Sh2daK wrote:...If your sleeping your recommended amount, and are eating healthily and alot so that you have more resources to heal while sleeping, then there's really no need to leave a muscle group for 2-3 days. I mean forgodsake, the average person works out for around 30-90 minutes, how small a time is that in one day. Our bodies are made to withstand continious working for long periods of time.
But not to push your body to its limits. If you are trying to lift heavy weight, your muscles need time to recover. I don't know much about science, but basically when you lift heavy weights you slightly rip your muscles and then when your body repairs them, a small extra layer goes on top or something along those lines and that show you build muscle. By stressing the same muscle the next day, you interfere with this process.
i mean come on, people seriously exagerate the amount of rest needed. I just think that the majority population of most countries are just unhealthy weak retards.
I'm talking about pro bodybuilders as well. Actually, the more weight lifted and time spent lifting it, the more important recovery time is.
AND: I may have missunderstood what you meant by muscle groups, so if you reply back to this post Ren, i suggest you confirm what you mean by it. You could have a different idea of muscle groups than i do.
by muscle groups I mean for example biceps, triceps, forearms, chest, delts, pecs, thights, calves, abs, etc. So, if you are curling a heavy weight one day, don't directly lift weights with your biceps the next day. Of course, your biceps will get some work if you do lat exercises, but don't directly work on them.
But you shouldn't trust me, I'm not a trainer or anything. But Joe Weider seems to think its incredibly important, and I think he might know just a little more than either me or you about building muscle.