How many days...

[Vegas5678]

Hey Everyone,

How many days a week does everyone lift?

I am looking to really get some definition, and have been lifting 2 days a week. I recently read that some people lift 4 days a week and have more success.

Just curious what everyone does...

[AlphabetStew]

I do a full body lifting routine 3 days a week. I have been following Stronglifts 5X5 and have had good results with it, I think I am going to move on to Madcow this next week and see where that takes me.

[toodlepip]

3 or 4, depending on the week that's in it, what my other committments are and what kind of recovery I feel I need.

[illiniStrive]

Full body 3x a week

[CottageChz]

Full body 3x a week

This.

[madelineoneil]

4 days here.

[thehobbes]

3 or 4 days

[britchick884]

5 here but that's because I'm doing MAX-OT

[Maxime1]

4-5 here.

[MaliaBot]

I did the first stage of the New Rules of Lifting for Women twice a week, so it took me 2 months. You can see my progress in my profile pic.

I have recently started doing 3 times a week. I'm worried about the soreness with only a day of rest between most lifting sessions, but the book recommends 3 times a week so that's saying something.

[VolleyCoach]

Because of family and coaching responsibilities, I make it to the gym only twice a week. Its working well for me, but since I have some much rest in between sessions, I hit it hard each time.

Ideally, I think 3 times/week is best.

[FitFighter94]

I lift three days a week... more than that is usually overkill for me - I work five days a week
9-6 (yes, I'm on school holidays....), then I'll be back to school (new school.) in two weeks, plus it's a 45 min train ride from my house AND the gym! Yay me. :|
O.K. well yeah, I'll quit the whining. I guess it depends on how much time you have on hand and how much volume there is to your routine - and of course, you need to listen to your body and give it time to recover. Some people will have 4 day splits but I guess that's for more advanced lifters.... us beginners can benefit from 3 day splits and easily make progress. But yeah 2 days sounds fine, it just really depends on how much work you're getting in and the intensity that you're working at.

[kimm4]

Hey Everyone,

How many days a week does everyone lift?

I am looking to really get some definition, and have been lifting 2 days a week. I recently read that some people lift 4 days a week and have more success.

Just curious what everyone does...

Getting definition goes back to your eating plan, so you need to take a closer look at your diet. But, you've got to have the muscle to support the look and 2 days a week of lifting is not going to cut it.

[scyyy]

I try to get in three days of lifting and if I have the time/can be arsed to, I do some cardio or classes, for example pilates or spinning on my days "off".

[Rowyn]

Hey Everyone,

How many days a week does everyone lift?

I am looking to really get some definition, and have been lifting 2 days a week. I recently read that some people lift 4 days a week and have more success.

Just curious what everyone does...

2 days a week is not enough to make any progress. Until you reach intermediate levels of weights, full body workouts 3 X week give you the most bang for your buck.

The definition comes from losing fat over the muscle (as Kimm4 said), but dieting won't be useful if you don't have a muscle base to work with.

Good luck!

Oh, I lift 5 out of 8 days when I am perfectly on schedule.

[magz18]

right now 3 days a week with 1-2 days of cardio but I will probably go back to 5 days in a few months

[ShannonSoBe]

I lift 7 days a week. I don't do the same body parts each day so there is time for my muscles to rest. Day 1 upper body, day 2 mid body (abs and lower back), day 3 butt/legs, then I keep repeating that rotation.

[ilovethe80s]

Any routine I am doing needs to be able to be modified into a 4 day upper lower split for me. 5 days is somewhat more ideal, but tougher to do with my schedule, so 4 works just fine. 3 is not good for me - that would mean full body sessions which don't work for me since 2 days often need to be consecutive (I get weekend mornings to work out uninterrupted so like to take advantage of that).

[magz18]

Any routine I am doing needs to be able to be modified into a 4 day upper lower split for me. 5 days is somewhat more ideal, but tougher to do with my schedule, so 4 works just fine. 3 is not good for me - that would mean full body sessions which don't work for me since 2 days often need to be consecutive.

You could do a 3 day split

[etherealgirl]

Lift full body three days a week.

[unchained45]

Hey Everyone,

How many days a week does everyone lift?

I am looking to really get some definition, and have been lifting 2 days a week. I recently read that some people lift 4 days a week and have more success.

Just curious what everyone does...

4 days does it for me right now. I've been successful with as much 6 days a week, but I knew going into that routine that I would have to do everything correct to avoid overtraing. I took 10 days off from lifting prior to 12 weeks of a 6 day split regimen that I treated like a contest prep routine.

[PrettyReckless]

3 days a week is good, it gives your body enough time to recover. But be sure to have very good nutrition/diet as well - remember, nutrition comprises of 80% of your results.

[skuraishi]

6 days, about 2-3 hours a day.

but i'm doing it because i'm on a training program. i'll complain a few days and whine a lot but the accomplishments are well worth it.

[MsMightyMau5]

lift 6 days per week. 2 bodyparts per day, hitting each bodypart twice per week. rest 1 day and repeat. no cardio