Will working out 2 days in a row hurt?

[DJDamage]

Is it possible to work your legs and shoulders one day and the following day work you back and bicepts? will that give me enough rest or will it hurt my progress?

 

[Flogger]

You should wait a day if possible. If I remember, the recovery process isn't just local (not strictly confined to the damaged muscle). So working out again that soon will probably disrupt the recovery process for the muscles you worked out on day 1. Anyone else?

 

[Warboss Alex]

I would never work legs and back on successive days. Back/biceps and then do chest/triceps (or vice versa) yes, though it wouldn't be optimal .. but never squats one day, deadlifts the next.

If you're pressed for time, re-arrange your workout so that legs and back aren't on consecutive days.

 

[MetalFortress]

Originally posted by DJDamage
Is it possible to work your legs and shoulders one day and the following day work you back and bicepts? will that give me enough rest or will it hurt my progress?

Work back and legs on the same day. Leg workouts work your back too, so doing squats one day, deadlifts the next is not the best idea.

 

[TheRelic]

Originally posted by GodsGiftToWomen
Everyone's body is different.

...that said, my guess is that 99% of people here have arms, legs, and hands, and are thusly close enough in composition to warrant sticking to a few basic rules of thumb .

From personal experience, as Alex said, I would not work two major groups on consecutuve days... currently I do back then legs, and it aint ideal by any stretch.

But i'm changing the split in a few weeks . Legs and back will both be at opposite ends of the week, with chest/tri in the middle.

I would also not work back and legs on the same day, with squats and deads being the prime exercises, you just can't get the best outta both of them if theyre destroying you on the same day.

Personally I favour chest/tri/shoulder, back/bi, and legs. Or throw shoulders on leg day.

 

[Warboss Alex]

Re: Re: Will working out 2 days in a row hurt?

Originally posted by MetalFortress
Work back and legs on the same day. Leg workouts work your back too, so doing squats one day, deadlifts the next is not the best idea.

And doing them the same day is?

 

[Lomi]

Re: Re: Will working out 2 days in a row hurt?

Originally posted by MetalFortress
Work back and legs on the same day. Leg workouts work your back too, so doing squats one day, deadlifts the next is not the best idea.

If you are going to work your two largest muscle groups on the same day, prepare for some heavy DOMS (delayed onset muscular soreness) not to mention the amount of calories this will consume. So make sure you load up an hour or 2 before you hit the gym. Then pile on the protein afterwords.

 

[MetalFortress]

Re: Re: Re: Will working out 2 days in a row hurt?

Originally posted by Warboss Alex
And doing them the same day is?

A better idea.

Originally posted by Lomi
If you are going to work your two largest muscle groups on the same day, prepare for some heavy DOMS (delayed onset muscular soreness) not to mention the amount of calories this will consume. So make sure you load up an hour or 2 before you hit the gym. Then pile on the protein afterwords.

Depends on how used to the lift you are, although it would do a number on your back. Agreed on the calories. I don't even bother with deadlifts anymore personally. Olympic lifts give a good enough workout to the same muscles, enough that I maxed out at 308 lbs on my first day ever deadlifting.

 

[Warboss Alex]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Will working out 2 days in a row hurt?

Originally posted by MetalFortress
A better idea.

Unless you're pushing candy-ass weights, I disagree. With heavy poundages your form doing squats AND deadlifts will suffer and increase the likelihood of injury and decrease the efficiency of the workout.

If you can do it then fair play to you. I personablly can't.

 

[semag]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Will working out 2 days in a row hurt?

Originally posted by Warboss Alex
Unless you're pushing candy-ass weights, I disagree. With heavy poundages your form doing squats AND deadlifts will suffer and increase the likelihood of injury and decrease the efficiency of the workout.

If you can do it then fair play to you. I personablly can't.

i agree w/ that. No way you can do deads and squats the same day heavy.