How long should I rest ??

[Diesilxxx]

Hi I have been going to the gym & doing chest & shoulders / arms in a session , my question is how long should I rest upper body for before I go and train upper body again ?? Someone said a week someone else said 3 days ??

Any advice would be great , much appreciated




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[EZ_E]

If you're going for hypertrophy you shouldn't be training how many body parts in a day. If you're going for maintenance you could probably hit that protocol twice a week..... but everybody's different

 

[Diesilxxx]

I do shoulder press , bicep curls bench press & free weights for arms & shoulders do you think that’s too many muscles / workouts in one session ?? Thanks for the reply , alot of learning to do lol


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[SteveMobsterG]

Hi I have been going to the gym & doing chest & shoulders / arms in a session , my question is how long should I rest upper body for before I go and train upper body again ?? Someone said a week someone else said 3 days ??

Any advice would be great , much appreciated




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Don't worry about other people. When YOU'RE recovered is when you can train it again.

 

[stevesmi]

there is no cookie cutter answer cause it depends on the intensity of the workout and how much quality sleep you get

I can tell you this if you train your shoulders intensely more than once or twice a week you will end up with a torn rotator cuff in no time

do NFL athletes play a game every day? no they don't.. they take a full week between games for a reason. and when they play a thursday game on a short week there are many more injuries for a reason. in the NHL the team that had to play a road game 2 straight nights rests their goalie for one of those games for a reason too. you pound your body into the dirt you will only set yourself back.. rest is needed

 

[EZ_E]

I do shoulder press , bicep curls bench press & free weights for arms & shoulders do you think that’s too many muscles / workouts in one session ?? Thanks for the reply , alot of learning to do lol


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If you're going for hypertrophy you shouldn't be training that many body parts in a day. If you're going for maintenance you could probably hit that protocol twice a week..... but everybody's different

 

[Diesilxxx]

Thanks a lot guys


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