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Lifting everyday to boost metabolism?

  • 30-05-2007 9:13am
    #1
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,386 ✭✭✭✭


    If you worked out everyday would it mean you boost your metabolism continuously, i.e. by having no "off-days".

    I know it could easily lead to overtraining. But what if you only did say 4 sets 8-12reps of a single exercise each day. Or maybe just 2sets in the morning and 2sets in the evening so your metabolism is always kicking in.

    mon- squats
    tues- bench
    wed- military press/shoudlers
    thurs- deadlift
    fri- tricep
    sat- bicep
    sun- back work

    Some of these are probably using the same muscles 2 days in a row, is there any recommended exercise split for everyday? these are just ones I could see myself doing easy enough.

    I sometimes cannot find time for a full workout, also I do it at home so there is no wasted time in going to a gym only to do 2 sets. Also I always find I can give my all for my first 2-3 sets, enjoy them far more, and can lift far more. i.e. if I start on mil presses I can do 12reps, if it was my second exercise I might only get 10-11 reps.

    I like the idea that the food I am eating - at any time- is going towards muscle building.


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  • #2
    Money Shot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 603 ✭✭✭Money Shot


    Interesting - assuming each work out is very quick and not too intense, you shouldn't require as much recovery as a full one hour two body part session. You could play around with the split to maximise specific muscle rest, maybe reduce to 2/3 sets, as we all know how important rest is. I would also change around some exercises if possible regularly.
    I'm similar - with life, work etc can only make short sessions at the gym - but try to get there 5 times a week. Works well for me - and I enjoy it a lot more and find it more constructive than the longer sessions I used to do.

    I would swith Bench to monday, squats to tuesday and so as below on to maximise rest - how does that look ?

    mon- Bench
    tues- Squats
    wed- Back work
    thurs- military press/shoudlers
    fri- Bicep
    sat- Tricep
    sun- Deadlift


  • #3
    Dragan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,497 ✭✭✭✭Dragan


    Your looking for Metabolic Conditioning.

    But it strikes me that your looking to achieve this through a standard workout when in my mind working your triceps, no matter how intensely, will do very little to raise your metabolism for any duration of time.

    Effective metabolic condition should really revolve around high intensity full body workouts if your target is metabolic condition, not to achieve that as a spin off of other workloads.

    Take a look at the any of the “Rounds for Time” workouts of the week, as the key aim of those is metabolic conditioning.

    Finally, when it comes to workload on a certain muscle type, there are different types of workloads. Last week I did 4 days in intense work in a row, lots of which was PC orientated and I finished up on my last day with a new 1RM on the deadlift.

    There is a difference between training a lot, and training a lot and clever.


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