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Do you gain muscle from exercising daily?

Do you gain more muscle from a daily workout than when you work-out every other day?

  • yes

    Votes: 97 41.6%

  • no

    Votes: 136 58.4%
  • Total voters
    233

flexer505

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Have you gone to the gym everyday and seen a better improvement in growth?

This is opposed to exercising every other day
 
To broad of a question, do you mean exercising daily doing the same thing? Or hitting different body parts a certin day.
 
We all know that I am half retarded but I think your asking, if you go to the gym everyday and lift, instead of lifting every other day, will you see more muscle growing? If that is indeed your question, there is really no one answer. If you go everyday and never take a rest then you will most likely see less growth as your muscles grow during the rest period not the actuall lifting time. So, if you cant make up your mind about going either 365 days a year or 182 (or whatever), I would go the 182 to see better results and to have an overall healthier body.
 
3-2 split is what I like best. Even if you are not doing the same body part every day your body needs rest. However I dont not do anything on off days (cardio...) but like the others said Im unsure to exactly what your asking. Just voted no as I dont see anyway this can be worded would make me say yes. But this is just me as this is apersonal vote and opinion
 
tried that b4. to some extent it does work. but it is boring as hell, and eats up a lot of time. i would never do that again unless i can always have a good chat at the gym. 3 days a week is the absolute maximum i would ever go.
 
Hey - back in my teens I used to work my biceps daily and I grew at least an 1 inch taller. So yes, I believe working out daily, in particular biceps, improves growth. :D

I just wished I hadn't introduced rest days by working out 3 times a week - I could have grown so much taller than 5'10''...
 
rocketscientist said:
Hey - back in my teens I used to work my biceps daily and I grew at least an 1 inch taller. So yes, I believe working out daily, in particular biceps, improves growth. :D

I just wished I hadn't introduced rest days by working out 3 times a week - I could have grown so much taller than 5'10''...
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that, my friend, is why you are indeed - the rocketscientist.
 
Sorry I wrote this when I woke up. Everything is still coming together that early lol That was a little vage

revodrew got it right.

Ok, assuming that you are between the ages of 18-35, have the diet that allows growth, get at least 8 hrs. of sleep everynight, work the same routine and body parts everyday, don't spend more than 45 min. in the gym each day, and without taking any kind of steroids or anything else but whole natural foods, can you exercise everyday and see a better improvement in muscle growth than if you went every other day or less?

The big question I have is:

How much rest is enough?
If you work out and begin your resting period, how many days/hours will it be until they stop recovering?
Can you base this on the feeling of being sore?
I'm sure it's different for everyone and depends on how intense the workout was, but what would be an average guestamate?

phasar - that's interesting. So you did find more improvement? Were you in your early teens?
 
I go to the gym 5 day/week and I don't have any trouble. I think it really depends on how you have your split set up. If you work one muscle too often then you will overtrain--Period!

I work most muscle groups 2x/week but it is at a reduced volume each time so that the volume is comparable to me working each muscle group only once/week.


Note that this works for me and may work for you or it might not. It really varies from person to person.
 
body needs rest to grow. When you lift and break down muscle fibers if you work them immidietly the next day (same routine) you will be breaking them down again and imo just doing a diservice to your body and its attempts to repair the muscle and grow.

The question of how much rest is up to you. I find a 5 day (3-2) split with cardio and such in there works well.

Not only this though training the same routine everyday would be downright boring and eventually lead to bordem
 
flexer505 said:
Ok, assuming that you are between the ages of 18-35, have the diet that allows growth,
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Ah, so now I'm now officially excluded from this poll... I guess I'll have to change my age then. Don't be surprised to see a much younger rocketscientist soon (if the settings allow me to do so).
 
Beelzebub said:
that, my friend, is why you are indeed - the rocketscientist.
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Thanks for your appreciation beelze. The trick is to use your head - see the little smiley for proper technique: :frustrate .
Also, proper supplementation is crucial - again, carefully watch the little smiley for instructions: :drunk:

Following this program with proper exercise and supplementation and you'll gain all kinds of insights...
 
