Whats your opinion on training a muscle group twice a group..?

[Izover4u]

Just wondering what you guys think of training a certain muscle group twice a week... I am on week 2 of my 10 week cycle... heres my split

Sunday(shoot)- shoulders
Monday-Legs
Tuesday-Chest
Wed- off
Thursday(shoot)- back
Friday- Chest
Sat-arms

I just dont want to over train ect ect... This first week i took friday off because my chest was still sore from tues... As a role of thumb is it ok to say once your not sore anymore its ok to hit that body part for a second time during the week?

Your opinions would be great...
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[web]

depends on our experience, age, etc. If your a young guy just starting to lift, hit em all 3x per week. - this will probably work for the first couple of months. if you've been in the game for 20+ years, you'd know your body and it'll probably tell you 1x per week.

on a cycle, recover times are pretty nice so 2x per week is probably fine for you.

are you getting sore cause you just started working out, or did you find a nice new routine?

- we're gonna need more details bro.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by web:
depends on our experience, age, etc. If your a young guy just starting to lift, hit em all 3x per week. - this will probably work for the first couple of months. if you've been in the game for 20+ years, you'd know your body and it'll probably tell you 1x per week.

on a cycle, recover times are pretty nice so 2x per week is probably fine for you.

are you getting sore cause you just started working out, or did you find a nice new routine?

- we're gonna need more details bro.[/quote]

totally agree with web... i personally do a bodypart twice a week if i feel i didnt do it justice the first time round.. or if i feel good enuff.. i guess it all depends on the individual.... some guys can train once a week and still end up overtraining.. and others can train 3x a week for a bodypart and still grow like mad...

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[LickWhat?]

I always use the every 48hrs schedule.

[Delcoda]

there's no such thing as overtraining...just under eating <img src="http://www.massmonsters.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="Big Grin" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin:-->

[duckbutter]

if you use the old russian "grease the groove" method you could hit a specofic lift multiple times per day everyday without over trainng.

[Spook]

depending on your goals and how you want to change up routines. I don't think I have stuck with a single routine for more than 6 weeks but have been known to do something different after only a week depending on how I felt. You can do varying routines like 3 days per week (Mon, Wed, Fri) or 4 days on and 2 days off, or 3 days on and 1 day off. You can do several routines with predominantly dumbbell work and then do several routines with mostly barbell work. The sky is the limit and its good because you don't want to let your muscles adapt if you want them to grow.

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Delcoda:
there's no such thing as overtraining...just under eating <img src="http://www.massmonsters.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="Big Grin" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin:-->[/quote]

bro.. that's a really fatalistic approach...

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[Stroyer]

Keep in mind as well Volume and Intensity are directly replated, as intensity is increased volume must decrease and vice versa.

Thus also applies directly to the frequency, one can train a bodypart with little to mod intensity numerous times a week as long as the intensity and volume are kept in serious check each workout.

Versus training a bodypart with maximum intensity and or with HIGH volume of course not only the bodypart but also ones body as a whole and CNS are going to need much longer to recuperate.

Its really an individual thing, and finding which methods works best for YOU and dialing it in will lead you to some serious gains.