Lifting: how bad should I avoid lifting on consecutive days?

GayLubeOil · 2017-01-30T22:30:38+00:00

It depends on your diet, recovery, sleep, exercise and pretty much everything else. Maybe you should ask the food subreddit how much salt you should use without specifying what you are cooking?

NolanKnowstheTruth · 2017-01-31T04:38:16+00:00

There's nothing wrong with working out 6 days straight, as long as you don't work the same muscle group more than twice.

[deleted] · 2017-01-30T23:21:59+00:00

It really depends a lot on your split. If you're doing a typical Monday, Wednesday, Friday with complimentary muscle groups dedicated to each day (chest and triceps on Monday, back and biceps on Tuesday, etc.), it could be a little tougher because with only on day dedicated to each group you should be going as hard as possible on every trip to the gym. So even though your shoulders aren't be targeted on chest day, bench pressing is still going to be harder if your shoulders are sore from the previous day.

SisyphosOnTop · 2017-01-31T02:25:47+00:00

This will help. Thibaudeau knows his shit.

[deleted] · 2017-01-31T03:53:11+00:00

As long as you give some rest time for rebuilding at some point you will have benefits.

Working out consecutive days is usually advised against because your chances for injury go up, with any type of exercise.

Two days is not a big deal, but I would make sure to alternate muscle groups on those two days.

Kalidane · 2017-01-31T09:18:10+00:00

So you've not actually tried it?

If you wish to avoid learning from personal experience, lifting is not for you.

Jackrabbit710 · 2017-02-01T03:23:35+00:00

Work whatever isn't aching, get good sleep, enjoy your rest days

Title	Lifting: how bad should I avoid lifting on consecutive days?
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Date	January 30, 2017 10:25 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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