Working the same bodypart day in and day out..... that would get a little boreing after a while.
I work out around 5-6 days a week. Of course, not the same bodypart. I get everything around once a week though.
If your thinking that you need to bring up a lagging part, then you can try working that part 2 days in a row as opposed to every other day. Of course, depending on the muscle worked, you would have to follow a 2 on 2 off, or 2 on 1 off type thing.:head:

Please tell me your not only working 1 bodypart though when you do go.
 
rocketscientist said:
Hey - back in my teens I used to work my biceps daily and I grew at least an 1 inch taller. So yes, I believe working out daily, in particular biceps, improves growth. :D

I just wished I hadn't introduced rest days by working out 3 times a week - I could have grown so much taller than 5'10''...
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So that's why I'm only 5'6", I didn't work out my biceps enough. :frustrate: Well, there's always a silver lining, I'm taller than Lee Priest (Of course, that ain't sayin' much :D).
 
flexer: hmmmmm. maybe i was 24 or 25.
there was improvement. but i think i have real sh*t genetics. the balance had to be just right..... it was going well. but there was this one day where i had sex like 3 times. and that really just wrecked everything. and i followed that up with 3 days of basketball. there was some 3on 3 tournament i recall. and then when i hit the gym after that, i really couldn't get the muscles to respond the same way anymore. the best i could explain it was for example, if i were to do biceps, it would take forever to get them to fatigue. and if i did perfect form, i would feel tired and bored before the muscle even begins to get stimulated...... you know, sort of like the feeling you get when you haven't been to the gym in a long time. i did get results while it lasted.

never tried it again. & even more so now that i've taken PH's. maybe if one day, there is a supplement that comes out with results like steroids and legal, i would try 5 days. but for the most part, and at my age, i find 2 days/week is best. 3 days is pushing it. i mean i could do it, but i ain't gonna gain anything.
 
so from what has been said, would you all think that it takes about 3 to 7 days for a muscle to be completely re-built/healed again?
 
i am not an expert by any means. but i would say 7 days MINIMUM. but some people have different tolerances (genetics again) especially with bi's tri's and shoulder's. i've heard a lot of guys say that their workouts bring light work to the aforementioned while the next workout brings direct work to the aforementioned......while still making gains. a good example is shoulders & arms on one day. Followed by chest & back on the next workout. technically, bi's, tri's & delts are getting either direct work or a light workout back to back.

i wonder what people on this forum have to say.
 
I lift right now 4 days a week 2-1-2-2 (on-off-on-off) and it works fine for me, but I think another question is the recovery rate of some muscles compared to others. Also, the order of muscles lifted in the week. I'll do Cleans Monday and Tuesday is Chest, guess what, I can't do that anymore due to the taxing on my front delts from the day before.


I honestly think that I myself lift to often and you should look at your soreness levels and your strength in different areas when placed on different days of the week. You can see if you're not effected 2 days later from a shoulder workout and you're okay to bench. Understand? I myself can lift back Monday and be sore on Thrusday yet, then to add the small muscles (front delts from cleans Monday then Tuesday front delts from ANY benching) not only am I not allowing them to recover, they are being OVERTRAINED.

This post is long and in a way an outward writing/thought of my own problems. So thus begins my 3X a week routine emphazing rest.


Hope this helped.


JP
 
I tried doing it every day, but on the 5th day I notice I don't have any energy left at all. So I reserve that day for easy stuff. Then I walk on saturday and sunday for a few hours. I get pooped too easily I suppose.
 
