Recovery time

[plifix]

Ive been training naturally every other day but i hear some peolpe train three days a week naturally to give their muscles a chance to recover the rest of the week. What is better working out every other day or three times a week???

 

[losses]

i dont know i have the same question. i am also a natural but i lift monday to friday! i dont feel sore or tired so i guess my body can take it! i am seeing results but that can just be the difference of exercise vs no exercise. how do you know if you are recovered?

 

[blackbeard]

certain people can get away with lifting heavy every day but only for so long..at some point you will hit a wall-usually most people at this point will add more volume (wrong choice)

3-day splits are definitely much better

 

[Blown_SC]

I train EOD usually, but if I need an extra day of recovery - I take it. Simple as that - listen to your body - it knows best..

 

[inked1]

it also depends on what sort of weights you are moving.

when I swapped to a PL routine, I found that I could only train 3 times a week ( 4 at best). Lifting heavy was destroying me. It wasn't that I was sore, more tired all the time.

My body needed the extra time out of the gym to recover

 

[luquillo78]

i lift monday to friday! i dont feel sore or tired so i guess my body can take it!

Maybe you don't feel tired or sore, but you may be not growing or less than you could.

 

[jph]

i work out sunday through thursday, sunday is chest (dumbells), monday is biceps, tuesday is triceps, wednesday back and shoulders, and thursday is chest (barbell) again if i feel recovered, if not i word on legs or just a mix of things. i have been doing this for about a month now, previously was every other day. i think i am growing more in my new routine, but feel much more fatigued than before. by the way i am not taking any supps. right now, but plan to very soon.

 

[inked1]

why don't you have a leg day yet you have whole days dedicated to bis and tris?

 

[losses]

Maybe you don't feel tired or sore, but you may be not growing or less than you could.

you might be right! i will soon do a 3 day routine! how long is a typical workout for you guys take?

 

[jph]

why don't you have a leg day yet you have whole days dedicated to bis and tris?

i don't have a leg day good enough to mention, because my right knee is in horrible shape...dr. says the cartlidge is trying to push out of the side of my knee, i have been taking some meds. instead of opting for surgery right now and i am trying to do some leg presses, but i'll have to see if i can handle a full leg day.

 

[jcp2]

If i did not have a day for shirted and top end bench i would be using a three day split.

 

[Lift_or_die!!]

I agree

I train EOD usually, but if I need an extra day of recovery - I take it. Simple as that - listen to your body - it knows best..

That's simple advice..

well put to...

Train smart