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Working out daily vs Resting periods, which one would i see more growth in?
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Does working out daily produce more muscle gain or resting for a day or two between workouts show more gain.
 
Working out every day. [ 4 ] ** [19.05%]
Resting for one day between workouts. [ 11 ] ** [52.38%]
Resting two to three days between workouts. [ 2 ] ** [9.52%]
Not sure/Don't care. [ 4 ] ** [19.05%]
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post Dec 2 2008, 09:22 PM
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Ok so I know that a gaming forum probably isn't the best place to go to ask for this kind of advice but a friend of mine brought this to my attention today and I was just wondering what some other people's opinions were on it. I know there are some athletic ones in here that can help me with this.

Some background info on me: I'm 5'10" and I weigh 145-150. I've been working out every night since february, and my body is mostly muscle mass. Right now I'm trying to gain weight by gaining more muscle mainly in the upper body. Should i continue my every day workout thing or start skipping days? Thanks to anyone who helps. :thumbsup:

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post Dec 2 2008, 09:30 PM
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You give your body at least 2 day of rest when working muscle groups, this is so they can recover from the strain of previous workload. Its like an inflammation process kinda, where muscles undergo hypertrophy and then slowly add muscle muscle over time as they "inflame" and "deflame".

So if u work chest/triceps on monday evening, wait till prolly wed same time to work them again.
If you are just beginning to workout u may want to either spread ur recovery time longer or cut down on ur workout intensity.

What are you looking for?... ripped? mass? cardio?...

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post Dec 2 2008, 09:37 PM
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i have a set regiment to do everyday

but im building density in my body, im going for bruce lee body type

but if your going for rocky 4 body type its better to do set regime then go hard every third day or something

im not sure but im using bruce lees training schedule, its working out fine

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post Dec 2 2008, 09:41 PM
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easy, change muscles working everyday, one day legs, another arms and chest, another abs and back w/e u figure it out but alternate and rest one day a week.

p.s.: if u work the legs, alternate for two days, legs need two days of rest while other muscles need one

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post Dec 2 2008, 09:43 PM
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I'm not a fitness guro, but I would suggest cardio every day and weight lifting along with cardio every other day. That's what I do... but then again, I'm not jacked or anything.

btw, cardio is running and anything that increases your heart rate :flowers:

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post Dec 2 2008, 09:44 PM
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rest days are just as important as training days because they allow your muscles to repair. if you lift the same muscle without allowing it to fully repair, it will never heal and will eventually atrophy, which is the exact opposite of what you want.

try lifting a different body part each day, so you only hit one body part per week. ie monday:chest, tuesday:back, wednesday:legs, thursday: shoulders, abs, friday: arms.

i did this throughout the last few weeks of basic training and it worked very well. by only hitting one body part per day, you tear it really well, so you dont feel the need to train it again until the next week, plus with all the time in between u give it plenty of time to heal.

you should also add in some cardio. experts say you should do some sort of cardio for at least 22 minutes to get the full benefit out of it. i liked to do cardio everyday, but 4 times a week is sufficient.

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post Dec 2 2008, 10:05 PM
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resting 1 day, i agree the biggest part with polo

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post Dec 2 2008, 10:11 PM
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Thanks for confirming what my friend told me guys. I'll have to start alternating muscles to work out. I've already gotten really toned with my bowflex but now i'd like to gain some mass thanks a lot again.

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post Dec 2 2008, 11:08 PM
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If your looking for definition, i suggest alternating your cardio between long distance running (I do 2miles a day on these days) and high intensity sprints (I do 10-12 100yd sprints on these days).

Personally I do cardio 6 days a week then chill on sundays, so 3 days of each... its proven that sprints boosts metabolism moreso than distance running. Distance running isnt high intensity like sprints, so counter-intellect, your metabolic rate remains high for a shorter period of time after your workout. High intensity sprints increase your metabolic rate for a much longer period of time, so you burn more calories throughout the day.

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post Dec 2 2008, 11:23 PM
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free weights <3

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post Dec 3 2008, 01:00 AM
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QUOTE(polo_blue @ Dec 2 2008, 07:44 PM)
rest days are just as important as training days because they allow your muscles to repair.  if you lift the same muscle without allowing it to fully repair, it will never heal and will eventually atrophy, which is the exact opposite of what you want.

try lifting a different body part each day, so you only hit one body part per week.  ie  monday:chest, tuesday:back, wednesday:legs, thursday: shoulders, abs, friday: arms.

i did this throughout the last few weeks of basic training and it worked very well.  by only hitting one body part per day, you tear it really well, so you dont feel the need to train it again until the next week, plus with all the time in between u give it plenty of time to heal.

you should also add in some cardio.  experts say you should do some sort of cardio for at least 22 minutes to get the full benefit out of it.  i liked to do cardio everyday, but 4 times a week is sufficient.

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thats army training, so you know its gotta be legit lol

i like to do abs more often though ;)

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post Dec 3 2008, 01:12 AM
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just altinate muscle groups giving each one day rest. thats what I do and I see great results / low strain

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post Dec 3 2008, 01:33 AM
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if your talking about Workouts per Muscle group or what?

you can workout and everyday but different muscle groups.

24-48 hours is all you need if you go Moderate(10reps) to Heavy(5-9reps) lifting for you.

I used to do workouts where i would go back to back days of the same muscle exercise where 1st day was normal 3 sets of 10reps day and the 2nd day was 2sets of 15 to 20 reps per muscle exercise. weight is less on the day to get those easy high reps. The 2nd day I used it for Active-Rest. It should not be hurting after 2nd day otherwise you did too much weight on 2nd day.

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post Dec 3 2008, 06:53 AM
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i dno bout working out, etc etc, but if i go swimming like 3 days in a row, i struggle to do 40 lengths, but if i have about 2 day gap, and go (especially if i eat sugar! before i go) i can do like 60 lenghths with ease



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