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Am I over-training & ruining potential results? 02 February 2012 17:40 (permalink)
Hi guys, I've started to wonder if maybe I'm over-training, and if I'm hampering my progress of building muscle.

For the past month I've been training 5 times a week, Monday to Friday.

Training Arms/Back/Shoulders - Mon, Wed & Fri

Legs & Chest - Tueday & Thursdays


Am I hitting the gym too much, do ya' reckon?

Thanks for any input & advice!
 
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    Re:Am I over-training & ruining potential results? 02 February 2012 17:51 (permalink)
    Whats your routine? (include sets, reps, rest, length of workout)  How long you been weight training for? How much sleep do you get? Do you find it yourself tired in the day a lot? Diet??
     
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      Re:Am I over-training & ruining potential results? 02 February 2012 20:00 (permalink)
      My work-outs last roughly around 1 hour, to 1 hour 15 minutes.

      I've been doing 5 sets of 10 reps on each machine. Roughly, 10-20 seconds rest between each set.

      I'm feel quite tired throughout the days (I train in the evenings), as I work 12 hour shifts. I'm getting 7-8 hours sleep a night, and only taking Saturday & Sundays off from training.

      As for my diet, I'm taking in as much protein as I can, in the form of both foods and shakes, but due to my money situation my diet isn't 'immaculate', ofcourse.

      Don't get me wrong, I've noticed extra definition and a bit of size in my arms, and bulk in my shoulders/chest area - but would I be seeing even greater results from not training as much as I have been doing?
       
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        Re:Am I over-training & ruining potential results? 02 February 2012 21:20 (permalink)
        I think you should cut out a whole day dedicated to arms as they get work anyway and you could throw in a couple of super sets at the end of a workout.
         
        You say every machine this tells me you dont have a plan, you most likely dont write anything down so really you wont be able to push it past what you did last week as you wont no. NO one can remember every weight of every set and how many reps you did.
         
        Think you should use free weights do 4 sets of 8-10 reps with about 4 compound exercises. Rest 1 minute between sets. maybe do something like this
         
        workout a
        Squats
        Bench press
        chin ups
        barbell shoulder press
         
        workout b
        deadlift
        dips
        dumbbell row
        Arnold press
         
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          Re:Am I over-training & ruining potential results? 03 February 2012 08:51 (permalink)
          If your main aim is building mass then you probably need to look at your diet as much as your programme, although having said that I don't like your programme either.
           
          Treat all bodyparts equally, either do a full body routine 4-5 days a week where you do one exercise per bodypart per session, or drop onto a simple pull / push / legs on a three day split.
           
          Either of these gives balance and rest. If you then sort your diet and eat enough, and enough of the right things, you'll grow.
           
          At the moment you're blasting the arms every day, this is pointless.
           
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            Re:Am I over-training & ruining potential results? 03 February 2012 12:56 (permalink)
            Cheers for the input guys, greatly appreciated!
            I think I may try doing a full-body routine, 3 times a week - say, Mon/Wens/Fridays.
             
             
              
             
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              Re:Am I over-training & ruining potential results? 03 February 2012 18:20 (permalink)
              I'd do PPL
               
              Monday - Push (Bench, Dips, Shoulder Press, Skull Crushes)
               
              Wednesday - Back (Rows, Chins, Deadlifts, Curls)
               
              Friday - Legs (Squats, SLDL, Calves)
               
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