training frequency and soreness

[Snowbat]

Hey guys,
So thanks to you guys' suggestions and tips, I made a full body workout using mostly compound excercices (dips, pull ups, squats,...) and some isolation excercices (calf raises, wrist rollers) at home.
I got a question though: I hear a good frequence is 3 times per week which means I have one day of rest between each workout. However, the problem is that after doing a full body workout on monday for example, I still feel sore on wednesday. As far as I know, it's not a good idea to workout a sore muscle group right?
So what do you think? Is 2 full workouts per week enough? Or should I do 3 of them and not mind the soreness? Or perhaps my body just needs to adapt and I'll be able to do 3 full body workouts per week eventually.
I also ordered a weight belt and 3 plates of 5 kg (11 lbs) each because the dips and calf raises are becoming too easy. A good range is approximately 10 reps right?
Thanks for the advice

 

[bblazer]

The soreness will get better as you continue. It is just fine to work out a sore muscle as long as you warm up. You will probably even notice that the soreness goes away as you get into your workout.

B-

 

[the.gladiator1987]

Hey guys,
So thanks to you guys' suggestions and tips, I made a full body workout using mostly compound excercices (dips, pull ups, squats,...) and some isolation excercices (calf raises, wrist rollers) at home.
I got a question though: I hear a good frequence is 3 times per week which means I have one day of rest between each workout. However, the problem is that after doing a full body workout on monday for example, I still feel sore on wednesday. As far as I know, it's not a good idea to workout a sore muscle group right?
So what do you think? Is 2 full workouts per week enough? Or should I do 3 of them and not mind the soreness? Or perhaps my body just needs to adapt and I'll be able to do 3 full body workouts per week eventually.
I also ordered a weight belt and 3 plates of 5 kg (11 lbs) each because the dips and calf raises are becoming too easy. A good range is approximately 10 reps right?
Thanks for the advice

Can you post your routine bro?

What are your goals? I would say add weight to your dips or any exercise when you can do something 10-12 times.

I do a 3 day full body workout, and for my 4th day I do a bb complex which is more of a cardio thing for me. But as far as the muscle soreness your body will adapt to it within a couple weeks.

 

[ramnares]

Definitely add weight to your dips and pull ups, and you can have someone place weight on you for push ups as well. Like everyone else mentioned, soreness is something you get used to and as you adapt it decreases, more importantly you never really notice it once you get into your workout. Of course, there's a difference between being sore and being hurt so make sure you know which it is you're experiencing.

 

[Snowbat]

Can you post your routine bro?

What are your goals? I would say add weight to your dips or any exercise when you can do something 10-12 times.

I do a 3 day full body workout, and for my 4th day I do a bb complex which is more of a cardio thing for me. But as far as the muscle soreness your body will adapt to it within a couple weeks.

I work out at home because the nearest gym is hard to reach. I'm gonna experiment with this and if I really see too little result, i'll have to rethink my schedule at work to try and fit in a visit to the gym anyways, but that's not gonna be an easy task... My routine in a nutshell:
- 3 Sets of parallel bar pull ups: 6,5,5
- 3 sets of parallel bar dips: 15,15,15
- 3 sets of one-legged squats: 15,15,15
- 3 sets of one legged calf raises: 15,15,15
- 3 sets of some excercice I don't know the name of: 40sec, 40sec, 40sec (see more details lower)

The pull ups: The first set goes well, the second set is hard, the third set usually fails after 3-4 reps and I have to do the last ones with negatives. I do the correct form though: all the way down, wait a second to avoid swinging, pull back up.
This one is probably the only excercice I don't need extra weight for. I used to only be able to do 3, now I can do 6. Not a very big gain, but I'm a beginner am I not
The dips, squats and calfraises: I clearly need extra weight for these.I only start to feel exhaustion towards the end of the 3rd set. Same goes for the calf raises and the squats feel even easier than that. This is why I ordered those weights and the weight belt. With 3 plates of 5 kg (11lbs) each, I should have enough for the time being.
That excercice I don't know the name of I was referring to is basically something to hit my forearms more. I did years of martial arts and this made my forearms hard as bricks (they're your main shields when fighting) so they're used to getting hit and they're hard to "grow". This excercice basically feels like I'm pooring oil on my arms and ligting them on fire: I have a dumbell where all the weight is on one side (4kg or 8.8lbs) then I hold the bar like a hammer with the bar parallel to the ground.
I can hold 40 seconds but it really starts to burn like crazy the last 10 seconds.

my goal is not really to look super huge, but I'm tired of looking skinny. I want to look athletic and above average. I want people not to see me as a scrawny dude, but as an "in good shape" dude. Right now I'm only 176 lbs for 6'2". I also have a fast metabolism and barely store fat. I don't know how much calories I eat every day, but I eat more than I used to now.
For example, when I eat tuna, I eat 300g (0.66lbs) of it. Same goes for any other fish. I eat only brown rice too and only brown bread (white bread tastes like cotton anyways). When I eat a piece of meat like a steak or something, it's mostly about 220g (0.49lbs).
However, I'm kinda lactose-intolerant so the doc ordered me to take calcium supplements. I also eat veggies with every dinner, never skip a meal and don't eat junk food.
I also like to eat a banana every day (man, I just love those ) but I was wondering what other snacks are good? I like rice toasts but I dunno if they're any good.

Anyways, thanks for your advice all. I can't wait to get those extra weights I ordered. They should arrive this friday.