Thread: What is everyone's opinion on two a days?

This is how I train during a cut. I do my cardio in the morning, and my weight training after work. I am interested in this also. I have gotten good results following this, but am I doing more harm than good?

It's okay if ...
a. you have the time,
b. you have planned your eating well,
c. you are planned your supplementation to the T,
d. you are preparing for a competition, usually 12 weeks out...

I:

a. Have the time. Stuck on a rig. Nothing but time.
b. I think I have a good diet going
c. I dont really supplement other than essentials like vitamins, fish oil and maybe protein
d. Huh?

Originally Posted by Christopherg.EU

It's okay if ...
a. you have the time,
b. you have planned your eating well,
c. you are planned your supplementation to the T,
d. you are preparing for a competition, usually 12 weeks out...

I think it's okay too... but only for a and b points. C and D are just silly.

It's not going to lead to overtraining as long as you plan the training well enough to get rest for the previously worked muscle groups. For instance, if you want to go in on AM sessions and do cardio and then PM do something like a 3 or 4 day split with weights, that would be fine. You'll have to account for the extra calorie expenditures however.
Supplimentation is optional. You need no supplimentation if you have your diet really dialed in.
I think it comes down to adjusting your intake for the extra work and getting enough rest between training. That's it but That's just MO.

yeah i used to do it when i had the time. I would do a large muscle group in the morning then a smaller one at night. it was good cause it kept my appetite up but looking back i didn't eat nearly enough.

I think that they are fine if:

a) You know what you are doing
b) You understand what you hope to get out of each session
c) You can be objective with yourself in regards to recovery, intensity, and frequency of training

However:

a) Most people have no clue what they are doing.....even when doing one-a-days
b) Most people don't understand what they are trying to get out of the session
c) 99% of the people out there cannot be objective with themselves, which is why most who train on two-a-days, have a coach who handles that stuff.


patrick

Originally Posted by P-funk

I think that they are fine if:

a) You know what you are doing
b) You understand what you hope to get out of each session
c) You can be objective with yourself in regards to recovery, intensity, and frequency of training

However:

a) Most people have no clue what they are doing.....even when doing one-a-days
b) Most people don't understand what they are trying to get out of the session
c) 99% of the people out there cannot be objective with themselves, which is why most who train on two-a-days, have a coach who handles that stuff.


patrick

yup yup.

I see many ppl at my gym also do the "twice a day" routines. I live near a rather rich area,.. and in some weird twisted irony, all the rich people decided to leave Golds and come to my little gym which is alot cheaper. Anyway,.. many of these rich bastards have nothing to do all day so they come in and run,.. then w/o at night.

Problem is the men have no idea what they are doing, do not understand dieting/nutrition, and do not know the difference between high intensity cardio and low intensity cardio and its effects on your program. I have had quite a few older guys ask me what i do b/c "they run 15 miles a day on the treadmill, then w/o at night and cant get big." hell,.. you have all that money, go get a trainer, lol.

If I could afford to eat 5000cals a day (maintenance for that level of activity,) sleep 8 hours a night + 2 hours after my post w/o meal after my first training session, and not have to worry about work or a source of income, I'd be all for it.

A buddy of mine said: "There's no such thing as over-training, just under-eating/sleeping."

Firstly Thanks for all the feedback. Secondly would a split like this be appropriate:
Mon: am cardio (about 45-60 min moderate intensity)
pm Chest/Tri's

Tuesday: am cardio (about 45-60 min moderate intensity)
pm ?? another cardio or off because this is my day off from lifting

Wed: am cardio (about 45-60 min moderate intensity)
pm Back/Bi's

Thurs: m cardio (about 45-60 min moderate intensity)
pm Shoulders

Fri: am cardio m cardio (about 45-60 min moderate intensity)
pm Legs ( for this day should i skip morning cardio?)

If this is or isn't appropriate either way does someone else have a sample of there two a day routine they would like to share so we can get an idea of a good split. Thanks again

I work out twice a day because it is required for my high school football career, but we don't do cardio and lifting we do lifting exercises twice in one day. Is that still OK to do?

Originally Posted by Much

I work out twice a day because it is required for my high school football career, but we don't do cardio and lifting we do lifting exercises twice in one day. Is that still OK to do?

Explain a typical weeks worth of what you do?

My friend works out twice a day religiously..sweats like a pig with his cardio...His diet is crap..eating out most nights during the week out of boredom. Diet is essential. A good workout with a crappy diet will ruin your results.

For competition cutting, I do 1 cardio session in the morning, then train after work, followed by another cardio session.

I think the biggest thing is to pace yourself because recovery is just as important as cardio & training.. and of course diet to support all the activity.