Proof of how much rest is typically needed for each bodypart?

[guest589745]

I have heard 8 hours and I have heard 72 hours.........ANyone have referances and studies?

[PurplePatriot]

as far as healing time goes? Ya a recenty study i saw about a month ago showed that it can take a lot more time than we have thought, up to 14 days for a body part to be completely healed *in some cases. I would say minimum of 5 days. It might take between 8-72 hours for you to no longer be able physically feel your muscles aching making you think your done healing. But id wait aleast twice that amount of time.

I know you want proof i'll do a search of that study i saw showing that it takes longer than expected. I'll post it up if im able to find it.

[soccer#3]

does that include cardio too or just lifting

[Njectable]

i would say 48hours minimum, i like to give it 72 hours though atleast before i hit that group again.

[guest589745]

I "feel" like I can train any given muscle group again as long as it had 3 whole days rest. Not sure if I am doing the right thing though.

[AG5678]

i train em till i'm not sore. typically 3 days

[Tactikz]

I used to hit bodyparts twice a week, I had to take 6 months off of training completely and when I came back I could only manage to hit a muscle group once every 8 days. Typically, I couldn't hit arms no their own because of how sore they'd be from either Push or Pull days.

[Mizfit]

3 days seems to be the best option - unless of course your not doing much.

I however know after i do legs or shoulders- those parts aren't lifting again for 3 days

[novastepp]

it totally depends on how much damage you have done to te muscle during training. if you do a light workout for a 2x a week training routine, you will be fine. if you overload on training and hit it hard once a week, you will be fine too. it just depends on how much you do during a given session.

[Johny-too-small]

I used to work out three days on, rest one, three days on, etc.. I did gain but slowly.

Now, I work out EOD (ea muscle group gets hit 2x in 9 days). My gains are very noticable every time I go in.

[InsaneInTheMembrane]

I train each muscle group once a week (4 day split) with very high intensity...and that works for me...My muscles can ache for days, especially legs, where its been known to ache for up to 5 days!

[Triple X]

My gains are very noticable every time I go in.

Oh RRRRRRReaaaaaaaally?

[Johny-too-small]

Oh RRRRRRReaaaaaaaally?

uh, RRRRRReaaaaaaaaaally. Last three months have been great. Im sure Ill hit a plateau, and then Ill change.

[Triple X]

uh, RRRRRReaaaaaaaaaally. Last three months have been great. Im sure Ill hit a plateau, and then Ill change.

So you are saying that you make noticeable gains every time you go in? Are you talking about strength gains or size gains?

[Johny-too-small]

Im talking about a combination in number of reps, time needed off between sets, weight increase (strength) on exercise, size gains, and overall satisfaction of workout. Not all of these are in play every workout every time, but as long as the majorities are, then yes, I consider it to be noticeable gains.

All of these factors contribute to my "noticeable gains" and in turn tell me that I am in fact allowing my muscle groups to heal each time.

And when these factors no longer produce "noticeable gains," then at that time I will change.

If you are not having this experience, you obviously need to research more about your diet, workout, etc. and make sure your AAS is not fake.

Peace. Im out.

[Nobodyfamous]

for me 24 hours, and im good... but then again im 20 years old so it depends on your body

[saberu]

IMO everybody is different on how much time they need for recuperation. Obviously a 20 year old and 60 year old are going to recuperate at a different pace . But if you don't feel fairly sore the next day then you probably aren't working hard enough no matter what youre situation.

[powerliftmike]

Remember that you can train each body part separately and let another rest, but you are using the same CNS everytime you train. less is more.

[FullMoonHowlingWolf]

72 hours