i have alot of time on my hands is it ok to workout t 5 days a week?

Question

one day upper body the next lower body rest on saturdays and sundays

Answer 1

Sure working out five days in a week is fine, but not five days in a row. If you want to have your weekends free, just lift 4 days a week. If you want to lift mon through fri, just do what you suggested alternating upper and lower body, but I'd suggest that you alternate pressing, then pulling, then legs. Just start off the next week with the sequence that is next. For example pressing mon, pulling, tues, legs, wed,thurs, pressing, friday, pulling, monday, legs.

Answer 2

A 5 day training week is ok, as long as you're giving time for each muscle group to heal up. Some say muscles take 2-3 days to heal, others say 5-7. It's based more on your body and lifestyle IMO. I run 3 days a week in the morning then hit the weights in the afternoon, my split is like this.

Monday - Legs (nobody trains legs on Monday so I get free reign of the equipment,)
Tuesday - Chest and Forearms
Wednesday - Backs and Traps
Thursday - Shoulders and Triceps
Friday - Abs and Biceps

I focus on compound lifts (dead lifts, squats, bent over barbell rows, bench, pull ups etc) to help work secondary muscles. I pick the 3 days I run in the morning as my schedule doesn't always allow it. Since I'm looking to gain mass and strength I'm doing 4-6 reps and 2-3 sets with a heavy weight. I take Saturdays and Sundays off.

Answer 3

nicely you're no longer tooo particular approximately what you're eating. sort of what number energy? in case you attempting to shed some pounds i might objective for 1200-1500 energy an afternoon. specially situations you could eat greater, you have the marvelous to indulge. in simple terms make it an occasional factor.... like some situations a month. And excersize is quite the significant to dropping weight. It seems such as you have replaced your wellness conduct recently and function lost some weight so as that's reliable.. its working. yet once you desire greater desirable, swifter consequences your going to could desire to work out greater. Swimming is great! And velocity strolling is reliable too.. despite the fact that working could be suitable. in the adventure that your no longer waiting to run, you could desire to ease your way into it and as quickly as you have shed somewhat weight try strolling somewhat. despite excersize you may get that's reliable, attempt to get an hour an afternoon. do no longer supply up! i've got been scuffling with my weight fluctuating ever on account that freshman 3 hundred and sixty 5 days, and that i think of Im finally getting it mutually.

Answer 4

I workout 6 days a week, but I do weight lifting every other day. It's ok to do cardio every day of the week, you just don't want to do weight lifting every day. For example, I'll lift weights Mon, Wed, Fri, and Sun, and the other 2 days I only do cardio. Your muscles do need a break from the weights.

Answer 5

Hey since you have so much time on your hands can you work out one day for me? I hate exercise. LOL
All things in moderation. Spending some part of each day exercising is healthy. I think it would be a problem if that's all you did and didn't spend time socializing with friends and family or pursuing other interests.

Answer 6

yes it is OK i wish i had the motivation to do that. I'm trying to lose weight and I have everything at home to do it except motivation. I sit in front of this computer way too much.