Which is better - training each body part 3 times a week or 2 times a week?

[Bluto]

Its still out there in the open for me... I've yet to decide.

[Bluto]

2 times a week is pretty easy to fit in on a 6 days a week schedule... three times a week gets a lot harder !

[Emmortal]

2 times a week is pretty easy to fit in on a 6 days a week schedule... three times a week gets a lot harder !

Training more often doesn't mean more progress.

[Bluto]

Training more often doesn't mean more progress.

yes it does. and it's also a lot more fun. and more fun is better. also training less is for weak ass motherfuckers.

people like you.

[bigmc]

yes it does. and it's also a lot more fun. and more fun is better. also training less is for weak ass motherfuckers.

people like you.

what split do you do

[Bluto]

what split do you do

im still thinking of it

2 times a week means legs twice, chest twice etc

3 times is harder not sure how to set that up

[bigmc]

im still thinking of it

2 times a week means legs twice, chest twice etc

3 times is harder not sure how to set that up

i tried upper body one day lower body next

six on one off

didn't suit me

my strength declined quite rapidly

twice a week is plenty

[Stavios]

right now I am only training EOD, and it is a 2 day split

I like it a lot (DC training)

I decided to give this a try since I always did a lot of volume and it obviously didn't put size on me

[Overload]

I decided to give this a try since I always did a lot of volume and it obviously didn't put size on me

You just need more time...

[Stavios]

You just need more time...

 238 as of today 

I agree I need more time tho, my man Overload. I have a few more years of looking lanky before I fill out.
but that's fine, I am not in a rush   

[Polartec]

Each body part once every 7 days, for me.

Any more than that and I will quickly burn out.

[Zaphod]

heavy weight
light weights

once a week, twice a week, three times a week

high volume/low volume

nothing works for me 

[NaturalWonder83]

i hope someday have same strength as you bluto

i like do 2x a week in perfect world

but i think 3 x week would be good if have good rest food supps etc

back in arnold day they train many time a week

eugene sandow not worry about splits and once week and he have good body no supplements or fancy machine

everyone know you grow while breaking down muscle fiber in gym then eat good outside the fitness center

good thread

[elite_lifter]

heavy weight
light weights

once a week, twice a week, three times a week

high volume/low volume

nothing works for me 

Doomed to be an Epic_Pencil

[flexingtonsteele]

238 as of today 

I agree I need more time tho, my man Overload. I have a few more years of looking lanky before I fill out.
but that's fine, I am not in a rush   

damn you've had a nice rebound id say

what did u weigh in at your show?

[io856]

just do Bryan Haycock's HST to train all muscles 3 times a week

[flexingtonsteele]

And whatever happened to good old fashioned training every body part once a week

[SweetMuscles]

And whatever happened to good old fashioned training every body part once a week

It's not optimal.

[io856]

It's not optimal.

ditto

[flexingtonsteele]

It's not optimal.

in all seriousness, can u explain why. This is a good discussion, i just want to know  your reasoning.

[SweetMuscles]

in all seriousness, can u explain why. This is a good discussion, i just want to know  your reasoning.

in all seriousness, can u explain why. This is a good discussion, i just want to know  your reasoning.

You should know. 1 workout a week is at best 52 workouts a year. 52 times to recover and grow. 2 times a week is 104. More windows of opportunity to make the muscle being worked grow, double in fact. If you juice then things are slightly different as the muscle can take more work in a single workout and will spend longer synthesizing protein for growth.

 The answer is stunningly obvious. The more times you make the muscle fire, send the message to grow, the quicker and faster it will.

[flexingtonsteele]

You should know. 1 workout a week is at best 52 workouts a year. 52 times to recover and grow. 2 times a week is 104. More windows of opportunity to make the muscle being worked grow, double in fact. If you juice then things are slightly different as the muscle can take more work in a single workout and will spend longer synthesizing protein for growth.

 The answer is stunningly obvious. The more times you make the muscle fire, send the message to grow, the quicker and faster it will.

True, but does your muscle grow while you train or while you rest???

I think if you train hard enough ( and especially if your natural ) hitting each body part once a week ( 4 to 5 way split ) , you can grow sufficiently, this way you can recover and grow, and worry more about diet which IMHO is 10x more important than training.

As long as your doing something to stimulate the muscle, i dont think it matters what your doing, but u need to be doing whats right in the kitchen most of all.

[candidizzle]

i like high volume+high intensity (combo of some heavy weights and some high reps), once every 6 days, taking a day off whenever im still sore. drop sets, negatives, static holds, partial reps, utilizing machines to hit extreme failure.  pre exhaust. burn out pump sets at the end of the workout. 

whatever it takes to feel as if ive told that muscle GROW GODDAMNIT

[mazrim]

I've been considering changing my training to hit each part two times..hmmm