SRCharvel

hi to everyone, im pretty new to this body building stuff, basicali i joined the gym about a month back and iv been going around 2/3 times a week doing full body workouts, so im doing Triceps, Biceps, Chest, Back, Legs everything. but im worried im overtraining? is that too much a week?

im also sticking to a fairly healthy diet and im on Whey Protein.


id appreciate any help, thanks. :lift:

SRCharvel

oh and i do 3 sets of 10 reps for each muscle group, and i may even do another 3 sets of 10 for some muscle groups after doing a bit of cardio.

thanks.

newkidonthebloc

if your going back, then your probably, over training, or not training hard enough the first time.

try putting the weight up so you actually have to work in the first 3 sets.

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megatron

I would say only do two full body workouts per week, this will allow you to keep the intensity reasonably high and not overtrain. Obviously have them equidistant. Focus on compound movements (do them first and with most agression/intensity), this will stimulate the best growth.

You should also really focus on your diet (this will yield the most significant results). I know you say it's fairly healthy but that means different things to differnt people. Post up your diet.

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SRCharvel

hey thanks for advice up to now people, erm wel my diet is a bit of a tricky one, il have porridge/quaker oats for breakfast, lunch will be an Apple,Banana and 4 slices of wholemeal bread with cheese/chicken. and dinner i will eat a range of things such as Potato/Beans/Chicken, but basicali im at sixth form so its the parents cooking. then later on i will have my Whey Protein. i think my diet is fairly healthy i try to steer clear of fatty things so. but anyway help wil be much appreciated thnks.

megatron

For nwo try to aim to get protien and fibre in every meal, and avoid sugar. Also the more meals a day you can get the more chance for your body to use the nutrients.

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mottymc04

what happens if u over train ??

newkidonthebloc

what happens if you over train:

Your muscles dont have time to recover, thus dont grow as quickly as they can,
probably other things, but thats probably the most important one.

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Slamdog

step back to the beginning....


you are doing full body workouts.. is that a lot of separate isolation moves or lots of compound moves?

You really need to be doing compounds.....

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COLINSRI

stop doing full body. 3 times a week is too much. Split your workout into 3 separate muscle groups which get hit once every week. Give your body time to grow..oh and keep the weights heavy.

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SRCharvel

wel basicali il use all the machines, they all do about 3 different body parts. so one of the machines does Chest/Biceps/Deltoid another does Bicep/Tricep/Deltoid and so on. then i will use some hand weights to do hammer curls/normal curls. plus a couple of other exercises.

how could i split things up? wudnt it be difficul to just do biceps and chest say when half the machines hav a range of working three muscle groups?

any help appreciated. thanks. altho i could use that machine which is like a multi purpose one, u can put handles on it and various attachments.