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Old 05-23-2006, 06:28 PM   #1
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Is working out everyday harmful???

Is working out everyday harmful????

i hate days that I have to skip the gym, I feel groggy, unmotivated, and depressed !!! it's almost like a drug....but am I harming myself...??

i'm not working the same muscles everyday or nothing....
my schedule is day 1 : Arm exercises - alternating through all machines
+ 20 min cardio
day 2: Leg Exercises - alternating all available machines
+ 20 min cardio
day 3: Ab Exercises - 3 non equipment, 2 equipment df + 30-40 min cardio
day 4: Cardio - Straight cardio for 45 - 60 minutes
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Your body does need time to recovery, so a day break from lifting at least once in your week should be taken. Some people say no more than 2 training sessions in a row.

That said, your split sucks.
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Is working out everyday harmful????

i hate days that I have to skip the gym, I feel groggy, unmotivated, and depressed !!! it's almost like a drug....but am I harming myself...??

i'm not working the same muscles everyday or nothing....
my schedule is day 1 : Arm exercises - alternating through all machines
+ 20 min cardio
day 2: Leg Exercises - alternating all available machines
+ 20 min cardio
day 3: Ab Exercises - 3 non equipment, 2 equipment df + 30-40 min cardio
day 4: Cardio - Straight cardio for 45 - 60 minutes
Where are the chest, back, trap, deltoid workouts?
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Old 05-23-2006, 07:45 PM   #4
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read the fucking stickies......




btw. your split sucks ass!!
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Old 05-23-2006, 07:53 PM   #5
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btw. your split sucks ass!!
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Your body does need time to recovery, so a day break from lifting at least once in your week should be taken. Some people say no more than 2 training sessions in a row.

That said, your split sucks.



i'm a pure newb...........gonna be two months this thursday.!!!!

yo instead of bashing me.......how bout some advice???

going to a bigger gym when my memberships done, fuc it, going tomorrow....my current gym has very few machines. Can't wait for more machines...!!!!!
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read the fucking stickies......


btw. your split sucks ass!!


working on the stickies.......i'm 3-4 days new to this board, and learned a crap load already...!!!!!!!



HEY, U guys mind posting how u split your workouts????
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i'm a pure newb...........gonna be two months this thursday.!!!!

yo instead of bashing me.......how bout some advice???

going to a bigger gym when my memberships done, fuc it, going tomorrow....my current gym has very few machines. Can't wait for more machines...!!!!!
Use free weights son.
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I wouldn't lift every day. I think exercising daily can be done, but lifting every day is counterproductive. Aerobic activity of reasonable duration and intensity can be performed on the days you don't lift though.



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You probably shouldn't look too forward to a lot of machines. Machines are good when used in moderation, but your staple should be good ole iron - dumbbells and barbells. Just starting off, you should focus mainly on concetration exersices and really do not need a seperate day for arms. Throw in a little arm work after chest and back.

You must squat and deadlift.

BTW, a lot of the guys on this sight need a good pop upside the head and their teeth rattled a few good times with all of their smart ass commentes. Their Mom's must be proud of them.
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a) depends what you do everyday and how you break things up

b) depending on (a), it would also depend on how long you have been working out (training age) and how much frequency/volume you could handle.

c) everyone should have AT LEAST one day off per week. Even the most elite of the elite athletes take one day off a week. why do you think you should be any different?



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cool...........will do that SON!!!!
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so informative.......will you be my personal trainer?
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You probably shouldn't look too forward to a lot of machines. Machines are good when used in moderation, but your staple should be good ole iron - dumbbells and barbells. Just starting off, you should focus mainly on concetration exersices and really do not need a seperate day for arms. Throw in a little arm work after chest and back.

You must squat and deadlift.

