how many times a week to workout each muscle

[Power5220]

im thinking of working out each muscle every like 7 days but i feel as if that is too long? should i make it every 5 days or should i keep it at 7?

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[Godson0188]

Work out each muscle once a week in the same order.Make sure you work them good (atleast 4 exercises each muscle).Its good you realize muscles grow during recovery and not during workouts.But too much rest and they wont grow at all!

[Moustacio]

Once every week, for totall recovery. When you work that muscle work it hardcore probly to failure on it. Eat and drink enuf and youlll see results.

[Flick]

It's always good to rest as least 5-6 full days before working the same muscle twice. The only exception is if you're switching up your routine, but that shouldn't happen very often. Rest is important. People who think that the more they work the more they get are wrong.

[WD40]

it depends on so many factors. recovery being the biggest one and the CNS. you can hit each bodypart, once, twice, three times weekly, you just have to take into consideration volume and intensity. and know what works for you. HST for example has you do each bodypart 3 times weekly, but not with max intensity and EOD day workouts, so the CNS gets its very important rest. DC has you do each bodypart twice in 8 days with max intensity and so forth. He also recommands EOD training. Bodyparts can be hit multiple times weekly, no doubt about it, and to tell you the truth it's how I got past my plateau. DC training is better than any freaking volume routine ever. Anyway, when you see what works for you, whatever style you choose to train with, just stick with it, don't change it up all the time. And to see if you are recovering between your workouts, always think about the weight you did last time on that exercise, and can you beat it the next workout? more weight for same reps? or same weight for more reps? if you can't beat it, you are overtraining, or undereating, or a combination of both, it's as simple as that.

[gymaddict01]

twice is perfect for me.

[TomVa]

Hey,
Working out each musscle once every 7 days is not going to be bad, howerver, I personally do a 4-5 day split, making sure to hit chest/bicep/tricep 2 times during the week. When you are starting out, and are getting 8hours sleep+, you only need 24-48 hours rest per musscle. Set your workout properly, make sure you don't hit one musscle twice in two days, as in: mon: Chest/bicep, Tues:back/tricep. <- that would be stupid, because back hits bicep alot, and chest hits tricep. the easiest way (i find) to give the bigger musscles more rest, is to work them before your legs day (no upper body used, therefore, full rest). <-- That seems to work for me personally. Anyway, thats my advice, i would suggest you create a shorter routine, i spend 1-1.3 hours a day 4-5 days a week(after school) doing my workout, and i've made good gains this way. Also, Put shoulders on their own day! don't forget that.....

Goodluck

Reps?

[jhunt2003]

Until your strength stagnates, do whatever you like. I have yet to see a guy who can squat 500 pounds, deadlift 600 pounds, and bench 400 that was small yet(except powerlifters who diet to stay in their weight class, but even they have grown despite that). I mean, if you can progress, thats great, and keep with it.

If you feel overworked, and progress is not forth coming, retrench to one time a piece, or insert rest days, keeping the schedule the same.

[WD40]

dude, you stole that from dogg

[jhunt2003]

dude, you stole that from dogg

Yes I did. It was his writings that slapped me in the face and showed me the way,lol. But it is very true, the man is brilliant. I also agree with his bulking up view.

[zonties]

i work out each muscle every 8 days

[jhunt2003]

i work out each muscle every 8 days

I do too, but I found a secret, workout every other day, forgeting about the calender week, and skipping days. That has worked thus far. Oh, and LOTS of protien,lol.

[WD40]

Yes I did. It was his writings that slapped me in the face and showed me the way,lol. But it is very true, the man is brilliant. I also agree with his bulking up view.

yep glad to hear it... keep it up

[jhunt2003]

However, a beginner cannot do that intensity, like you know.

To thoroughly answer the question, lift as hard as you can. That may mean one set, or 5 sets. Then if you are recovered, and can add weight to the bar/machine in the next workout, the question is irrelevant if you can workout 1-3 times on the same part doing this.

But one heavy workout, then a light workout will do little in the way of producing gains, because the light workout will not really work the way you think.