Quake3World

Can you lift too much ?


I find myself gettign addicted to lifting i think. When im stressed out, which is everyday lately, i feel like i wanna lift, so i come home and bust out a few reps, most chest and arms, but its like everyday i wanna do it.

How bad or good is this?

why don't u ask one of ur fagot friends in the gym? they will prolly know better...or maybe not...moron alert???...

You should rest at least 72 hours between training the same muscle groups.

closer to 72..unless ur a kid or a skinny little bitch...

at least 72.

Unless your on something then yeah not taking a break on a specific muscle set will just burn it out. 3 days is normally enough, as your still recovering/repairing muscle on the second day. So just do different exercises, you dont have to, and shouldnt, do arms every day...

tnf wrote:at least 72.

:icon30:

You also need to be aware of overtraining smaller muscle groups like biceps by training them on a different day than back. For example, you'd never want to train back one day, arms the next, chest the next.

For strength training purposes, I think its good to keep biceps with back and triceps with chest (simple push vs. pull muscle groups).

Agree with tnf.

Something like this is what I have normally done.

Monday - Chest/Tri
Tuesday - Heavy Legs
Wednesday - Back/Biceps
Thursday - Light Legs/Cardio
Friday - Abs/Shoulders/Light Arms mostly to stretch out the muscles a bit.
Saturday - Swim.

jester! wrote:Agree with tnf.

Something like this is what I have normally done.

Monday - Chest/Tri
Tuesday - Heavy Legs
Wednesday - Back/Biceps
Thursday - Light Legs/Cardio
Friday - Abs/Shoulders/Light Arms mostly to stretch out the muscles a bit.
Saturday - Swim.

Yea, that's not a bad split. If I was trying to add mass and not worry about remaining lean, I'd cut the extra days of light lifting and basically train and eat and rest.

Yeah I try and go for a more well rounded approach, lots of chinups, dips, squats, that kind of thing not to get huge, just fit.

jester! wrote:Yeah I try and go for a more well rounded approach, lots of chinups, dips, squats, that kind of thing not to get huge, just fit.

That's a popular approach these days...lean and muscular.

It also takes less work then to try and get huge. I dont put on weight easy so its a natural fit for me.

Though I wouldnt mind getting massive for a year just so I could say I was built like a roid freak for awhile... :icon25:

oh well, i like training upper body when im stressed for some reason. ILl just have to adjust i guess.

If your at all like me training legs just takes to much out of you probably. I am sick and exhausted after a heavy leg day. Upper body while you may be tired is more relaxing then the pain of a good legs day. :icon32:

Plus i feel good when im sore in my upper body the next day. But i like a good work out on the legs too, i like that leg burn, its like stretching after your tied or something.

Iccy wrote:Plus i feel good when im sore in my upper body the next day. But i like a good work out on the legs too, i like that leg burn, its like stretching after your tied or something.

Guess its just me, when im sore from back or chest its fine, but I always go to burnout and my legs dont seem to like moving the day after, going up stairs, sitting down, etc...

The only time i get sore (DOMS style) is when I haven't worked out a muscle group for an extended period (weeks).

If you've just started lifting again, you'll bound to get sore. Enjoy it while it lasts, coz if you start lifting regularly, it doesn't return in my experience.

I just came back from gym - i've put on 8 pounds in the last 3 weeks (from 150 to 158) - hoping to get to 165 or so before i start cutting.

if your looking fit as a fiddle np.

if your a ways off, maybe its something to look into

jester! wrote:

Iccy wrote:Plus i feel good when im sore in my upper body the next day. But i like a good work out on the legs too, i like that leg burn, its like stretching after your tied or something.

Guess its just me, when im sore from back or chest its fine, but I always go to burnout and my legs dont seem to like moving the day after, going up stairs, sitting down, etc...

Well im still new but im sure your right. Lucky for me i work on computers and sit most the day, driving to peoples houses and stuff. Do you still get sore or is it like jules says ? I dunno maybe im a sadist or something but ilike feeling sore,makes me feel like i accomplished something physicaly.