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Not minimum, but maximum time between weight routines?

  • 11-07-2005 8:49am
    #1
    incisor71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 281 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    As a form of antithesis to questions relating to the minimum amount of rest required between performing strength training for the same muscle groups (i.e., 48 hours), what is the maximum time one can allow (or indeed get away with) between the same groups?

    I've had little success in locating exact figures, but those few sources I've looked up have cited a 4-5 day hiatus.

    Ideas or opinions, anyone?

    (P.S. This relates, in a loose sense, to my post from last week "Eveningtime cardio and next-morning strength training" - yep, I have to work around those damn gym opening times again!)


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  • #2
    soma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 602 ✭✭✭soma


    This is quite like a predicament I have myself at the moment.

    (this is a bit waffly but I'm getting to your 'maximum' point!)

    I've always had difficulty gaining weight (blah blah..) *but* I've had some success this year which is great and difference was .. 3 day split, with a rest day in between each weights day. (altho my rest days are not ideal, i.e. I do martial arts on my rest days and cycle to work every day - I am not going to stop doing either of those things anytime soon however).

    Now the effect of this (coupled with sensible diet) had been great and most of muscles seem to be really benefitting from 7 days b/t lifts. All of them that is, except my chest :(

    Whats happening is this, I'd have a really good chest workout and my chest will actually look good for a few days but (almost like clockwork) *5* days after my chest workout I get 'the twitch' in my chest muscles which I as a hard-gainer recognise as my body starting to break down the muscle. This continues for the 2 days until I am back in the gym, day 7, for another chest day.

    So unfortunately I then feel I am building my chest back up, instead of building on gains from the previous week - know what I mean..?

    It's a pity cos other muscles, particularly my arms and legs seem to really benefit (and feel stronger each week - unlike my chest) from only being hit once a week.

    Now a possible solution would be to eat more and/or hit the protein shakes but Im pretty reluctant to do this as my budget is *damn* tight at the moment as I am saving hard. However, having said that - my diet (I still eat a hell of alot of good food 4-6 times a day) appears sufficient to maintain and generate Ok gains in other muscle groups.

    Odd.. so getting back to the original poster - I appear to have a 'max' rest time of 5 days with my chest, but the other muscle groups are 7+ :confused:


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