How long should i be sore? overtraining?

[axeman]

i started working out again for the first time since november...i did 4 days through out the week (different body part eachtime) each day i did 7 exercises, 3 sets of 8...i was sore from each body part 4-5 days later. Am I overtraining? Is that gonna deminish my results?

oh yeah...im just tryin to put on mass...no toning for now.

 

[OCCFan023]

DOMs are completely normal after a substantial amount of time off from lifting. However 7 exercises per body part at 3 sets of 8 reps (168 total reps) is overkill if you isolating muscles each day (especially on smaller muscle groups,) but this still wouldn't be over training 4 days in. Cut back the volume a bit though.

 

[Link24]

Personally, I think you are over training at 7 excercies per body part with 3 sets of 8 reps each that puts you at total of around 168 reps. Which again is my opinion is way over training I say cut the volume by 50% or more.

 

[Botch]

i started working out again for the first time since november...i did 4 days through out the week (different body part eachtime) each day i did 7 exercises, 3 sets of 8...i was sore from each body part 4-5 days later. Am I overtraining? Is that gonna deminish my results?

oh yeah...im just tryin to put on mass...no toning for now.

I think the wisest approach is to first get your muscles used to the movement before you jump into doing 3 sets of only 8 reps. IMHO, the first week should be 1 set of 12-15 for each exercise, the second week do 2 sets, and the 3rd week you can start doing 3 sets with a little heavier weight. You need to ease yourself back into working out rather than jumping in full force or else you are risking injury and overtraining.

 

[fasthumpman]

you will never bulk doing that many sets and reps.
but yeh you will be sore anytime you get out of the swing of things.