Question for people who lift weight?

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I dont lift weight but i just started. Simple question, can i lift on consecutive days? Or do i need a break in between? THANKS IN ADVANCE!

Kaazsz · Accepted Answer

If you're just starting follow a simple program like "stronglifts 5x5." Thats a good one for beginners. Start lifting now, and dont worry about doing things wrong. The fact is you WILL do things wrong no matter how much research and learning you do online. You actually have to start lifting to truly start learning. I delayed lifting a lot because i was scared to do the wrong thing. I wasted all that time. Just pick up a program and go! Go to bodybuilding. com they have all kinds of programs. Search for beginner programs, there is a specific reason why they are for beginners

Phoenix98 · Accepted Answer

Ok so what I do is I work one major body part a day and do supplementary training like this.

Monday: Chest/abs
Tuesday: Shoulders/cardio
Wednesday: Arms
Thursday: Back/cardio
Friday: Legs/abs

now this setup is best because it lets you focus on each major muscle group per day plus also work on stuff like cardio or abs as well. And you body is never overexerted because while you work on muscle group one day on the next day it's resting and your working on another.

AliceInWonderLand93 · Accepted Answer

Yes u can lift on consecutive days as long as you don't train the same body part back to back, give each body part 3 Days to rest before training it again

karahiri · Accepted Answer

I take a day break in between, to allow time for all the microtears to heal and for new muscle growth.

AynonOMouse · Answer

If you exercise a muscle one day, you should do a different muscle the next day.
EX: Benches and Calf Lifts one day, Curls and Squats the next day.

You will be better off using a weight where you can do lots of reps in each set to get denser muscles and not become muscle bound. (Muscle bound means stiffness, not lots of muscle) I suggest 25 reps per set.
When you do an exercise the first time, only do 2 sets of 25 reps, then wait for a week before working that same muscle again. If you do too much when you first start an exercise, you may injure yourself, or strain the muscle and have to wait even longer. After the first month, so you have done each muscle that you intend to improve, you can exercise up to 6 days per week. that is what I used to do years ago.

Chico_brah · Answer

If you're doing it naturally you should span out all your main muscle groups in a period of 48 hours of recovery. Everyone is a bit different but that is the general rule of thumb. Typically bodybuilding split looks something like this..

Shoulders
Lats/Biceps
Chest/Triceps
Quads/Hamstrings
Calves/Abdominal

NexAngelus · Answer

i have lifted a weight before... ;) hehe
when u do a lot the body needs time to regen
so what a lot of people do is rotate areas. thats why people will say leg day or arm day or something like that. u go as hard as u can and make it hurt. it breaks the muscle underneath and then while u are doing other days the muscle is repairing and regrowing, better and bigger.

or u can do it slower, like doing smaller weight but more reps. stopping when u feel it burn or ur arm starting to give out, dont push urself. u will quickly understand the difference between pushing urself and over excerting urself.

if u do these small things, u can do these every day and the body will hurt at first but u can do it everyday. there is enough time and its minimal dmg it can be repaird over night aka 24h period next time u exercise. so just depends on what u want to look like and/or how u want to work out. u are going to have to look in to this a bit mroe besides just asking

conkrete721 · Answer

Definitely take a break in between each day. Start out lifting 3 times per week doing a full body routine. If you don't know what I mean google The ultimate beginners full body workout. It's on bodybuilding. com. I'd post a link but gag won't let me do it.

Ideally, your routine will be Mon, Wed, Fri to be easy. However, do it any way you want, just make sure you take off a day in between. You should only do this for maybe 1.5 to 2 months max, you'll need to move on to more advanced workouts (i. e. upper body and lower body, chest and tris, arms only, etc...) after that.

Bodybuilding. com is the shit for finding out good stuff for working out. I'd go into way more detail but you only wanted to know about consecuitive days.

USA2016 · Answer

I lift 4-5 days a week. My rest days are usually Wednesday and weekends. I have 2 different workouts that work different muscle groups. And do each set of exercises twice a week. I never do the same muscle group in consecutive days, to give time for the muscle to recover...

CristopherC · Answer

I lift three days on, one day off, then repeat... You just have to make sure not to train the same muscles before they've recovered. You gain muscle mass during the healing process, so you'd actually be hindering your gains by not allowing enough time to heal.

For me, it's day 1: chest and triceps, day 2: back and biceps, day 3: shoulders and legs, with abs and forearms thrown in whenever I feel like it (any of those days)... then day 4: rest, repeat.

Tlnet · Answer

I follow one simple rule when I work out. IF you're sore dont work out. If you aren't sore work out. Some people have fast recovery times where they feel sore for maybe the rest of the day but are totally fine next morning. IF you're one of those guys feel free to pump iron daily.

Pac-Man · Answer

You can but you must work different groups.  Muscles need rest to recover the tissue tears. If you don't rest, you won't see much progress in wether it be endurance, or growth.

ElissaDido · Answer

The coach in my gym told me that I shouldn't train the same muscles 2 consecutive days. So if I do a leg day on Monday, I have to do upper body Tuesday, then leg day Wednesday for example

AnonRom · Answer

Don't lift using the same major muscle group (ie lats glutes quads pecs) until that muscle heals (usually 2-3 days). Thats why lifting is usually broken into chest day back day and leg day which are run on a cycle of your choosing.

Curmudgeon · Answer

I fnd I get sore after my personal weight training sessions, and I take a hiatus the next day so I can recover. I am shooting for 3 times a week.

Gommers · Answer

Should start with 3 nonconsecutive days a week. You really need pure healing days but if you want to do cardio make it light and just to keep your muscles from tightening up.

maiez · Answer

You can lift on consecutive days, just change the muscles used on that day so your previously used muscles get a chance to rebuild themselves.

mostwomenshouldstfu · Answer

Muscle groups need at least 48 hours to recoup, so work muscle groups every other day and stagger your muscle groups if you want to work out consecutively.

rgb008 · Answer

Different muscle groups on different days so they all have time to recover

Anonymous · Answer

Depends on your goals. I do powerlifting (kinda) and only have one day off per week and I still do cardio that day.

You'll probably be sore if you haven't lifted before, but you should be ok as long as you keep pushing yourself through the initial soreness.

B4TM4N · Answer

You can just make sure you rest yourself. Like for me, I lift on weekdays and take the weekend off.

moviedude714 · Answer

I lost my motivation for working out a while ago but throughout the years it has always been inconsistent

Anonymous · Answer

you need a break to grow and recover. lifting every day will result in over training.

Other_Tommy_Wiseau · Answer

You don't lift the same muscle groups every day

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