BTW, a lot of the guys on this sight need a good pop upside the head and their teeth rattled a few good times with all of their smart ass commentes. Their Mom's must be proud of them.

ah fuc.......don't mind smart ass comments....as long as it includes some form of knowledge and I"m cool.....I just don't like stupid posts like ^^^^^ one.

but cooll....thnkx for the advice........DEADLIFTS and SQUATS, gonna do those today..havn't tried it yet!!! any advice on form and technique?
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a) depends what you do everyday and how you break things up

b) depending on (a), it would also depend on how long you have been working out (training age) and how much frequency/volume you could handle.

c) everyone should have AT LEAST one day off per week. Even the most elite of the elite athletes take one day off a week. why do you think you should be any different?


(A) I'm 22, been training for 2 months, frequency/volume i'd say inbetween moderate and pretty strong. Not iron man

(B) Because I'm gifted and have special powers. So then if I lift for 6 days, is it okay to do cardio the 7th?
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okay since no one wants to post how they split their workouts......i'm gonna start a new thread title " How do U split your workouts/???" Maybe they're s alrady a thread like that...........
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(A) I'm 22, been training for 2 months, frequency/volume i'd say inbetween moderate and pretty strong. Not iron man

(B) Because I'm gifted and have special powers. So then if I lift for 6 days, is it okay to do cardio the 7th?
3-4 days of resistance training in a week is plenty for a natural trainee. You have to let yourself recover, and I don't just mean your muscles and nervous system. You're never going to allow your connective tissues to adapt if you keep pounding them 6 days a week!



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okay since no one wants to post how they split their workouts......i'm gonna start a new thread title " How do U split your workouts/???" Maybe they're s alrady a thread like that...........
Try reading the stickies at the top of the page. They go over various ways you can setup your lifting program.



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(A) I'm 22, been training for 2 months, frequency/volume i'd say inbetween moderate and pretty strong. Not iron man

(B) Because I'm gifted and have special powers. So then if I lift for 6 days, is it okay to do cardio the 7th?

did you not read the post.....rest on at least one day a week!

also, all that cardio may be conterproductive to your goals.

all that training may be counterproductive to your body, depending on if you are eating enough calories or not.

how you set up a training program is up to you. read the stickies and come up with something and we can help you refine it. No one is going to just write something out for you. Help us help you. Also, we don't know what your training looks like now....how do you expect us to tell you what we think you should be doing if we don't know what you ARE doing?



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did you not read the post.....rest on at least one day a week!

also, all that cardio may be conterproductive to your goals.

all that training may be counterproductive to your body, depending on if you are eating enough calories or not.

how you set up a training program is up to you. read the stickies and come up with something and we can help you refine it. No one is going to just write something out for you. Help us help you. Also, we don't know what your training looks like now....how do you expect us to tell you what we think you should be doing if we don't know what you ARE doing?


okay okay........got it!!!

but my goals are to trim down and be fit for summer... winter i'm gonna bulk up.



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okay okay........got it!!!

but my goals are to trim down and be fit for summer... winter i'm gonna bulk up.

if your goals are to trim down, then you can't do all that training because obviously you aren't intaking enough calories to adapt to it. You will over train yourself to hell and loose a good bit of muscle in the process.

you need a good structred program.

lets see what you are currently doing....



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Try reading the stickies at the top of the page. They go over various ways you can setup your lifting program.


WOAH.......i totally missed your sticky. Tonnes of information there to keep me busy........... my bad....nice work though!!!



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okay......found this in the sticky......i'm pretty new so this doesn't look so complicated for me.



Day 1, CHEST
Day 2, BACK
Day 3, Cardio

Day 4, Shoulders
Day 5, Arms
Day 6, Cardio

Day 7, Legs
then repeat from day 1


that way, after every two days of lifting.......i'll take a day off for cardio, which gives time for my muscles to heal???? can it work like that? help me tweak this.............


i'm probably startin to annoy some of you by working out 7 days a week....but my main motivation for all this is stress/depression. I was taking anti-depressants because of a genetic disorder/rec drugs/enviroment, but ever since I started going to the gym, I don't need drugs, and feel much better than before. But when I take a day off, that day I feel like shit all day....and that feeling like shit, is unexplainable to someone who doesn't need anti-depressants. this smilee explains it



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btw....what's 1rm?


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