Re: everyday muscle workout
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Originally posted by dizzle
I never really took classes or anything about weight lifting for the first couple years I started working out. I just went to my local gym and did a little bit of everything without having a routine. After a little bit of education and reading a lot around here, I've found out that most people just work out one muscle group a week, like chest/mondays, legs/tuesdays, etc. I was wondering how effective a workout would I get if I did Biceps 4 days a week, basically everytime I go in the gym, I always do a lot of curls. I feel like I'm getting stronger, and that I'm doing more every time I go in. Should I drop down to just once a week?
By the way, this is all natural w/ lots of protein everyday. I'm not on any juice...yet.
Training frequency is a concept that is not played with enough. A program such as HST (hypertrophy strength training) which recommends 3x a week bodypart training can be efficient for some people as long as other loading parameters are altered to suit this short-term program. I find it necessary to decrease both intensity and volume when increasing frequency. My body tends to respond best to training each bodypart once a week, but you can't knock a certain training protocol until you've tried it.