is once a week enough

[jmax]

for each bodypart? And how many sets per bodypart?

[Kale]

Once a week is plenty if you hit it hard enough. As for sets it depends on the body part.

[sofus99]

It largely depends on how long you have trained, and the intensity of your workouts. If you're new to lifting and/or not doing very intense workouts, 2 or even 3 times per week for each muscle may yield far superior gains to only once a week.

[Warrior]

Depends on who you are... your recovery ability, how heavy the weights are that use subject your body to, how much volume and intensity the day had.

The basis of it all is progression. Are you making progress? If you are, have you tried training more often to see if you are still able to net some good gains? If you can, it could add up to a greater degree of progression over the same time frame. Would you like to add 5 pounds to your bench every 7 days or every 5 days? In a 3-6 month training cycle - it adds up

[swole25]

i used to do each body part twice a week, but started doing them once a week for about the last year and made much more noticeable size and strength gains. i guess the extra recovery helps me out. i think it all depends on the person, different strokes for different folks, try both for a few months and see which yields better results.

[Squatman51]

depends on recovery.... i have been doing back 3-4 times a week and its growing like a weed...

[Bigmax]

I used to hit my bodyparts twice a week.....But started giving my body a bit more rest so i started hitting them twice every 10 ten days and it made a world of difference...I believe its all individual bro...thats something that a person hast to be concious of ....recovery time.

[rar1015]

I started doing it once a week and have had some very good strength increases lately from it.

[hurley11]

When your trying to figure out sets for a bodypart think of the size of the muscles your going to work. You can destroy your legs at the gym because your using large muscles but arms hardly need anything. I guess a rough guide would be: legs 20-25 (incl. calves), Back 12-16, Chest 10-12, shoulders 8-12, biceps 6-9, triceps 8-11, forearms 6-8. Hope that helps a bit.

[Brent_G]

i noticed much more strength gains from the once a week.. I still prefer this method. Much easier on the joints too. I coulndt imagine squatting 2 times a week. My knee caps would pop outta my legs