Days rest between chest

[Hockey Playa]

Just heading out to the gym, i did chest and shoulders monday, wondering if it would hurt to do chest again today maybe with diff exercises (wednesday)?

 

[Warboss Alex]

twice a week maximum IF you do all the necessaries to help recovery (cardio, stretching, LOTS of food, glutamine if you believe in it etc, etc)

otherwise just stick to once a week

your chest depends on your back and legs getting bigger to grow anyway

 

[theNOTO]

It depends on your goals. If you are trying to get ready for a BB comp, then you might lift chest twice a week. If you are just trying to get into shape or are trying to bulk up, hitting each bodypart HARD once per week should be more than enough.

 

[Shiftkey]

You can make excelent gains by just working each muscle once a week (abs and calves can be worked more, but they're the exception). Divide it up into three sessions a week.

 

[\O/]

your chest depends on your back and legs getting bigger to grow anyway

Legs? Can you please elaborate?

 

[[S]alvatore]

How many times you work your chest in a week depends on the intensity. You could hit it once a week and annhialate it. Or you could train it 3 times a week, but with less intensity.

 

[TheBadMan]

Hitting everything HARD once per week should genereally work for everyone if ur doing everything right. I'd recommend at least 2 days rest for chest, more if its still sore.

I used to do once per week for everything but now I'm doing full body twice a week to switch it up: heres my current program (using Brandon Curry's), I'd recommend it to ppl with a couple years experience to shock your body-

Day 1: Chest & Back & Shoulders (Hypertrophy)
Day 2: Legs & Arms (Strength)
Day 3: Rest
Day 4: Chest, Back, Shoulders (Strength)
Day 5: Arms (Hypertrophy)
Day 6: Legs (Hypertrophy)
Day 7: Rest

On Hypertrophy days I do about 7-12 sets per bodypart, using rest-pause techniques on some exercises. On Strength Days, I do 1 HARD exercise per bodypart (e.g. Legs-Full Squats, Lats- Barbell Rows, Chest-Bench Press) 5x5's or 7 sets of 4 reps.

Throw in some abs and cardio when u want to. Getting results from this after only 1 week!

 

[Warboss Alex]

Legs? Can you please elaborate?

Your chest is the minor 'big' muscle in your body, and relies on your legs and back growing to grow itself.

Want a big chest? Squat and deadlift.

While we're at it: Want big arms? Squat and deadlift.

Want big shoulders? Squat and deadlift.

 

[Hockey Playa]

deadlift = ?

 

[Warboss Alex]

deadlift = ?

google for it

how long have you been training!?

 

[shydude]

Well i think it is good.. BEcouse i used to do chest every second day.. And they grew BIG.. I know i kinda did a lot,but i lost a lot of fat too..