Strenght Training - How Often

blessmy5
blessmy5 Posts: 95
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm really wanting to build muscle and drop some fat. Do I have to take a day off between strenght training? I've heard that but not sure if that's "old school" or still the recommendation. I'd like to do it every day, at least for the arms.

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  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Three times a week, something like
    M, W, F.
    Rest T, TH, S, SUN

    Check out 'starting strength'
    google will help find it.
  • ThinningDownChick
    ThinningDownChick Posts: 95 Member
    It depends on the type of training your doing, push/pull; split training, full body, etc. If you're doing a 5 day split then you don't work the same muscle two days in a row. If you're doing something more like push/pull, one day you work push muscles and one day you work muscles that pull. It's important to give your muscles adequate rest inbetween workouts.
  • simplyblessed5
    simplyblessed5 Posts: 130 Member
    I was strength training everyday but this past week, I have been trying to take a rest day in between after reading on here that most do.
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