it depends on what you're trying to do...
i have a work out where I go 5x a week
and then I have one where I go 3
recvoery is the key for building your muscles...so when I want to put on weight I go for the 3x a week and do 5x5's...where I keep my weight teh same for each set where I can do 5 easy and then as I get to the 4th adn 5th set it should be hard towards the end...
the 5x a week I start low and add on every set (usually 3-4 sets)...this builds my muscles as well but it also helps muscle cardio...so I'm not pushing myself until the 3rd or 4th set, whichever I'm doing for that work out...
again, it all comes down to what you want to do...remember, everyone can work out, you just have to learn to diet properly in order to acheive results...so again, it all depends what your goal is...msh me if necessary
good luck
Depends on your goal. In general 48 hours is the minimum, but if your goal is to add size and not just burn fat/tone up/increase functional strength then you're going to want to push yourself even harder with more weight/fewer reps and you'll need longer rest periods for each muscle group, roughly 3-4 days. Bodybuilders looking to add serious bulk only train each muscle group once a week if that tells you anything. Size is added during rest, when muscles are repairing themselves, not during the workout.
Cardio is OK everyday. Usually it's best to do core/arms/back/legs etc...every other day. At least 3x week is good. I used to work out most everyday but Sunday. So I'd work out different things each day so I wasn't working the same muscle group 2 days in a row. So arms, back, shoulders for example one day. Legs, butt the next day. Abs every other day. I did big time abs workouts. I still work out but not as intensely. I felt like I was getting too masculine looking and I wanted a softer feminine look so I do more cardio and then mildly work out everything else...just to keep everything tight and fit looking. But your a guy so it's OK for you to get bigger and masculine looking. :)
Cardio= daily.
Muscle = every other day. They need a day to recover so they're back to their best the next work out. When you work out, there's micro tearing going on in the muscle fibers. That day in between is the time needed for the body to go in, clean up that mess you made, and repair those torn fibers. To work out muscles every day makes it hard for the body to do what it does and it can leave you prone to injuries. There is a such thing as over training. Something a lot of guys forget about because they're so obsessed with getting "big."
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It depends on what your goals are. But generally for just building muscle and doing weights, you should work out each body part once a week. So just assign each part a day. Cardio can depend on your fitness level and body type. If you're overweight then you would do cardio everyday to every second day, whereas if you where an ectomorph (skinny guy that doesn't put on weight) you wouldn't do much at all if any.
I tend to mix around my routine every so often, but here is basically what you could do if you wanted doesn't have to be this exact order, but it's good to keep certain exercises a day or two apart:
Monday: Chest
Tuesday: Back
Wednesday: Shoulders
Thursday: Legs and core
Friday: Arms (Biceps and triceps)
Heavy lifting shouldn't be done more than three times a week, at the most, because your muscles nned to replenish their stores of energy and get rid of the waste accumulated.
Light lifting can be done more often, but not every day for very long, or you risk injuring the muscles.
Core muscles can be done nearly every day. Just take a day off occsionally to rest them, but by their location they don't get worked as intensely as arm or leg muscles ,so you can work on them more often without risking hurting yourself.
Back when I played sports, we did core lifting on MWF and auxillary lifting on T TH. Core lifting is the major muscle group stuff, like bench and squats. Auxillary is the smaller muscle group stuff like curls and calf raises. Cardio every day but Sunday.
It depends how you are working them, and that depends on what your goals are.
You should work out every muscle group once every 15 minutes (:
No, not every day. Rest and recovery is when your muscles grow. Minimum is 48hrs between working out the same body part, better is 72hrs.
At least two days in between lifting. Three days is better. Never hit the same muscle group again while it's still sore.
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