"Leave it at the gym!" - Exercise & Fitness Message Board

stevebk108 · 10-06-2003, 07:26 PM

Alright, I've developed what I fear may be a nasty little habit. I've been told I need to leave my workout at the gym, and not stress out about it at home. Since I've switched to a 4 day split I've only been working my biceps on Mondays and Fridays. Today, I did a bicep workout, and a few hours later, I felt like I could do some more so I did a few more sets at home.

Is this bad, or is the three days in between enough to counteract the more than likely excessive regimen I've been subjecting 'the guys' to?

Evl316 · 10-07-2003, 12:17 PM

I was with you until you made the "guys" comment. If you even think about naming any of your muscles I'd say that's a pretty good indication that you're in too deep. I'm sure you were joking, at least I hope so.

Working one muscle group twice a week is good enough in my opinion. Just cause your muscles feel like you can lift again doesn't mean you should do it. I've occasionally felt like I could fly but I resisted the urge.

stevebk108 · 10-07-2003, 05:15 PM

hahaha

Yes, I was joking, thank goodness. Now I know why I only got one response. Thanks.

torontohockey · 10-08-2003, 10:32 PM

Try doing more sets of what you do, or more reps in each of your sets. I tend to do my workouts in stages of 3 excercises, doing 3-4 sets of each excercise as a circuit, don't rest between each excercise, than after you complete 1 set of each, you take a 1-2 min break. Continue that 2-3 more times, and you will feel like your getting a much better workout (It works for me at least).