Originally posted by skydog
It's possible that your body just needed some rest. I used to work each body part twice a week, allowing about 3 days rest. After switching to a new schedule which allowed 4-5 days rest, I was lifting more across the board. The biggest increase I noticed was my shoulder press... it took me a couple of months to increase from 50x8 to 70x8, but I jumped up to 95x8 after switching to my new routine. That's not to say that muscles just suddenly popped up. They had been there, I just had never given them the opportunity to fully regenerate in between workouts.
What works for one person won't work for another. Combination of lots of things: genetics, diet, athletic history. From what I read, I'd recommend more rest in between workouts.
