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Forum ยป Going to gym 3 times in a day? Or twice?
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post 1688632363 08-19-2023, 10:32 PM
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Going to gym 3 times in a day? Or twice?

Anyone do this to get more gains faster?

This morning lifted heavy, took nap, did cardio an hour, now chillin thinkin of going back again in a bit.
post 1688632453 08-19-2023, 10:34 PM
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Judgement is good for you
post 1688632553 08-19-2023, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted By altrule⏩
Judgement is good for you
Why are you judging me bro? Some people just do drugs or drink all day, some play video games or watch tv and thats it, I'm doing something thats enjoyable and doesn't hurt anyone and good for you. Why you hating dude? Listen to david goggins and come back here.
post 1688632563 08-19-2023, 10:38 PM
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why not eight times bro
post 1688632613 08-19-2023, 10:39 PM
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I did that a couple times cuz I was bored asf
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post 1688632663 08-19-2023, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted By mikebadg3⏩
why not eight times bro
You got a nice physique, no homo. Juicy but lean. Keep up the swole work.
post 1688632683 08-19-2023, 10:39 PM
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That doesn't sound like a good idea bro...gains don't work like that. I was able to get away with training everyday when I was a beginner because I just wasn't strong enough to cause that much stress to my body. But now 3-4x a week is as much as I can handle and still make gains. More than that and I stall or even get weaker.

Training 2x a day can work if you isolate body parts. Like instead of doing back and biceps in one workout, you can hit back in the morning and biceps in the evening. But don't increase the volume. Do the same amount of volume as if you did it all in one workout. The theory is you won't be quite as fatigued and can recover some of the glycogen back into the muscles to train the second muscle group with a bit more intensity. But make sure you recover. That's when the gains happen.
post 1688632723 08-19-2023, 10:40 PM
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Lmao i go like 3 times a year
post 1688632763 08-19-2023, 10:41 PM
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popular splits are popular for a reason
post 1688632773 08-19-2023, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted By surrealtaco⏩
did cardio an hour,
Go outside FFS.
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post 1688632833 08-19-2023, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted By bsrkoacar2⏩
That doesn't sound like a good idea bro...gains don't work like that. I was able to get away with training everyday when I was a beginner because I just wasn't strong enough to cause that much stress to my body. But now 3-4x a week is as much as I can handle and still make gains. More than that and I stall or even get weaker.

Training 2x a day can work if you isolate body parts. Like instead of doing back and biceps in one workout, you can hit back in the morning and biceps in the evening. But don't increase the volume. Do the same amount of volume as if you did it all in one workout.
Well right now I can only db press 95, rdl 345, squat 285 so maybe I can keep getting stronger for awhile?
post 1688632863 08-19-2023, 10:43 PM
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stay in the gym for 24 hours = 24 workout = work out once a month
post 1688632933 08-19-2023, 10:46 PM
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Why not just do everything in one session?

Only reason I would do two is a workout in the first one, and then come back later for a cardio session (if I didn't have time in the morning) or for a steamroom session. Not to workout twice in a single day though
post 1688632993 08-19-2023, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted By IonZephyr⏩
Why not just do everything in one session?

Only reason I would do two is a workout in the first one, and then come back later for a cardio session (if I didn't have time in the morning) or for a steamroom session. Not to workout twice in a single day though
My theory is the rest between the workouts means you go harder at everything instead of utilizing all your energy and CNS stores in first half or 3rd. Like in a video game you chill a bit and your HP and stamina goes back up.
post 1688633013 08-19-2023, 10:50 PM
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I remember reading there was a Russian powerlifting team that trained 2x/day with great success, but they were also probably on gear (which helps with recovery).

If you are doing compound lifts, and your CNS isn't taxed for the rest of the day, you aren't lifting hard enough in the first session. If you didn't do it right the first time, you aren't going to do it right the second time, so why bother? Nattys build strength and muscle in the recovery. Not the actual exercise session.

The body is a whole unit. You can do a split, but now your splitting your recovery and it isn't an infinite source. So something will suffer.
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post 1688633023 08-19-2023, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted By surrealtaco⏩
Well right now I can only db press 95, rdl 345, squat 285 so maybe I can keep getting stronger for awhile?
Yeah if you are still getting bigger and stronger then keep doing what you are doing. But if youre strength stalls, cut the frequency back a bit (add recovery days) and see if you start progressing again. The bigger and stronger you get, the more damage you will inflict on your muscle fibers during your workouts, and will require more recovery between workouts. That's just how the progression seems to work.
post 1688633043 08-19-2023, 10:51 PM
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post 1688633103 08-19-2023, 10:52 PM
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I'm training for a sport right now, and I get hurt if I work out the primary muscles more than 2 x per week.
post 1688633223 08-19-2023, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted By Tuksonrider⏩
I remember reading there was a Russian powerlifting team that trained 2x/day with great success, but they were also probably on gear (which helps with recovery).

If you are doing compound lifts, and your CNS isn't taxed for the rest of the day, you aren't lifting hard enough in the first session. If you didn't do it right the first time, you aren't going to do it right the second time, so why bother? Nattys build strength and muscle in the recovery. Not the actual exercise session.

The body is a whole unit. You can do a split, but now your splitting your recovery and it isn't an infinite source. So something will suffer.
I'd be curious in looking at their workouts but I imagine they did a lot of speed work and not a lot of max effort lifting. Unless it was some kind of weeding program to weed through the mentally weak lifters like Bulgarian program.

Agreed, I always got my best gains from training at a high intensity and going near or to failure.
post 1688633443 08-19-2023, 11:06 PM
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what about working out twelve times a day?
post 1688633483 08-19-2023, 11:08 PM
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Ahnold did two a days

Legs in the morning then chest or back later in the day.

He always rode his bycycle to the gym and back home every day.

The month leading up to a show his workouts consisted supersets.
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post 1688633593 08-19-2023, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted By iloveus⏩
Ahnold did two a days

Legs in the morning then chest or back later in the day.

He always rode his bycycle to the gym and back home every day.

The month leading up to a show his workouts consisted supersets.
Yup, he was definitely "cycling to and from the gym". ;P
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post 1688634323 08-19-2023, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted By Tuksonrider⏩
Yup, he was definitely "cycling to and from the gym". ;P
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