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Skipping a day Anonymous
hay /fit/fags,

I'd like to know your opinions on the subject of working out every other day. Some literature suggests that working the same muscle without at least 48 hours of rest in between can result in muscle tearing. Is this true, or just an excuse for laziness? Is there any reason I shouldn't be doing 100+ situps and pressups every day?
>> Anonymous
work different muscles different days. instead of pushups do proper targetted weightlifting and you won't make all of your muscles sore and not feel like excercising every day.

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>> Anonymous
>>330005
What he said. Also, it depends on what your goal is; you can train heavy 4 days in a row, but different body parts. That's what I do.
>> Anonymous
I have a 5 day split, I only train the same muscle group once a week.
>> Anonymous
i give my MUSSELS 48 of rest. i'm on a 3 day routine...1- pushing 2- pulling 3- rest/abs...but i do abs the first two days too. arnold says do abs every day. i listen to him.
>> Anonymous
This is why most people do splits. But seriously, if you ever feel any serious discomfort, or if your muscles just won't do it, don't take the risk and take the day off. Don't be a pussy though, slight discomfort is nothing to worry about.
>> Anonymous
I workout everyday, three times a day. Except for Saturday and Sunday. But because of that, I don't lift weights and just do bodyweight training with accesories like a weighted backpack and such. I'm training for function due to joining the military.

It's completely dependant on the exercise and type though, honestly. I've researched most exercise types, and.. Lifting heavy tend to tear muscles quite a bit, so it takes longer to recuperate. High reps tends to fatigue the muscles more then tear them, which in turns means it can be done much sooner.. It depends on what you're training for--endurance, hyepertrophy, explosive strength, or maximal strength.
I'd rank rest time in the following order

Maximal Strength--Heavy muscle damage
Explosive Strength--Hard stress on joints
Hypertrophy--Moderate tearing
Endurance-Minor tearing, will likely become unable to continue before serious tearing occurs.

This is why much of /fit/ rails against bodyweight--you need to do it constantly to gain strength with it, or else you're just building endurance. For example, doing pushups (3-5 times a day, in sets or pryramids) throughout the day causes constant fatigue but also wears down the muscles due to the constant strain.

As for DOMS. They are not a serious sign, however, tendon pain or joint pain is. If you start getting the later, take it easy, or else you'll be taking it easy for the next couple months.
>> Anonymous
>>330664
>This is why much of /fit/ rails against bodyweight--you need to do it constantly to gain strength with it, or else you're just building endurance. For example, doing pushups (3-5 times a day, in sets or pryramids) throughout the day causes constant fatigue but also wears down the muscles due to the constant strain.

The problem with bodyweight exercises is that you have to train through a long set of progressively harder exercises to be able to do the more advanced exercises, whereas with weight training, you can do the same exercise with progressively heavier weight. Weight training is much simpler and there is much more information available about it.

A good example of a bodyweight exercise that takes a long time to reach is the Mana. You start standing upright and you bend backwards until your hands touch the ground WITHOUT FALLING BACKWARDS. Then you lift your legs up into the air into a handstand. Finally you bring your legs back down in front of you and stand upright again and repeat. To do the Mana properly, you have to be able to do it slowly and in a controlled manner.