Working out twice a day?

[Jonathan7]

I recently got hired at a local gym to be a lifeguard, which means free membership for me. YAY!! I work out 4 days a week and i am off thursday, saturday and sunday. those 2 days saturday and sunday i feel ike i should be doing somthing. I tried cardio but i burn 251 calories in a half hour of running. if you dont know me im like 135 trying to gain as much weight as possible so i was upset that i burned those calories so i drank a double scoop protien shake with olive oil. Back to my question though now that i work at the gym i was wondering if it would be ok for me to work out twice a day. Once before work and once after. Monday (Push)
Bench Press 3x3-5
Incline Press 3x6-8
Military Press 3x6-8
Dips 3x6-8
Chest fly???s 3x8-10

Tuesday (Pull)
Bent Over Rows 4x6-8
One-Arm Rows- 3x6-8
WG Pull-ups 3x6-8
Chin-ups 3x6-8
Curl 2x8-10

Wednesday (Legs)
Squats 4x5-6
Sld???s 3x6
Leg Ext. 3x6-8
Leg Curls 3x6-8

Thursday (Off)

Friday (Push)
Bench Press 3x3-5
Incline Press 3x6-8
Military Press 3x6-8
Dips 3x6-8
Chest fly???s 3x8-10
Thats my schedule any way i can double that and instead of just doing push on monday i can do push and pull then on tuesday do it backwards pull then push i dont really know its just i cant get enough of working out and i want to do it twice a day. I know i need recovery time and my muscles need to rest in order to grow but i cant get enough of it. Please let me know what i can do. Thanks

 

[P-funk]

if you are 135lbs and trying to gain weight why would you want to increase your metabolic work?

 

[kenwood]

have fun besta luck to ya

 

[Jonathan7]

im new to this its only been 4 weeks what do you think i should do just stick to what im doing?

 

[Jonathan7]

if you are 135lbs and trying to gain weight why would you want to increase your metabolic work?

Yes im trying to gain wieght is what im doing wrong? Please help

 

[GFR]

In order what you need to do to grow.

Eat
Rest
lift weights

 

[Jonathan7]

In order what you need to do to grow.

Eat
Rest
lift weights

i do eat rest lift wiehgt but i want more i like working out should i not do that becuase im going to burn everyting i eat and not gain wieght or working out twice a day and resting and eating is still good.

 

[Trouble]

Did you go thru any sort of whole body conditioning before starting working out, Jonathan? Its called an adaptation phase; it prepares your body for full resistance workouts.

You need at least 6 weeks to two months of conditioning before launching into a training routine. Even then, I recommend you use whole body, rather than parts rotations and splits for your first six months to a year of training. You'll make great gains, 3 days per week is plenty.

Overtaining is the most common mistake made by newbies to strength training.

 

[Jonathan7]

i didnt do any kind of condition like i said im new to this ive done other routines but there pretty much like the one i posted just a little diff. i was told to do this work out that i posted above and said that i would be fine. It was a 3 day one but i turned it into 4 days by adding that friday that is the same thing as mondays. I love lifting and im addicted most people dont want to exercise and i cant get enough of it. What conditioning am i suppose to do and will i still see results like i am now just as fast. and still gain wieght. HELP

 

[Jonathan7]

i need help i liek what im doing but i dont want to keep doing it and then somone be like your doing it all wrong if you did it this way to start you would of gained a lot more and i just wasted my time. If anyone can help please let me know i also have a screen name which is teamredlinedc2 thanks

 

[GFR]

I recently got hired at a local gym to be a lifeguard, which means free membership for me. YAY!! I work out 4 days a week and i am off thursday, saturday and sunday. those 2 days saturday and sunday i feel ike i should be doing somthing. I tried cardio but i burn 251 calories in a half hour of running. if you dont know me im like 135 trying to gain as much weight as possible so i was upset that i burned those calories so i drank a double scoop protien shake with olive oil. Back to my question though now that i work at the gym i was wondering if it would be ok for me to work out twice a day. Once before work and once after. Monday (Push)
Bench Press 3x3-5.....8+ reps for now
Incline Press 3x6-8 8+ reps for now
Military Press 3x6-8 8+ reps for now
Dips 3x6-8
Chest fly???s 3x8-10...drop this

Tuesday (Pull)
Bent Over Rows 4x6-8
One-Arm Rows- 3x6-8....drop this
WG Pull-ups 3x6-8
Chin-ups 3x6-8
Curl 2x8-10

Wednesday (Legs)
Squats 4x5-6 8+ reps for now
Sld???s 3x6.....10 reps Leg Ext. 3x6-8drop this do lunges instead
Leg Curls 3x6-8 Drop this

Thursday (Off)

Friday Upper day
Bench Press 3x10
DB Military Press 3x10
DB rows 3x10
pullups 2x whatever you can do

You need to work on form so drop the heavy low rep stuff for now. I wouold do sets of 10-12 reps for the next month and work on doing the lift propperly.

 

[Witchblade]

No way man, you've got only 4 weeks of experience with resistance training and you want a training schedule with 8 workouts per week including a lot of low rep exercises? Definite no-no.

The advice given above is quite solid, but I'd do a fullbody program if you're new to this, not a split yet. I've learned that more =/= better on this boards, and it's true.

 

[DOMS]

As someone that does train twice a day, here's my advice: DON'T DO IT!

Yeah, I know, it sound hypocritical, but it's not. If you're new to bodybuilding, and it seems that you are, then take it a step at a time. If you try to do a Herculean effort right from the start, your likely to get overwhelmed and give up.

In addition, doing a two-a-day, you need to have a good diet, take the right supplement, understand recovery, understand your body in relation to physical training so that you can custom tailor the program to your needs, and have a freakin' high tolerance for pain.

Being new, I doubt you know the proper for even the basic exercises (I've been there ).

So you're better off doing a simple, four day a week, once a day routine. You can always up the intensity later.

 

[DaMayor]

Did you go thru any sort of whole body conditioning before starting working out, Jonathan? Its called an adaptation phase; it prepares your body for full resistance workouts.

You need at least 6 weeks to two months of conditioning before launching into a training routine. Even then, I recommend you use whole body, rather than parts rotations and splits for your first six months to a year of training. You'll make great gains, 3 days per week is plenty.

Overtaining is the most common mistake made by newbies to strength training.

Great! Now you tell me!

That explains why I'm not buff yet.

 

[Jonathan7]

I see results to what im doing for now so i am going to stick the the 4 day week traing once a day. Im trying to do all the research i need you guys know whats its like you all started with no knowledge then gained it through years of experience. Im also researching other places too not just here. Im tyring to learn about the human body like above said recovery and such like that. Thanks for the help

 

[DOMS]

I see results to what im doing for now so i am going to stick the the 4 day week traing once a day. Im trying to do all the research i need you guys know whats its like you all started with no knowledge then gained it through years of experience. Im also researching other places too not just here. Im tyring to learn about the human body like above said recovery and such like that. Thanks for the help

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