Since overtraining myth was squashed by getbig scientists...

[Thong Maniac]

If someone was to train chest daily, what would be the best?

1. One Heavy to failure set, but lets say like bench press 5x5 or some shit, then thats it for the day
2. Multiple exercises with 4-5 sets each in the 8-10 rep range, not to failure but close
3. Light pump sets, various exercises, lighter supersetting type moves, more exercises and variations with higher reps and not to failure?

[Thong Maniac]

Ceph, i know u got an opinion. Help me out

[DroppingPlates]

One day 2, the other one 3. Going to failure isn't an option for every day, esp for safety reasons.

[Thong Maniac]

One day 2, the other one 3. Going to failure isn't an option for every day, esp for safety reasons.

Thanks yeah i was kind of thinking of just doing 2 or 3 based on how i feel for the day. Im really excited to enjoy the gym again. Was really bored out of mind with the once a week bodypart thing and not making any gains over the last couple years. Now im just gonna focus on all the alpha parts like chest bis and delts and my glutes. My back looks good and my triceps have tendonitis. I dont have any delusions of brutal thong contests at the local highschool gym, so im done with worrying about my quads or my lats. Just gonna go in, enjoy my sessions and stop listening to bro science about "overtraining" from a 40 minute session of weights

[BB]

Moderate number of exercises (2-3) / Moderate number of sets per exercise / moderate rep number (6 - 10) / Moderate intensity, say 75 - 80% give or take a bit of orm should work best most of the time for standard health/bodybuilding type stuff.

[Thong Maniac]

Just watched mike rashid do a crazy ass chest session. No way in hell id do anything like this more than once or twice a week. I dont think he does this daily, but cool to watch.

[DroppingPlates]

Thanks yeah i was kind of thinking of just doing 2 or 3 based on how i feel for the day. Im really excited to enjoy the gym again. Was really bored out of mind with the once a week bodypart thing and not making any gains over the last couple years. Now im just gonna focus on all the alpha parts like chest bis and delts and my glutes. My back looks good and my triceps have tendonitis. I dont have any delusions of brutal thong contests at the local highschool gym, so im done with worrying about my quads or my lats. Just gonna go in, enjoy my sessions and stop listening to bro science about "overtraining" from a 40 minute session of weights

When it comes to frequency, I ditched the standard 'Monday x, Tuesday y, etc' protocol. Instead I 'scan' my body to check which parts are fully recovered (pinching could help) and then I select the part with the highest priority.

Sorry, but I don't believe that there's anything 'alpha' bad proportions, so train that back and those legs as well. Train your triceps with light/moderate weights with constant tension. Depending on your volume and intensity, 45-60 mins should be fine. Smart training is like applying common sense, so keep it simple and listen to your body.

[DanzigBrah]

No such thing as overtraining? Let the 8 hour arm workouts begin!

[cephissus]

As long as it's not too easy or too hard (i.e. you can keep doing it without getting injured), I think it's all about the same effectiveness, in the end.

If I were lifting every day I'd probably do something like one exercise, 5x10 light-ish straight sets.

[Thin Lizzy]

Daily: 30 wall push ups.

[Lustral]

Mix and match. Are you juiced up? Makes a big difference.

Also, chest is slower to recover than calves for me (lats too) so I cannot train chest every workout like I do calves.

Lastly, depends what exercises you use and weight you use. I only do bodyweight dips and moderate benches since a minor pec tear and ruining my rotator cuffs - big difference between that and doing weighted dips with 65kg added on and maxing bench for 6 reps and a few sets.

[calfzilla]

I look forward to your daily chest thread.

[falco]

Use lighter weights otherwise a fatigued muscle will tear much more easily.

[Nether Animal]

No such thing as overtraining? Let the 8 hour arm workouts begin!