How often do you train?

[Robert_]

I'm always changing my routines and the number of days i train. The majority of the time i train 3 days a week but currently i train 4 days - MON, TUE, THURS and FRI.

Robert Forbes

 

[boone]

I train every other day usually but sometimes i mix it up and go every day for a while alternating upper and lower body when i do

 

[ianmcardle666]

Mon - Krav maga (Isreali martial art) plus cardio
Tue - Bis and Tris
Wed - Krav maga plus cardio and abs
Thu - Chest and bag work
Fri - Back, legs and guns
Sat - Shoulders
Sun - Sleep

I like to keep all my workouts to about 45mins at really high intensity with short recovery between sets. Saw good strength and bulk gains with this plan and lots and lots of food, though cutting now.

 

[pageking]

To much maybe

Im working out everyday. I tend to do chest & triceps one day, then back & biceps the next. mixing in some legs & sholders. Plus about 30 mins of cardio each day. From looking at everyone elses plans i think i may be over doing it (dont feel like i am though). Am i?

 

[aztecwolf]

Im working out everyday. I tend to do chest & triceps one day, then back & biceps the next. mixing in some legs & sholders. Plus about 30 mins of cardio each day. From looking at everyone elses plans i think i may be over doing it (dont feel like i am though). Am i?

lifting everyday, then yes, i'll plug in LAMs favorite quote here "quality over quantity"

 

[MarcusMaximus]

3 x / week. 15-20 minutes max. each workout.

 

[pageking]

Thanks 4 ur advice. iv noticed a bit of pain in my back which im gonna attribute to over doing it. So with that and ur words of wisdom, im gonna cut down a bit.

Thanks

 

[MaxMirkin]

I usually work out about 4 to 5 times.......................(a year)

Don't want to overtrain.

 

[B&R]

I train 6 days a week, and hit all of them hard. Why workout light? Arnold said himself that he didn't see any point in NOT training heavy. And I agree with him on that point. If he said otherwise I would have disagreed with HIM EVEN, and he's like my biggest rolemodel. But I do 6 days a week. On mondays, wendsdays, and fridays.......I do chest, back, and legs (on all 3 days...not chest on mon, back on tues, and legs on wen) Then on tuesday, thursday, and saturday I do biceps (my fav), triceps, and shoulders (my other fav).......and it's the same as I said before I do them all on all 3 days. I usually do like 3 exercises for each body part (except shoulders.....I do 4, for the different parts of the shoulder). Like I said I always train heavy, and I don't have any light days (because I see them as a waste of time). I am usually pretty consistant, and I don't take huge breaks. If I take a break it's only like 1 or 2 days (consecutive) and I only do that when I either CAN'T get the time to workout........and if I always have the time (which is most of the time) then it's about once a month. Sorry about no paragraphing and stuff.......i'm sorta tired

 

[BritChick]

Trying something new... 6 days training, hitting all body parts twice a week except chest allowing 72 hours before hitting same body part again.

Mon Chest/Shoulders/Tris
Tue Back/Bis/Abs
Wed Legs
Thu Shoulders/Tris
Fri Back/Bis/Abs
Sat Legs
Sun Rest... very tired!

 

[PreMier]

Trying something new... 6 days training, hitting all body parts twice a week except chest allowing 72 hours before hitting same body part again.

Mon Chest/Shoulders/Tris
Tue Back/Bis/Abs
Wed Legs
Thu Shoulders/Tris
Fri Back/Bis/Abs
Sat Legs
Sun Rest... very tired!

I used to do this, but went 3 on, 1 off, 2 on, 1 off. It was nice, because I got to do something different every day from week to week.

 

[Johnnny]

B&R

I train 6 days a week, and hit all of them hard.

Personally I think this is overtraining if you aren't training for a sport like football, hockey, or basketball or whatever.

I train 4 days a week hitting each muscle hard once a week.

Besides, who wants to be in the gym all the time?

I know I don't want to live in the gym especially now that I'm not playing football anymore.

I want to have a social life as well as looking good which is why 4 days a week is plenty.

 

[B&R]

Ok well maybe you just think it's overtraining because you don't feel like being in a gym all the time, or because you want to have a "social" life. Well I have a social life too ya know. And you said it's overtraining unless you're playing a sport?! WTF's up with that? If you're playing a sport and doing this routine it's harder on your muscles then if you just do the routine. You don't have anything to back it up. You just think it's overtraining because you don't wanna spend more time in the gym.

 

[Johnnny]

B&R

Ok well maybe you just think it's overtraining because you don't feel
like being in a gym all the time, or because you want to have a "social"
life. Well I have a social life too ya know. And you said it's
overtraining unless you're playing a sport?! WTF's up with that? If you're
playing a sport and doing this routine it's harder on your muscles then if
you just do the routine. You don't have anything to back it up. You
just think it's overtraining because you don't wanna spend more time in
the gym.

I never said you didn't have a social life. So don't put words in my mouth

No offense, but I played football for 7yrs & worked out 5 or 6 days a week on top of practices & games & off season training.

So I know what it's like & your social life goes way down. You may only be able to get to go out 1-3 times a week if you're lucky & not too late either as you're tired from school/work, the training & the practices you need as much sleep as possible.

