suggest though a lower intensity, i only tend to do one exercise per body part per workout, too much more and you wont have fully revovered for the next training session. If it works for you, it works, stick to it

[EpiStrong]

I do full body work-outs, just dont lift like i would on a day i target certain areas. i like changing it up and i like the feeling of a full body pump.