How often should one lift?

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Tanja_CHH
Tanja_CHH Posts: 216 Member
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How often should I lift heavy to ensure minimum loss of lbm? I do a lot of fitness classes (5 atm) and this lowers the time I have to lift, so I was wondering what is the minimum I can do for it to be effective?

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  • sassaflash88
    sassaflash88 Posts: 5
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    I used to lift 3x a week, for 30-45 minutes each workout. I have a few powerlifting records, and I did Strongwoman training for conditioning after I gave up the powerlifting.

    I would do a major lift to start, then 4-5 supplemental, in intervals or standalone.

    Typically, it went Mondays (Arms/Shoulders), Tuesdays (Legs), Thursdays (Chest / Back).

    I saw a ridiculous body fat % drop, and high muscle gain. Close to the best shape of my life.

    The recovery days were important though.

    Extra exercises (cardio) were always done after the weights, or on days off, but I still had 1-2 days of rest each week. Typical cardio for me was salsa dancing and running.

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