I train with weights usually 5 days a week a differnt body part each day today is monday and i did back tomarrow i will do shoulders then wed is off thurs bi's and tri's friday legs sat off sun chest and hammys the two off days i do 30 min carido along with random ab training throughout the week and 5 min cardio warm up and5 min cardio at end of workout my sessions last about an hour to an hour and a half the key is to give each body part at least 48 hours recovery time and you should be good
 
Here's what I do:

Day 1: Back and Abdominals
Day 2: Chest and Shoulders
Day 3: Legs
Day 4: Arms
Day 5: Rest
Repeat
 
i have had great success with working out everyday in the past. I only worked out 1 bp a day and would not have high volume but went heavy as heck, on somedays to failure then the next time i worked the muscle i wouldnt go to failure. Made great gains.

IMO if you are rested and obviously not sore and your nutrition is in check along with some supplementation youll be ok but eventually youll need a break.
 
Look into Dogg Crapp. You work out each bodypart twice in 8 days. But on almost all exercises you only do one working set (plus as many warm up sets you need.)
 
Hehe, I'm currently working each bodypart 3x a week, WITH volume, as well as doing lots of cardio and boxing and I'm making some great strength gains. I'm also sleeping 9-10 hours a day and eating like a horse so YMMV. Of course with that being said I'm about to reduce my volume a lot for probably 2-4 weeks to give my body a chance to recover a little bit.
 
When in my teens I worked out multiple times a day usually every day of the week, 2 hours including high school football. I blew the f**k up, but now being 22 I prefer about an hour and a half work outs 5-6 days a week. When I dont visit the gym for a day I feel like I am wasting a way even when I know I am over training. I usually have to force myself to not go to the gym but I still seem to be making decent gains.
 
You've gotta give your body some time to recuperate. If you'r lifting 7 days a week, beyond just burning out, you never giver you body the chance to build muscle.
 
I work out every other day. Shoulders/Tris, Back, Legs, Chest/ Bis.
Secondary muscles: Tris,Bis get hit twice a week from the Shoulder Back and Chest workouts. If you are going hard in the gym, I don't see how you could work Bis or Tris before or after Back or Chest unless you pre-exhaust both primary muscle groups. Chest maybe, but not back if you completely hammer it. The only thing I could add to leg day would be throwing up in a bucket.:blink:
 
Mach .78 said:
I work out every other day. Shoulders/Tris, Back, Legs, Chest/ Bis.
Secondary muscles: Tris,Bis get hit twice a week from the Shoulder Back and Chest workouts. If you are going hard in the gym, I don't see how you could work Bis or Tris before or after Back or Chest unless you pre-exhaust both primary muscle groups. Chest maybe, but not back if you completely hammer it. The only thing I could add to leg day would be throwing up in a bucket.:blink:
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Are you seeing good results with this routine? I'm considering switching up my routine, and this one seems interesting to me.

Thanks.
 
I have seen good results with that routine. I am now on a D.C. training program with less volume, more intensity, hitting the different muscle groups more frequently with success as well. When doing legs on the D.C. program I do an exercise for quads at the end between 8-12 reps to failure and finish it off with a 20 rep widowmaker on the leg press. I'm seeing results. I am not doing any isolation exercises right now. Google: Doggcrapp training blog and check out the blog for exercise suggestions, workout setups, diet etc... I think everybody should try D.C. at least once. You are done in less an hour.
 
swangswang said:
When in my teens I worked out multiple times a day usually every day of the week, 2 hours including high school football. I blew the f**k up, but now being 22 I prefer about an hour and a half work outs 5-6 days a week. When I dont visit the gym for a day I feel like I am wasting a way even when I know I am over training. I usually have to force myself to not go to the gym but I still seem to be making decent gains.
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Sounds like me man. I have to force myself not to go, knowing I will only do harm if I do go. I also do the 5-6 day a week routine with the muscles needing longer recovery time (back and legs and usually chest) worked only once a week while others such as arms abs and calves, twice due to their faster recovery time being smaller muscles. Calves and abs and forearms up to 3 times a week. I've made great gains with this, tweaking little things here and there.
 
flexer505 said:
so from what has been said, would you all think that it takes about 3 to 7 days for a muscle to be completely re-built/healed again?
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It depends on how hard you hit it.