Even after I stopped playing football I still trained about 6 days a week & then it eventually started to tire me out & I wasn't seeing my girlfriend that I had at that time or friends b/c I was more concerned about sleeping & eating & training 6 days a week.

I eased off to 5, then much later 4 days a week.

I always feel fully recovered now & not burnt out.

IMO I think training 6 days a week if you're not training for a competition or a sport, I still think you're pushing your body too much (especially if you're natural), & you're always in the gym.

No criticism, just my opinion.

I respect your opinion, if you want to be in the gym 6 days a week that's cool with me.

But it's not for me that's all.

I'm not playing football anymore so for me personally I don't see the need for 6 days a week but that's just me.

Take care all.

 

[Alaric]

4 days a week here...

 

[JTRACING]

i like to lift 4 times a week, differant part each time.
i do abs everyday, in the morning and at night, and pushups every other day

 

[Quasimodo]

I'm an absolute beginner. Started about 3mths ago.

When I started I was "playing" with my dumbells at home for an hour every night. Withing 3weeks, I'd found the dumbells too light (15lbs x 2) and went out to buy another pair (8kg x 2). Gym was only on sundays. because I only had dumbells, I only worked out my upper body, but I did it diligently every night regardless of the time I got home... Some nights I was home past midnight but I kept at it. The sunday gym routine was for the rest of my body and the exercises I couldn't do at hime, like lats...

2 weeks ago I moved to a new office and there's a sports complex 10 minute away... they've got a gym as well as an olympic size pool... so this week, after settleing in, I started my new routine: i go to the gym over my lunch break. I only have an hour so I take 10min to walk there... work hard with minimal rest breaks between sets for 30min and the a 10min walk back. I towel off in the men's room at the office with a wet wipedown and I'm back at my desk by the time my colleagues come back from lunch. If I can work up to it, I'll shower...

So far I've done this every day, targetting a specific group each time... in 30min, can reach exhaustion, easy. Right now, I'm trying hard to grow some pecs and to make my delts more prominent... so those 2 grps get a real blasting on alt days. When I've finished my sets and I still have a little time, I work my biceps. Triceps get a workout each day just for the heck of it but they get specific attention on Wed.

by the time I get home, I feel like I can go another round again so I do a few sets with my dumbells before bed... but this time very very slowly and with lots and lots of concentration. Sleep is always blissful.

Diet has been chicken breast and boiled eggs (prepared at home) and fruits and veggies I pick up at the canteen ner the office. After workout, I do the protein shake... so that's what I've been up to.

It's only been 3 months but I'm pretty plesaed with the results and so is my wife. I'm 5'5" and now weigh 72kg. I used to hit 80kg on bad weeks and my fat content was above 20%. Now my fat % has dropped to 17% and I'm aiming to bring it to about 10%. have cut most carb out of my diet and have no problems with that.

I think I could probably do a lot better but I don't have the discipline and well... I'm really poor at followingin plans... so this is what works for me for the time being... but I figure at some point in the future, I'll need to get a lot more structured.

 

[kinein]

I'm starting to seriously think about a 5 day split. I just don't feel like I can effectively pump out more then 2 muscle groups a day and feel I gave it my all. By the third muscle group I feel like I used up a lot of energy.. Plus triceps + chest is a nogo since after my chest my triceps are worn out from the chest workout -_-

 

[peach_lover]

here is my split,

Day one: Chest
Day Two: back
Day Three: shoulders
Day Four: Rest
Day Five: Arms
Day Six: Legs
Day Seven: Rest

Also, I put Cardio One day and abs in the other day after each weight training.

I just start this split and well see the results

 

[crisg555]

I work out normally 4 times a week.

 

[solid10]

Monday---Chest and Back
Tuesday----Shoulders, Bi's and Tri's
Wednesday----Legs
I repeat but go lighter...
Thursday----Chest and Back
Friday----Shoulders, Bi's and Tri's

 

[Randy]

I train about 5 days a week... 1.5 hrs a day.
This was my last routine... Now in the process of changing again.

Mon =Tri's/bi's
Tue =Chest/legs
Thu =Delts/Lats
Fri = Tri's/bi's
Sun = Chest/legs

Mon = Delts/lats
etc. etc.

 

[chris mason]

Every other day.

 

[GFR]

3 days a week, when I was training for real it was 5 days a week.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Four 30-40 minute work outs a week.

 

[GreaseMonkey]

3 days a week. Day 1-chest, shoulders, tris. Day 2-back, bis. Day 3, legs. I hit abs on all workout days, and do cardio twice a week.

 

[MyK]

evrytime I go to the gym!

 

[smithieaus]

Alternating two day split, 3 times a week

Monday: Workout 1

Wednesday: Workout 2

Friday: Workout 1

Cardio on awakening most days. 30 Minutes.

 

[wilson502]

Since i just started couple weeks ago, i try to go 4 times a week. Ill usually do arms and chest on the same day. And work legs and back separately. But for now im just getting used to the routine. But lately its been so damn hot here, its discouraging me till it cools off. It isnt gonna be as hot today so ill probably go today. I really like going to the gym with my friend, whos built pretty good, i find it more fun training with him, than just going by myself, although he works a lot so i cant always rely on that.

 

[THEUNIT(XXL)]

lifting everyday, then yes, i'll plug in LAMs favorite quote here "quality over quantity"

That's Haney's quote