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Title: anybody train muscle groups less than once a week?
Post by: dj181 on March 05, 2016, 08:14:28 AM

and what's the longest you can go without training a muscle group before de-compensation occurs? ie. a loss is size/strength

i start to lose size/strength after about 3 weeks

Title: Re: anybody train muscle groups less than once a week?
Post by: Donny on March 05, 2016, 08:19:23 AM

Quote from: dj181 on March 05, 2016, 08:14:28 AM

and what's the longest you can go without training a muscle group before de-compensation occurs? ie. a loss is size/strength

i start to lose size/strength after about 3 weeks

I am sure you started a similar thread ? I think anything less than training a muscle group "Directly" every 5 Days is a waste of time. However there are many factors such as volume, intensity..overlap....et c..

Title: Re: anybody train muscle groups less than once a week?
Post by: Donny on March 05, 2016, 08:29:31 AM

good to see you back DJ :)

Title: Re: anybody train muscle groups less than once a week?
Post by: dj181 on March 05, 2016, 08:46:22 AM

Quote from: Donny on March 05, 2016, 08:29:31 AM

good to see you back DJ :)

thanks bro  8)

Quote from: Donny on March 05, 2016, 08:19:23 AM

I am sure you started a similar thread ? I think anything less than training a muscle group "Directly" every 5 Days is a waste of time. However there are many factors such as volume, intensity..overlap....et c..

i think i asked about muscle de-comp before

and on a side note, i still find that push/pull/legs is ideal, as i've tried chest/back/legs/delts/arms but push/pull/legs pwned it

just found this link, and the things it says about rest periods btw workouts seems to be on point

https://books.google.pl/books?id=mUKOCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA40&lpg=PA40&dq=when+does+muscle+de-compensation+start+to+occur&source=bl&ots=i3gsdtRRm9&sig=uT3kR7FllihFX7tcR6WPlHtqbc4&hl=pl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjhs9vV-anLAhWiYpoKHZzpAUYQ6AEIJDAB#v=onepage&q=when%20does%20muscle%20de-compensation%20start%20to%20occur&f=false

Title: Re: anybody train muscle groups less than once a week?
Post by: Straw Man on March 08, 2016, 08:44:44 PM

I train abs less than once a week
maybe a couple of times a month
so far, no loss of size or strength

Title: Re: anybody train muscle groups less than once a week?
Post by: pestosterone on March 09, 2016, 02:47:32 AM

Chest, back, shoulders and legs once a week. Arms twice a week briefly abs and calves 3-4 days week.