is it bad to weight train 4-5 days in a row, maybe skip a day, and do all the muscle groups each time?

Question

i do 120lb on the chest machine, about 90lb on the hamstring machine, 150lb for leg press, 63lb on the arm curl machine(same for tricep) about mid 90s for lower back machine, 105lbs on the ab machine. i do some running for about 8-9min. I do 30,25,22.5 dumbells for bicep,shoulder and some back exercises. about 130lb on lat pull, and about 90 on the rowing machine.... and some days ill do instead of chest machine and leg machines, squats about 105lb and bench press about 110-115.

like i said.. i dont go every single day i might skip a day or two throughout the week so its like for ex: monday than skip tuesday than go wedsnday and thursday and i usually go friday but i may skip it... buy ya friday and than saturday and skip sunday.

also.. i go at night so i pretty much miss a full day before going to gym so my muscle do rest through the whole day.

Answer 1

Yes this is bad, especially when working out the entire body in one workout.

When you lift weights, tiny microscopic tears occur in the muscle fibers that take a few days to heal. The idea is as the body heals these tears, it adds more muscle fibers in response to the new stresses, adapting to the activity. By working out every day, especially working out the same muscles, you're robbing your muscles the chance to heal and in essence are likely not making any progress.

Even with a split routine (working different muscle groups different days) you should not work out every day. At the most you should only work out a muscle group no more than twice a week.

If you feel the need to "fill in the gaps" start splitting up your routine with weights, work out every other day or so, and do some cardio on alternating days. You'll see much better results this way.

Answer 2

I agree with the every other day. My present routine that was put together by a professional weight training coach is as follows. 3-4 days a week with one day inbetween each workout. I do 20-30 minutes of cardio warm up. On the off days I do 45 minutes cardio. day 1 weight training is abs, upper body, and smaller muscle groups. day 2 is abs, lower body, and larger muscle groups. day 3 is abs, and lower back. day 4 is abs and a combination of my personal target muscles. Because there is no break in between day 3 and 4, the weight work out is less intense and I focus on muscles that I worked on day 1 and 2.

Being a woman, I work more on abs, and posture. My son is body building and he is on a totally different weight lifting program. His exercises and routines are totally different from mine. Try to consult a professional trainer, or someone experienced to help set up the routine right for reaching your personal goals.

Answer 3

Dude im into weight training and my instructor asked me to do every other day which im doing.Yes its bad to do weight training 4-5 days in a row without a rest day.Coz ur body needs a rest.Ur torn muscles need sometime to build and for that u need 2 rest 24 hours.Eat well and im sure u do thatweight training programme is good.Great thats how u shud work out.Keep it up.but remember that u'll see better results if u do every other day.

Answer 4

train your muscles at least twice a week, if you split them up you shouldn't really have more then one day of rest left... two days is not great but growth comes from stimulating the muscles and resting them . so don't hit them more then three times a week, keep your routines under 45 minutes and rest and eat well. cheers

Answer 5

I am not into weight lifting but from what I hear every other day is good. One day workout the upper body and the next day the lower body. Good luck!