[Paladin of Derp]

Hey
I started training a few months ago
I would love the abilty to work out like 5/6 days a week, but im just too sore for 2/3 days after each muscle group
How do those people who work out so many times a week, do it?

single muscles and do no coumpound exercise, or helper muscles on close days?

[redbuthotter]

(Original post by Paladin of Derp)
Hey
I started training a few months ago
I would love the abilty to work out like 5/6 days a week, but im just too sore for 2/3 days after each muscle group
How do those people who work out so many times a week, do it?

single muscles and do no coumpound exercise, or helper muscles on close days?

Your body gets used to it - so the fatigued state feels "normal" and you are no longer tired.

Its not necessarily better depending on other lifestyle issues (sleep, stress, food... general ability to recover).

But for some individuals it is possible.

Oh and steroids help for the super hardcore trainee's.

[Paladin of Derp]

(Original post by redbuthotter)
Your body gets used to it - so the fatigued state feels "normal" and you are no longer tired.

Its not necessarily better depending on other lifestyle issues (sleep, stress, food... general ability to recover).

But for some individuals it is possible.

Oh and steroids help for the super hardcore trainee's.

so bascally unless your on steroids, and you train with this frequency, you will be overtraining

[redbuthotter]

(Original post by Paladin of Derp)
so bascally unless your on steroids, and you train with this frequency, you will be overtraining

No steroids only if you lift twice a day to max every day.

Depends how you're doing ur sessions and what you train for.

Its possible for a normal gym goer to lift 4-6 times a week depending on how they train.

Literally just depends on what you're doing and why. I would train 6 times a week if I had time.

[andrew_c]

I dont that thats good, the body needs recovery days

[Arturo Bandini]

By eating and sleeping well. By your body adapting so that it never feels sore after a workout. By not being a pussy.

By leaving a gap between using the same muscle groups

ie.

day 1: bench
day 2: deadlift/rows
day 3: squat/press
day 4: rest
repeat

[Illidan_Stormrage]

Some movements like the squat can be trained everyday. It's really about adjusting the volume to make it all possible and working up to training at a high frequency.

[Paladin of Derp]

(Original post by redbuthotter)
No steroids only if you lift twice a day to max every day.

Depends how you're doing ur sessions and what you train for.

Its possible for a normal gym goer to lift 4-6 times a week depending on how they train.

Literally just depends on what you're doing and why. I would train 6 times a week if I had time.

ok so expand on 'how they train'

[philistine]

Proper rest, adequate diet, and safe lifting.

Please OP...





































... stay safe.

[Old School]

(Original post by Paladin of Derp)
Hey
I started training a few months ago
I would love the abilty to work out like 5/6 days a week, but im just too sore for 2/3 days after each muscle group
How do those people who work out so many times a week, do it?

single muscles and do no coumpound exercise, or helper muscles on close days?

As others have said, it depends on how an individual trains.

Personally I train 5-7 days per week and when in uni or on days off from placement will train twice or three times in a day. (FYI I don't take steroids.)

My training is pretty fluid but I will always have at least 4 'core' lifting sessions (movement based split: bench day, deadlift day, squat day, press day) 3 conditioning sessions (sprints, hill sprints, intervals) and 2 mobility days (I do mobility stuff most days but have 2 sessions per week where I focus on it and do a proper routine. I take days off when I feel I need them or when I have to. I also deload every 4 weeks.

Ignore the people on the internet who go ZOMG OVERTRAININGZZZ!!!! whenever they see a program that suggests anything more than 3x fullbody sessions (consisting of no more than a couple exercises) per week. For beginners this holds true, to a certain extent, particularly those who never really played sports etc. Work capacity can be trained too, so as long as you build up slowly, eat and sleep enough you can train far more than you think.

People often get confused between overtraining and overreaching. Overtraining is a chronic condition that takes months to develop and months to recover from. It is very hard to get into an overtrained state. Overreaching is far more common but can usually be overcome by backing off a little every once in a while (hence why I have monthly lifting deloads).

The bottom line is the more you train the more you progress- so long as your body can recover from the aforementioned training. Once you get out of the noob stage (i.e when you can squat 3 plates for a few reps and benching 2 plates is no longer a distant fantasy) experiment with ramping up the frequency and adding in some variety, but not at the expense of your core lifts and training.

[Rooster523]

(Original post by Paladin of Derp)
Hey
I started training a few months ago
I would love the abilty to work out like 5/6 days a week, but im just too sore for 2/3 days after each muscle group
How do those people who work out so many times a week, do it?

single muscles and do no coumpound exercise, or helper muscles on close days?

I got to the gym after work every day (incl. night shifts) ....really not that difficult.

[Jockpest]

I like to work out 4 to 5 days a week for an hour in the morning. I feel like any more will just take away from time spent on college work.