View Poll Results: How many times do you train per week
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Thread: POLL: Training Days per Week
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11-06-2009, 11:08 AM #1
POLL: Training Days per Week
Hey RX Muscle,
I'm currently researching on how many days per week people train.
Feel free to vote above and post your routines too.
Thanks.
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11-06-2009, 12:22 PM #2
I only train 3 days a week on average, sometimes I'll go in for a 4th time if I feel like a certain bodypart wasn't getting trained enough
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11-06-2009, 12:24 PM #3
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11-06-2009, 12:31 PM #4
No, I'm a powerlifter and the program I'm on is a 10-day cycle. It allow for more rest, and you can go for a long time without a deload week, unlike a 7-day westside splite where you should deload every 4th week or so.
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11-06-2009, 12:34 PM #5
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11-06-2009, 12:37 PM #6
Yeah, sometimes even more
It's structured like this
Friday- Heavy bench
Saturday- Heavy squat
Tuestday- Bench assistance
Friday-squat assistance and deadlifts
Saturday- heavy bench
Tuesday- Heavy squat
Friday- bench assistance
Sat- squat assistance and DL
Tues- Heavy bench
Fri- heavy sqaut
sat- bench assist
tues- squat assist and DL
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11-06-2009, 06:24 PM #7
i train four days a week, rest day wednesday and i take the weekend off
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11-06-2009, 06:28 PM #8
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About 3 days. I say about because it's sporadic. I try and hit two major groups per week and hit some MMA conditioning in between. Sometimes some bag work, sometimes cross fit weight work.
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11-07-2009, 04:29 AM #9
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11-07-2009, 04:44 AM #10
I do the exact same thing, but our weekends fall on Friday & Saturday.
Read an old article on how Dorian was experimenting with the way he felt after a workout. He found out that he needs a full day's rest after a muscle group (forgot which one) in order to perform better on another.
That's how I prioritized my weaker muscle groups, by giving them a full day's rest before I hit them hard.
I never train more than 2 days in a row. If I do, I'll half ass my 3rd day.
So 4 days per week is more than optimal for me. Moreover, a lot of guys in Kuwait (and the Middle East) concentrate more on volume. By volume I mean a minimum of 5-6 days a week (sometimes 7! They'll rest once they feel overtrained), 4-5 sets per exercise, 10-15 reps per set, workouts lasting a minimum of 90 minutes.
I personally hate that since I have a full-time 9-5 job and my own gym to run. I do my own customized High Intensity Training that goes like this:
I warm-up only with 1 set for the first workout. I do 2 working sets, HEAVY. If I do more than 8 reps (including forced reps and partials), then I'll increase my 2nd working set with 2.5 lb, which would also include forced reps and partials. I blast through the positives and really go SLOOOWWW on the negatives, with a pause of 1-2 seconds on the bottom.
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11-07-2009, 04:45 AM #11
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11-07-2009, 06:05 AM #12
I say training needs to reflect your current goals and be
adapted to individual recovery.
I dont see the point in your thread,sorry.
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11-07-2009, 06:24 AM #13
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11-07-2009, 06:50 AM #14
I am actually on a 6 day a week program right now...but the variations and muscle training is adaptive to muscle recovery per BP. I double up some days.....a lunch and after work session to maximize the intensity of each session. For example....arms....I will hit Bis at lunch(40 minutes) and then tris after work with cardio after that. Back, legs and chest are once every 5-6th day and arms, calves, traps and shoulders about ever 3-4 days. I mainly go by feel..if a BP is ready I stick to that schedule....if not......I give it another day or two.
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11-07-2009, 12:19 PM #15
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