Richie1888

just a quick one whats the minimum amount of days a week u need to be in the gym to see growth in the muscle and a gain in mass?

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Witchblade

Depends on a lot of stuff, but the average is 3 days per week I think.

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KarlW

I'll say 2. You could even get away with 1 if you eat really well and make that 1 workout seriously intense.

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Richie1888

if he did 2 a week how different would his workout be from say if he did 4 days a week?

would he do more per muscle group in the 2 days then the 4 four or keep it the same just more muscle groups worked each day ?

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assassin

2 days with high volume ....but if he has time 3-4 will be better for him ....

assassin

but not more than 4

Richie1888

so at the min 2 but with more intensity and sets ?

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assassin

yes ..but not 40 sets ...just for example 18 sets per workout including isolation and all stuff..

KarlW

Volume does not need to be overly high with 2 FBW's per week. You still don't want to be in the gym for more than an hour.

What this means is that when we drop a ball and it falls to the ground, it wasn't the ball that moved (down to the ground), but the ground that moved (up to the ball)

Richie1888

but how can u do it that time frame ?

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assassin

18 set x less than one minute each = 18 minutes maximum + 2min estimated maximum rest time interval between each set =36 minutes

36+18=54 minutes maximum

assassin

if you rest 30 seconds between each set and 2 minutes between each exercise you get less than 40 minutes for your total workout

yuppy

if your already asking how LITTLE time you can spend.. your asking on the wrong foot.... but 4-5 days a week to get big. 2-3 days to maintain.

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assassin

who said that...you could get big by 3 days per week..

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KarlW

Absolutely. Even 2 days, though it might take longer (not to imply that more days in the gym will necessarily accelerate growth) and those 2 workouts must be good.

What this means is that when we drop a ball and it falls to the ground, it wasn't the ball that moved (down to the ground), but the ground that moved (up to the ball)