If you follow the HST Principles, then yes. If you're following another training methodology, it may take longer.
 
I voted no because for the longest time I did not see great gains until i figured out i was spending to much time lifting and not enough time resting.
I am using a HST based routine now and love it.
 
If you think your body can handle it then yeah more high training colume. example six days per week...

If you think you will benifit from three times per week do that!

As you do it longer and get better you will know the answer.

Sometimes like if I have other things going on , or Im stressed, sick, dont have much money for my essential supplements,, I might go three times per week.

Other times when I dont have much going on and I have a whole supplement arseal at my disposal of my core supplements then maybe five-six days per week.

Keep doing it and your Inutution lets you know.
 
flexer505 said:
so from what has been said, would you all think that it takes about 3 to 7 days for a muscle to be completely re-built/healed again?
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I would have to imagine that if you are working to an intensity where you feel good working out the same body area less than 3 days later, you aren't reaching the poing of maximum damage (hence maximum growth) of that area. From all that I have read, plus personal experience, you could work out every day to 70%, and not have nearly the growth you'd have by working out to 100% and not touching that muscle group till its healed. If you can take your biceps to a true 100% exhaustion over a series of sets that range in the 50-60 reps total with reasonable timing, and still be able to hit them with the same weights the next day, then power to ya ;)
 
flexer505 said:
so from what has been said, would you all think that it takes about 3 to 7 days for a muscle to be completely re-built/healed again?
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sometimes longer... and people should never judge healing based on soreness. your muscles are still healing even when they are not sore. I find I'm always changing up my routine, trying to find out what's best for me.

Right now mine looks like this:

Back > lats / mid to lower back/ clean'n'press, several lat excercises, cable pulldowns (behind head and infront of chest), deadlifts, etc. This is a heavy compound day.

day off

Chest > flat bench, incline incline and more incline (BB and DB), decline db or bb, seated machine press

day off (but not always day off, I alternate)

Bi's/tri's > for bi's > BB, preacher curl, preacher db, drop set cable curls and/or standing curls. for Tri's > Skull crushers, drop set cable pulldowns, flatbench BB (close-grip)

Shoulders > clean n press / military press / traps / upper back / and then some isolation. another heavy compound day.

Legs > this usually always changes but consists of squats first, maybe some romanian deadlifts then isolation excercises after.

2 days off

repeat

I'm going to combine shoulders and legs this week though, although it may be a bit much in one day.

I also never do shoulders early in the week or my performance declines on other days/groups following it. I used to do shoulders before chest day, and that was a huge mistake. My rotator cuff would kill me during chest excercises.

Calves + abs I work everyother day, started this routine lately.

You also have to realize that compound lifts can really work other groups that you don't expect..for example if you lock out your clean and press, you're working your tris a lot too.

I'm mostly a noob though and still learning my own body and that routine above will likely change a few more times. Everyone's different.
 
i've done that for a four straight weeks. Everyday. Just did a 4 workout split that I did. Was taking creatine and about 150 grams or so protein a day. (Not enough but whatever). Anyways. It actually worked out REALLY well for me. I doubt, however, that I could have continued doing this for much longer without taking a break. I'm sure that my central nervous system would have broken down at some point and I would have gotten really sick or something. But like I said...it worked for four weeks. Strength went up a good amount. I think the creatine could have played a good sized roll in not overtraining.
 
over kill

you need a good workout plan just dont train the same crap every week all week. take 2 to 3 days off a week to grow and eat big to get big if your small!!!!!:good:
 
I usually try to stick to 5 days a week in the gym training a different body part everyday, Ive tried cutting down to three times a week but I get a craving for the gym and cant seem to stay away
 
hmm

well if your isolating your workouts like that you should be ok but maybe you are not doing enough wieght, reps, or different movements. Do you squat and deadlift?
 
I do deadlift but do to knee injuries it is difficult for me to squat (im actually waiting on knee surgery). But i do a 5x5 program so I tend to go as heavy as possible and always go till failure.
 
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