Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below I just started an 8 week cycle of TestE at 350mg a week. Although I am still waiting for this to kick in, I was told I was overtraining at about an hour and a half of lifting (e.g) 1 1/2 hours Biceps/Back...followed by an 45 mintues of Cardio. My arms hurt really bad after, but it seems if I spend less time (45-1 hour) my arms don't hurt the next day -- which makes me think they're not being worked enough. Anyone has an opinion?
Overtraining? How Long To Lift
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jumpmaster82
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IMO when on aas it is nearly impossible to overtrain, not completely impossible but almost. When off cycle 1.5 hours of intense lifting might very well be overtraining. But if your on I think it is highly unlikely.
Tatyana
Elite Mentor
You don't need pain for muscle growth.
People always think I spend HOURS and HOURS in the gym.
I have had the best results training 3-4 days a week for 30-45 min.
Hit it hard, hit it fast, get out, get some food down my neck and have a nap.
Overtraining is worse than not training at all for some people, and a MASSIVE mistake most people make at some point in their training.
People always think I spend HOURS and HOURS in the gym.
I have had the best results training 3-4 days a week for 30-45 min.
Hit it hard, hit it fast, get out, get some food down my neck and have a nap.
Overtraining is worse than not training at all for some people, and a MASSIVE mistake most people make at some point in their training.
sensational
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Tatyana said:
Very good post.
Would like to add that intensity, and knowing how to train correctly and intelligently are also key.
IMO, a 5 day split, hitting one or two muscle groups per day, real hard, is plenty. That cranks out to 40-45 minutes a day on weights
ryno9000
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Tatyana said:LOL, that is hit it HARD
Short breaks between sets.
Easy while in NYC cause I want to get my training done and go shoe shopping
So as opposed to talk of minutes/hours, what would you say is a good # of sets for volume intense workouts? Like lifting two muscle groups per workout, what would you say is good amount on cycle? Off cycle?
bigdofba
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I think overtraining is kind of overrated. In fact, I don't think a lot of people train hard enough.
It's really hard to say without knowing how intense you are going. Do you have a spotter that pushes you beyond your limits. You have to introduce the muscle to stress that it's not used to.
Just my opinon. If you are giving the muscle time to heal and repair I think you could hit it pretty hard in a day. Listen to your body. My workouts are a bit random. I decided to do a full-body day on Sunday. I did squats, dead-lifts, power cleans, and sprinkled in a couple of sets of bis in between. My body was really fatigued yesterday so I took a day off. If I would of did the same workout again yesterday I would consider that overtraining.
It's really hard to say without knowing how intense you are going. Do you have a spotter that pushes you beyond your limits. You have to introduce the muscle to stress that it's not used to.
Just my opinon. If you are giving the muscle time to heal and repair I think you could hit it pretty hard in a day. Listen to your body. My workouts are a bit random. I decided to do a full-body day on Sunday. I did squats, dead-lifts, power cleans, and sprinkled in a couple of sets of bis in between. My body was really fatigued yesterday so I took a day off. If I would of did the same workout again yesterday I would consider that overtraining.
youngbuck22
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I usually just stick to 1 muscle group a day, Hit the weights hard for 45mins -1 hour and cardio 20 minutes a day......
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