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post 1551299561 05-11-2018, 09:49 AM
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Anything over once a week is too much.
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post 1551299631 05-11-2018, 09:50 AM
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but i thought people who lift were autists


what will they do on the other 4 days of non-lifting
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post 1551300161 05-11-2018, 09:57 AM
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Push / Pull / Push / Pull

or

Upper / Lower / Upper / Lower

= GOAT routines

You can throw in a 5th / 6th day of cardio/mobility if you feel like it.
post 1551300241 05-11-2018, 09:58 AM
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OP knows what he's doing. Look at how moist he is.
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post 1551300351 05-11-2018, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted By eod8989⏩
Lifting 3 days a week is plenty. I think anything more as a natty is counterproductive. More rest. More energy. More gains. Feels good man
There is no cookie-cutter advice here.

Your age, your genetics, your level of training, the intensity of the workouts, the style of workouts, any "supplements", etc... all this majorly factor into what you can get away with. 3/day is fine for some, others can do a lot more.
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post 1551300471 05-11-2018, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted By AshWar⏩
What else are you gonna do for the rest of the 4 days?
Cardio?
post 1551301571 05-11-2018, 10:18 AM
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Lifting more than 3x per weekwith intensity= instant joint death for me.

Wasn't a problem in my early 20's.
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post 1551302691 05-11-2018, 10:33 AM
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If you’re at the gym lifting more than 3 days a week you’re doing bullchit at the gym or doing one of those biceps everyday splitts which consist of 30 minute breaks between sets in your phone


Try benching, squatting, deadlifting, pullups, (actual exercises)
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post 1551303071 05-11-2018, 10:38 AM
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post 1551303211 05-11-2018, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted By Agentdark45⏩
Lifting more than 3x per weekwith intensity= instant joint death for me.

Wasn't a problem in my early 20's.
This is the main thing that people overlook. If it was just about muscle recovery, I think that most of us could lift every day with the proper diet. But joints and tendons need more time to rest and heal, especially when you are 30+
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post 1551303551 05-11-2018, 10:46 AM
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I stick to 4. Sometimes 5 and then do a bit of bodyweight stuff + conditioning. Feels bad when I don't exercise for a few days.

A key point is strength. How many people ITT have been lifting for 5+ years and still bench under 280 (i.e. work sets under 225). It's a different level of fatigue when you get stronger.
post 1551303751 05-11-2018, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted By Merc009⏩
If you’re at the gym lifting more than 3 days a week you’re doing bullchit at the gym or doing one of those biceps everyday splitts which consist of 30 minute breaks between sets in your phone


Try benching, squatting, deadlifting, pullups, (actual exercises)
i lift 5 days a week and either bench, squat, deadlift or two of the lifts on all 5 days
post 1551303901 05-11-2018, 10:50 AM
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post 1551304771 05-11-2018, 11:06 AM
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i think if you've been lifting a certain number of days for a while and you switch up to either increase or decrease the number of days you're going to see some kind of result because the body adapted to whatever were doing previously. IMO you can keep up the intensity higher if you go less frequent and up the volume if you go more frequent, so i think it's this change between intensity and volume that acts as a stimulant to the body.

so in reality, every routine - ppl, bro split, SS, full body - works if you're really pushing it and your diet/sleep are in line.
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post 1551306461 05-11-2018, 11:32 AM
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it's always a war between intensity and volume. can't chase both rabbits
post 1551307331 05-11-2018, 11:45 AM
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IF you know how to eat, sleep, and train, being natty, you can work out 5-6 days a week 1-2 hours a day. I've been doing it for almost 18 years now. I take a full saturday to next sunday off, every 12 weeks too.

There are too many factors involved to just say that.

We are talking about natty lifting, so are we kinda ignoring the people that arent natty? Bike riding is kind of a miracle thing for the body, you are comparing night and day when it comes to joint health and protection.
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Dorian Yates only trained 4x a week for 45 minutes. High-intensity workouts are where you make the most gains.
post 1551308621 05-11-2018, 12:04 PM
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Lifting less just means more recovery time.

You could also try going to bed at a normal time instead of getting bottomed out until the wee hours of the morning every night. Results will probably be similar.

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post 1551308751 05-11-2018, 12:07 PM
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I like eod training. My best gains are training once every 3/4 days, but I find it psychologically hard to have that many rest days even if the results are there so eod is a nice compromise. I think lifting 6 or 7 days a week is stupid unless its all low intensity stuff.
post 1551332901 05-11-2018, 07:25 PM
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5-6 days a week bro like split hitting most if not everything 2x per week is best. Best for lbm gains that is.
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