Lifting at goal

storyborey
storyborey Posts: 35 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I'm heavy lifting to improve my strength and body composition. Eventually I will be happy with how I look. I won't want to keep getting stronger and gaining mass, i'll want to stay as I am. My question is, will I still need to lift 3/4 times a week, or will I maintain by lifting less often?

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  • accelerashawn
    accelerashawn Posts: 470 Member
    Maintenance depends on your end goal. If you want to look like Arnold, yeah you'll still need to lift heavy and often to maintain. If you're just looking to be a 6' 170lb lean guy, you could definitely slack up and just stick to the major compound lifts 1-2 times per week.

    Diet is upwards of 80% of your body composition. Obviously your muscles wont grow without lifting but if you want to see them through the fat, you've got to focus on shedding the fat.
  • Sam_I_Am77
    Sam_I_Am77 Posts: 2,093 Member
    A lot of it depends on your goals and recovery. Three times a week is fine and super busy people or people that need more time to recover can get by with even 2 times a week, but that 2 times a week they lift like madmen.
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    You can make gains lifting 2x week. So maintainance at that frequency shouldn't be a problem...
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    You can make gains lifting 2x week. So maintenance at that frequency shouldn't be a problem...

    this.

    also good to see someone else can't spell maintenance for **** either.
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    You can make gains lifting 2x week. So maintenance at that frequency shouldn't be a problem...

    this.

    also good to see someone else can't spell maintenance for **** either.

    Lol!
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    oh two times a week is definetly enough to maintain.

    plus, the answer is different if your question is 'how often do i have to train to maintain performance' vs. 'how often do i have to train to maintain a given amount of muslce mass'.

    performance can drop off pretty fast, like within 4 days. if your over 30 you've probably noticed that a week off hurts you more then it did in highschool lol.

    i've read that it takes significantly longer to start losing muscle MASS. like maybe two weeks, maybe more.

    of course your diet will play a role in this as well.

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