Time between workout

K_saine

I used free weights for my triceps on Sunday and they are still sore. I've heard that you have to wait atleast a day for your muscles to repair themselves or you'll just be breaking down muscle. Would I be fine to work those muscles today or should I wait until all the soreness has gone?

cwolfman13

you should workout again...but really, you should get on some kind of program...just doing triceps workouts isn't going to get you anywhere fast.

I'm almost always a little sore...if you're waiting to not be sore, you'll probably never workout.

jasonp_ritzert

Just for clarification, you break your muscles down in the gym and build them up when you are resting.

However, 48 hrs between working muscle groups should be fine especially if they are sore. I wouldn't go full tilt on a tricep workout today since they are sore, but some light weight work should help with the DOMS.

K_saine

cwolfman13 wrote: »

just doing triceps workouts isn't going to get you anywhere fast

I do biceps as well with my triceps but my biceps are a little stronger than triceps and are nowhere near as sore.

cwolfman13

K_saine wrote: »

cwolfman13 wrote: »

just doing triceps workouts isn't going to get you anywhere fast

I do biceps as well with my triceps but my biceps are a little stronger than triceps and are nowhere near as sore.

My point is that your resistance training should focus on your body as being one complete machine, not a bunch of isolated parts. Your body is one complete machine and should be trained accordingly. You could also think of it like building a house...a house needs a strong foundation...the foundation of any good resistance routine should be full body compound movements...things like bicep curls and triceps work are like light fixtures and appliances...they are important, but not nearly as important as your foundation and your walls, etc.

K_saine

cwolfman13 wrote: »

K_saine wrote: »

cwolfman13 wrote: »

just doing triceps workouts isn't going to get you anywhere fast

I do biceps as well with my triceps but my biceps are a little stronger than triceps and are nowhere near as sore.

My point is that your resistance training should focus on your body as being one complete machine, not a bunch of isolated parts. Your body is one complete machine and should be trained accordingly. You could also think of it like building a house...a house needs a strong foundation...the foundation of any good resistance routine should be full body compound movements...things like bicep curls and triceps work are like light fixtures and appliances...they are important, but not nearly as important as your foundation and your walls, etc.

That makes sense. What are your recommendations for finding a program? Such as is there a good website or a good movie series etc.

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