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harvest_moon321 Posts: 85 Joined: 2004/09/17	2005/03/16, 01:21 PM Is it ok to only train each muscle group once a week? Because the trainer at the gym said that you need to train each muscle group at least twice a week to make lean gains. So I was training each muscle group twice a week as advised. But my weight training sessions would last over an hour and I would end up spending 2 hours in the gym. So now I asked for a program where I only train each muscle group once a week. My program Tuesday: chest and Biceps Machine bench press Inclined dumbell Press Flat Flyes Crossovers Bar Bell Curls Preacher Curls Dumbell Curls Concentration Curls Thursday: Shoulders and Back Machine seated Press Upright rows Lat Raises Bent Over Lat Raises Pulldowns T-bar Rows Dumbell Rows Pullin's to Waist Saturday: Legs and Triceps Leg Press Hacks Thigh Extensions Leg Curls Ez Lying Press Tricep Press downs Ropes Press downs One-Arm Reverse cable pushdowns Just wondering if that's an ok program to make lean gains? Thanks
	2005/03/16, 02:32 PM Harvest, why don't you try one of the FT workouts? They train each part once a week. -------------- Dyslexics of the world...UNTIE!!!!!! Charlie
JustinE22 Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/09/18	2005/03/16, 04:01 PM I am discovering that most trainers have no idea what they're talking about. Once a week is all you need anything over an hour in the gym and cortisol will start breaking down lean tissue. stick to 45-60 min. in the gym and one muscle group a week. gl ps. nex time you heat something from a trainer get a second or third opinion beofre putting their advice to practice.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/03/16, 08:15 PM If you only doing one maybe 2 excercises for each body part.......I could see doing them, 2x a week. But if you bust your butt, you can get in done one time a week. You shouldn't have the engery to do another day, if your doing it balls to the walls like your soposed to be doing. -------------- \" The only true eye, is your minds eye\"- plato
smashweasel86 Posts: 20 Joined: 2005/03/11	2005/03/18, 04:11 PM Twice in a week is a good shock to the system every once in while for me, but I personally wouldn't do it more than one week at a time and no more than once every 2-3months. Again just to shock/overload the system.
apd16 Posts: 1 Joined: 2005/03/20	2005/03/20, 04:54 PM Im very new to this site and also to weight training in general. Maybe a simple stupid question but could someone answer it please? Looking at my exercise plan I dont understand what 'input weight used' is. I understand it when exercising with weights as it means weight used but what do I input when doing calf raises for example? Would be grateful if someone could answer this please! Thankyou
timmstar Posts: 426 Joined: 2003/12/08	2005/03/21, 01:57 AM Cortisol??? man what the... someone explain this to me exactly... cuz if u can only spend 45minutes - One hour in the gym which ive read all over so many places... to get big.. then how come so many BrickLayers working 8-10+ Hour days for 5 to 6 days a week are always so big???
mmaibohm Posts: 1,621 Joined: 2003/09/30	2005/03/21, 02:22 AM getting big from manual labor and getting big from excersise are 2 differnt beasts. -------------- I am that which must be feared, worshipped and adored. The world is mine now and forever.No one holds command over me. No man. No god. I am ANIMAL! and that is enough.