Author Topic: how many traing days weekly (Read 2508 times)

envier · « **on:** August 06, 2008, 11:00:56 AM »

For the last five years I have always rotated between 3 and 4 day workouts a week. For the last month I have been doing the bodypart a day six days a week and all my lifts are continuing to go up. I was concerened about the extra days at first but I actualy feel better training more days a week. Maybe its because my workouts are only about 35 to 40 min apiece compared to the other schedule they were always over an hour.For those of you on these six day splits how were the gains long term compaired to your standard 3 or 4 day schedule?

Overload · « **Reply #1 on:** August 06, 2008, 11:26:04 AM »

If it isn't broke, don't fix it.

As long as you are progressing, stick with it.

Change things up when you stop progressing.

Bluto · « **Reply #2 on:** August 06, 2008, 03:24:13 PM »

i do 6 days a week because if i do any less i would feel less of a man

iron_dawg · « **Reply #3 on:** August 06, 2008, 03:40:18 PM »

i switch all the time i am on a 2on1off program now and feel the best i ever had i could go on that 3rd day but i don't

bigbychoice · « **Reply #4 on:** November 12, 2008, 12:24:47 PM »

I love training 6 days a week but if I train any more then 4 I stop making gains. Damn genetics!

tstmaniac · « **Reply #5 on:** November 12, 2008, 01:38:33 PM »

4 days a week natural...6 days a week when im on the sauce

CalvinH · « **Reply #6 on:** November 13, 2008, 06:11:33 AM »

I try for 5,Mon-Fri.weekends off.

turnerg31 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 18, 2008, 09:33:07 AM »

I think you should listen to your body. When I was younger I use to train 6 days a week. Now that I'm older I find that training one body part a day and then taking one to two days off is suitable. That amounts to 5 days on 1 day off, then start the cycle all over again. My body doesn't recover as fast as it use to when I was younger. In addition to that, there is an increasing belief that lower volume training is more beneficial than high volume training. (as mentioned by a previous poster)

Pat

mass 04 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 18, 2008, 09:53:01 AM »

4-5 depending on my schedule and how i feel, but 4 is the norm.

dan18 · « **Reply #9 on:** November 18, 2008, 02:53:07 PM »

Quote from: Bluto on August 06, 2008, 03:24:13 PM

i do 6 days a week because if i do any less i would feel less of a man

bullshit you post all day long

elite_lifter · « **Reply #10 on:** November 18, 2008, 03:11:30 PM »

4 days all out

El_Pajero · « **Reply #11 on:** November 18, 2008, 03:19:40 PM »

I lift weights only 2 times a week. The other 3 days boxing.

The Coach · « **Reply #12 on:** November 18, 2008, 03:40:40 PM »

I train 3 days per week with weights and 1 day GPP and 1-2 days conditioning. It's a complete workout for what I do. Strength, conditioning, skills/GPP.

vice1 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 18, 2008, 03:43:36 PM »

Quote from: The Coach on November 18, 2008, 03:40:40 PM

I train 3 days per week with weights and 1 day GPP and 1-2 days conditioning. It's a complete workout for what I do. Strength, conditioning, skills/GPP.

whats GPP?