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 How much rest time???
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Ph4t Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 64) |
posted May 05, 2000 05:46 AM
 
I've heard from numerous people that you should have at LEAST 2 days rest after working out a particular muscle... some even say rest it for a week... what do you think is the best amount of time for rest days?.. i would like to work in some cardio probably 3 times a week while doing my usual routine of each muscle 2 times a week... hopefully someone has an idea of how to work cardio in with minimal loss of muscle mass.. IP: Logged |
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Vitaman Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 23) |
posted May 05, 2000 07:07 AM
Rest time for each person varies depending on how well their body recovers and what other activities they may do along with lifting. In my case, I need at least 3 days rest but usually make it 4 days. I perform little cardio at this time. When I did do cardio for weight loss I added an extra day a week to recovery. If you are doing each muscle group twice a week and cardio three times a week becareful not to overtrain. You may want to add more rest days. If you want to keep your twice a week routine than I might suggest you do heavy lifting days one part of the week and lighter days on the second part of the week. As for the other part of your question, cardio 3 times a week for about 30 minutes each workout usually will be a good cardio workout with minimal muscle loss. If you think you are lossing muscle, cut back the cardio or increase your caloric intake to compensate for the calories burned during cardio. IP: Logged |
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StevieD Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 88) |
posted May 05, 2000 07:47 AM
In my opinion only a man full of juice can properly train each body part twice per week. Stick to once per week and give yourself full recovery before you hit the muscle again. IP: Logged |
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NewNatural Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 30) |
posted May 05, 2000 04:29 PM
The best time to do cardio with minimal muscle loss, and maximum fat loss is in the morning on an empty stomach and for about 20 minutes after lifting weights. IP: Logged |
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Ph4t Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 64) |
posted May 05, 2000 11:15 PM
i'm on a sustanon right now for the next 7 weeks.. adding in winny and primo for 6 weeks durring the last 2 weeks of my sustanon... so is training each muscle twice a week a bad thing when i got this pumping through my body? IP: Logged |
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brandon Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 40) |
posted May 09, 2000 02:39 AM
Steroids completely change the game. Depending on how much gear you are taking, how many sets/bodypart you are doing, and how much you are eating, you could probably work each bodypart 3x a week. In any case,I would not worry too much about overtraining on sustanon. IP: Logged |
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Stone Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 14) |
posted May 09, 2000 12:33 PM
The best way is to monitor your recovery time. When you exercise you are basically injuring yourself by creating micro tears in your muscle fibers. If you are young and healthy you will be able to recover quicker than if you are older and have problems with healing. As I got older I notice things like bruses and cuts don't heal the next day like they used to. This is just an example but think of it the same way with your muscles. If your muscles are still sore from the last workout then it obveiously is not the time to work the same muscle group. The rule of thumb I follow is how I feel and how I am progressing. If my wieght is dropping too fast or I am not able to gradualy increase weight on the equipment I use then I am not healing and getting stronger. In general it is better to work only one muscle group a week and alternate your workouts to one muscle group every other day. You will notice improvements after a while, that should tell you how much time you require to heal, then you can increase or possibly decrease your schedule. After you work yourself into top shape you can then experiment with split routines and doing isolation exercises that hit the same body part twice a week. Try to avoid getting over active and feel you can speed up getting yourself into shape by over training. Slow progress is better than no progress. IP: Logged |
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