is there such thing as training too much or burning too many cals in one day?

[Skib]

i'm currently in the process of switching fitness clubs as there's one right in the mall i work at and i'll have one hour to train before work and possibly one hour to train after work...

would it be alright to train back and bi's for 50 minutes or so in the morning and then do my legs for about 50 minutes 8 hours later after work? or is this not recommended?

the reason i ask this is because i'll have a ride to work an hour before i start and a ride home an hour after i finish... might as well make good use of the time...

normally i would never train back, bi's and legs in the same session but would it be ok with the 8 hour "rest" period?

thanks

 

[gr81]

hey that just means you get two times the anabolic periods in teh day as if you just trained once. IMO nothing wrong with doing two a days, as long as it isn't everyday. you can even do two a days with the same muscle group to shock it as long as there si variety in the WOs. just make sure to eat plenty during that day.

 

[ponyboy]

Make sure to watch for signs of overtraining as well...because two a days can make that happen VERY quickly.

 

[Skate67]

what are the signs of overtraining?!

Ive heard its easier to overtrain than undertrain (within reason)

 

[gr81]

^^being in the gym all the time for too much time a pop, not making any gains, being tired and not recovering quickly, muscle spasms. It is very easy, especially for beginners, to overtrain b/c you don't necessarily realize that you are in a state of OT. Newbies bet so worked up and overzealous that they want to do too much too quickly. You've got to understand that to accomplish your goals you have to be in it for the long haul, you aren't going to build all the muscle you want this week. Also I think that a big factor, at least it was for me when I was new, was not being intense enough, so I would drag out my WO too long b/c I wasn't tired after an HR. I felt I needed to do more, when in reality I needed to do less and just up my intensity level during that hr. Make sense?

 

[Skib]

^^^ i see what you're saying man and understand every word of it...

i'm planning on doing 20-30 min of cardio 2-3 times a week in the morning on an empty stomach to burn some excess body fat, so i guess that doesn't really constitue as "training" does it?

i'm hoping for my schedule to look something like this:

day 1 (morning) cardio, abs
(evening) chest, tri's

day 2 (morning) back, bi's
(evening) forearms or something small

day 3 (morning) cardio, abs
(evening) off?

day 4 (morning) cardio, long shower
(evening) shoulders, traps

day 5 (morning) legs

day 1-5 is basically just mon-fri... if i train on the weekend i'll alternate days and probably just make minor adjustments throughout the week... i'm trying to get into the habit of training chest twice a week (hitting it hard only once), back once, legs once and shoulers and traps, once or twice...

if anybody can recommend a better program that'd be nice because i'm not really sure how long certain muscle groups take to recover... if i knew i'd probably factor that in...

thanks