Recovery time?
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gayasstexan
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I think everyone is different on that issue it may take me 72 hrs and you only 48 or so.
I hit each bodypart once a week with the exception of calves,and abs. Doing that i know i have given my muscles plenty of time to recover.
I hit each bodypart once a week with the exception of calves,and abs. Doing that i know i have given my muscles plenty of time to recover.
pineapple
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It depends on the person, and you are right, muscle soreness going away doesnt mean you're completely recovered.Circus said:
Some body parts tho do recover faster than others. For me personally, I can hit my triceps and legs twice per week and they will recover good. But that would put too much stress on my connective tissue and will not allow it to recover properly or give it enough time. And in the long run it's a no good. My back I can also hit twice a week, but I dont because then my rear delts would take a beating.
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Skarhead1
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i can work each muscle group twice a week and i do 
. in the same token you have to make sure you don't do too many sets/reps and overtrain. the best calculator you have to know how much you can train is if you can add more weight or reps to the lift each week. If you can, you didnt overtrain and you're good to go
. in the same token you have to make sure you don't do too many sets/reps and overtrain. the best calculator you have to know how much you can train is if you can add more weight or reps to the lift each week. If you can, you didnt overtrain and you're good to go
Juggernaut2148
Wolverine! Where?!
Lots of factors play into this but age would be the largest denominator. A younger male in good health will recover faster than someone at my age. From experiance I've learned which parts tend to need more time to recover and adjust accordingly.
As to sorness...........it's weird but sometimes I get sore a little and other times it's alot......and then sometimes none at all. I don't judge my progress on sorness but rather how exhausted my muscles are proceeding a workout. If my legs a re a little wobbly after a workout I feel I'm had a good workout and leave it at that.
As to sorness...........it's weird but sometimes I get sore a little and other times it's alot......and then sometimes none at all. I don't judge my progress on sorness but rather how exhausted my muscles are proceeding a workout. If my legs a re a little wobbly after a workout I feel I'm had a good workout and leave it at that.
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Aztech
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so many factors...it's so different person to person.
I'd say the single most important factor is your gym intenisty. I can do two set of triceps every single day and not be fatiqued but if I did 14 sets on one day with a heavy weight, you can bet your ass I won't be doing them tomorrow, or the next day for that matter. You want to train with a volume that fits your split, if you are doing a 1-2-3-off repeat split, your volume is going to be a lot less than someone doing a 1-off-3-off-5-off repeat split.
I'd say the single most important factor is your gym intenisty. I can do two set of triceps every single day and not be fatiqued but if I did 14 sets on one day with a heavy weight, you can bet your ass I won't be doing them tomorrow, or the next day for that matter. You want to train with a volume that fits your split, if you are doing a 1-2-3-off repeat split, your volume is going to be a lot less than someone doing a 1-off-3-off-5-off repeat split.
Circus
KFC
Thanks guys, I was just wondering because I've been using the hard gainer outlined in the "My top 5 routines" sticky but it's only set for two days. I didn't think that two days would be enough and was wondering if I could use it twice for a total of 4 days a week or if that would be too much and maybe I should figure out a third and fourth day of different lifts.
Time for what? Local recovery? Global recovery? Entire CNS adaption ?
As others have said, too many factors for a definitive answer. Bear this in mind:
its very, VERY, difficult to actually overtrain. By overtrain i mean in the 'physiological response' sense. Bulgarian weightlifters train max sq's, snatches, deadlifts and cleans twice a day, 6 days a week.
Circus - why not ramp up to 4 days/wk? You've started with 2, when you feel comfortable try 3, and eventually 4. Deload every 5 weeks or so, and watch out for symptoms that suggest you NEED to deload:
lethargy
lack of appetite
contant tiredness but inablility to sleep
irritability
lack of motivation
As others have said, too many factors for a definitive answer. Bear this in mind:
its very, VERY, difficult to actually overtrain. By overtrain i mean in the 'physiological response' sense. Bulgarian weightlifters train max sq's, snatches, deadlifts and cleans twice a day, 6 days a week.
Circus - why not ramp up to 4 days/wk? You've started with 2, when you feel comfortable try 3, and eventually 4. Deload every 5 weeks or so, and watch out for symptoms that suggest you NEED to deload:
lethargy
lack of appetite
contant tiredness but inablility to sleep
irritability
lack of motivation
