How many days a week do you lift on cycle????

[bigslimfitting]

I don't know why ppl go by weeks when they talk about working out. 7 days is some magical number to go by? I feal like a looser if i don't have a reason for not going. I split my hams and quads on diffrent days cause i can go to the gym more. Upper body gets way to sore to do keep training. If i feal a cold coming on I'll take a day or 2 off.

 

[flajice]

it all depends how my body feels

 

[sshadoww]

on cycle 5 days
off cycle 4 days

Same-

On cycle 5 (3 days on 1 off, 2 days on 1 off)

Off cycle 4 (1 on 1 off)

 

[informer112]

I workout 6 or 7 times a day a week on my cycle, usually 7.

 

[beachboygemini]

5 days a week, have not done my first cycle yet. Every body should take at least 1 day to rest and let your muscles rebuild and recuperate. I have noticed that many of the reply's consist of 7 days no rest. I bet those people get sick alot more and have higher blood pressure.

 

[zipzopzippity]

People are using high frequency in their routines here, even on the OFF cycle routine. Just out of curiosity for the people with 6 day splits and such, what are your workouts looking like? How much time is each session, what's the intensity/volume?

If I work my back, the pull ups etc are hitting my biceps. If I work chest, bench is hitting my tri n my shoulders. If I'm going intense, I don't see how I could have separate days for chest & tri or back & bi without overtraining unless I significantly reduced the intensity of my workouts

 

[Mark One]

That's what I think, I'm on first cycle and have been doing full body compounds , takes hour or so and can get three to four workouts a week and adequate rest

 

[Trenlvr78]

4 times a week. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

 

[hard2handle]

my 'on' is similay to most in theory. To allow connective tissue recovery, and build up store etc.. I go 4 days on 3 off. I do whole body twice in 4 days. Then 3 days in a row for recovery. Start on Mon and take Fri Sat Sun off. Takes a little more discipline this way to make it in on Monday, cause your almost out of the habit, but I feel totally fresh. I've always got great gains out of this routine, but can only maintain it while 'on'.

 

[oxymoron]

6 on and off, but on cycle i'm always itching to get in there and sometimes do for a 7th.