An often made training mistake

[Cruci]

who uses gear?

I play a lot of gears of war.......

[goin4275]

I dont think i have the genetics for it.... not muscular genetics but i mean CNS genetics.. does this make sense at all ?... what i mean is i tire or fatigue quickly if i train too much... and by too much i mean like 5 days a week... especially now that i work 11 hr days

[blupitbull]

I've been lifting off more than on for the past year, so when I can steadily lift again I'm going to run a 3 x week routine than eventually bump it up to 4 x.

[goin4275]

Yup , 3-4 times a week is my optimal training days for a balanced lifestyle... ofcourse i do not take training as seriously as others on this board due to other pursuits.. but even when i was 5 days a week was the aboslute MAX days i could do without burning out, and even then id have to take 2d ay breaks here and there

[Persian]

my routine is messed up now ....i just listen 2 my body ...if im feeling good ill go 2 gym if not then i wont ....

i started doing chest every 4-5 days now ...cuz im focusing on it ..so far its going good
my diet is perfect
not natural lol
my sleep is pretty messed but it always has been ..

my routine kinda goes
sat chest/ bi
sun Off
mon Back
tue Legs
wed Off
thur Chest/Tri
fri Off
sat Back/Bi
sun Off
mon which is 2day ..will hit either chest or shoulder ....depends on how im feeling that day ...

i miss out shoulders since they usually r hit as secondry myscles on other work outs ..but i try 2 do it at least 1nce every 10 days

its amessed up routine but just testing it seems 2 b working

[NCPup]

My 5x5 has me doing workouts 3x a week, with low volume high weight, but I usually go MWF, or TRS. I have always heard that it was not a good idea to train the same muscle groups back to back. I personally am not fond of doing the opposing muscle groups on back to back days. But then again, I am not trying to compete.

A friend of mine who is a phys ed teacher has mentioned on many occasions about how she has to listen to her body and IMHO it is something everyone should do. I have had to listen hard to determine if I should lift or my body really wants another day of rest. Most of the time I think it is jsut complaining a bit, but other times it has been serious, and I have been glad I rested.

[Zeus]

Well yes, and no. Meaning that everyone as diferent genetics for 1, everyone as diferent goals with/about their training, and what works for some may not work for others so everything comes down to being personalized.

The worlds strongest man trains legs 3 times a week I can only train my legs once a week or 1 every 10 days even.

[mrhtbd]

who uses gear?

What do you mean, gear, like wrenches and stuff?

[blondecrazygaij]

Whaddya think of lift/cardio/lift/cardio? Too much? Permits for recovery?