Too much gym?

[ianb12]

Hey,

I am a beginner. Lately, the entire month of february thus far, I have not skipped one day at the gym. I don't hit the same muscle groups back to back, I cycle them. I've been doing about 45 mins of lifting with 30 mins of cardio everyday. Considering my goal is to cut do I really need a day of rest or should I just keep going?

[ewolf2]

It's always good to get a day of active rest every once in a while. I work out 7 days a week most of the time. Every once in a while I'll just do an active rest day and just go for a walk with the family or something like that.

[Steron99]

Everyday? That's overtraining even if it's different body parts,you don't build muscle in the gym,you build it when resting. You need rest/ recovery days. If not you'll burn out.

[yaboymvp]

Overtraining is both possible and common, especially among young or beginner lifters.

[rami999]

this is too much
5 days a weak is enough

[lovelife745]

Rest is important for muscle growth and recovery; get at least a day in a week to rest.

[spencerheadrick]

4 days per week should be good.

[spencerheadrick]

However I'm fairly new, but that's what I do.

[vac2018]

Hey,

I am a beginner. Lately, the entire month of february thus far, I have not skipped one day at the gym. I don't hit the same muscle groups back to back, I cycle them. I've been doing about 45 mins of lifting with 30 mins of cardio everyday. Considering my goal is to cut do I really need a day of rest or should I just keep going?

You can rest for 3 days in a week. Allow your muscles to relax and rebuild.

Thanks

[ElrondHubbard]

A well designed training program will have time set aside for rest and recovery. You’re obviously not on a well designed training program. That’s the first thing you should look into. There’s a forum here for that.

Edit: damn, got caught in an old thread!

[jEDOPE]

Really depends on the intesity of your workouts and your diet.
Anyway, you should rest at least once a week. You know your body best

[TheFuarkingBoss]

I used to train non stop, always had 1 or 2 days a week rest at least. However now I barely train 4 days a week, and the gains I am making are insane compared to then. People will say I wasn't eating enough but I was to the the point where I was getting fat but putting on little muscle, I was bloated all the time from the food and just felt like chit, and even my chit wasn't nice and healthy it was like it was too much for my body and it didn't need/use that much food. I would train when I was tired, train when I was aching train when I was feeling chit and my body was just overworked, even with a few days rest a week. For me I need more rest more sleep and more recovery, I can stimulate a muscle but I definitely need to make sure I am recovered stretched and refreshed before I workout hard again. Now with less training I feel healthier more energy look healthy am bigger and stronger. Its all down to you and your body and you need to work out whats right for you.

[GladysMeyer]

Yeah, very true!

[Olympia15]

You grow outside the gym, not in it. A good quotes i read.
Also in the bible there is a solid message about creation and rest (the lord rested on the 7th day).

[FeelGreat4Life1]

I agree with others that replied here. Working out every day is too much. There is such a thing as over-training, which can prevent you from progressing. Your muscles need rest and that's the time when they recover and grow. You'll also want to have a game-plan or goal for training such as bulking up, losing weight or getting lean. Cut is too general, what do you mean by that?

[stealthlife49]

Ok, you're a beginner. Stop going to the gym every day. What in the world are your workouts like that you're able to do workouts every day?

Do big, compound lifts if you're truly a beginner. Build your base. Go 3 days a week, 4 at the MAX if you're doing that. Squats, deadlifts, rows, overhead press, bench. That's all you need if you're truly a beginner, stop wasting time and do a little research, there are loads of resources out there.

[samfit7]

I'm training one bodypart a day and training 6 times a week. Is this over training?

[ironwill2008]

Old thread, but a topic that comes up very frequently all over this site.

I'm training one bodypart a day and training 6 times a week.



Is this over training?

While no one can look at someone's written routine (or in your case, a very limited amount of information) and declare it "overtraining," you have to simply ask yourself if what you're currently doing is progressing you in a consistent fashion toward your chosen goal.

*If the answer is 'yes,' then you're good to go; keep going.

*If the answer is 'no,' then something---either your training, your nutrition, your sleep amount/quality, or some combination of any or all of the three--- needs to change.

[Sergexzx]

Old thread, but a topic that comes up very frequently all over this site.




While no one can look at someone's written routine (or in your case, a very limited amount of information) and declare it "overtraining," you have to simply ask yourself if what you're currently doing is progressing you in a consistent fashion toward your chosen goal.

*If the answer is 'yes,' then you're good to go; keep going.

*If the answer is 'no,' then something---either your training, your nutrition, your sleep amount/quality, or some combination of any or all of the three--- needs to change.

Well put!

[BahtiyarWorld]

Sometimes, our boy recovers very fast. However, our psyche always needs some rest. No matter what you are doing (cutting or bulking, I am sure that you should take some breaks between your training days.

[StairwayToGym]

4-5 days is good, give your body a chance to relax.