how many times do you lift...

[Stewart Kwong]

i was wondering how many days a week do you lift weights for each body part? i usually lift weights 4x a week. 2x for each body part but i plan on getting ready for a fight soon and don't think i can handle all the mma training, cardio, and weights along with the 8 hour a day job. i'm thinking of just going to 2x a week on weights working out every body part only once a week but am a bit paranoid i will end up losing muscle. i ve read alot of people say that they only exercise every body part once a week and are still ripped ( i think frank shamrock even said this) but i was just checkin to hear from everyone else their experience or thoughts on the subject. thx in advance.

 

[Fedorable]

I lift weights every other day, here is what I specifically do so I don't lose muscle mass:

Monday: nothing
Wednesday: even less
Friday: not much
Sunday: watch porn

Do some cardio if you want to be ripped.

 

[Pale1]

I work my each body part out 1.5 times(5 day rotation).

 

[Mav3rick]

You shouldn't lose much muscle mass from a 2 day a week program, that's what I'm currently doing. As long as the intensity is high enough you will maintain what you have already worked to build.

 

[rEmY]

i lift 3 days a week with some light GPP/cardio in between.

 

[Mark Limbaga]

don't worry too much about those things as long as you are making progress and you aren't overtraning. I once did 3 fullbody workouts.

 

[joe broadway]

since i box and grapple (at least ) 4 days per week i find it very difficult to go and lift weights more than twice per week. it is not that i dont have time it is just the fact that i am physically too tired to benefit from another day of weights. what i do when i get to the weight room is work every muscle that is not sore once and in some cases twice, so basically i do a 2 day full body. also i do a different scheme of exercises each time i lift. i am just trying not to overtrain while building a strong anerobic and aerobic body

 

[wenispinkle]

i work full body 3-4 times a week with conditioning in between. tell me im overtraining, i dont care

 

[LCDforMe]

I go like so:

Monday: Upper Body Weights
Tuesday: BJJ (cardio) and/or Swimming
Wednesday: Lower Body Weights
Thursday: BJJ (cardio) and/or Swimming
Friday: Upper Body Weights
Saturday: BJJ (cardio) and/or Swimming
Sunday: Rest. Maybe a game or two of basketball for some fun.

 

[Hybrid_Killer]

Sunday: Rugby
Monday: Igo Ryu Jiujitsu
Tuesday: Squat day
Wednesday: Igo Ryu Jiujitsu
Thursdayeadlift day/Igo Ryu Jiujitsu
Friday: Igo Ryu Jiujitsu
Saturday: Bench day.

But yeah with rugby and jiujitsu I struggle to always make the 3 lifting sessions a week. Like someone said, I just feel to tired most of the time, lifting heavy takes a lot out of me.

 

[gothlink]

I do weight training 2 times aweek
on abs pecs biseps and shoulders

 

[Urban]

I do weight training 2 times aweek
on abs pecs biseps and shoulders

good morning class, I beleive we have a prime example of a lightbulb (aka wheelchair athlete). Take notice: he has no leg work (wouldn't want them to get too bulky), no lower back work (I heard deadlifts wer bad for you), no upper back work (I can't do many pullups), and no triceps (actually, this is pretty unusual for most lightbulbs). he's strictly upper body. now as you all know, this barbody is all but wasting his time in the weight room... unless, that is, he has a really good reason (injury comes to mind) for training like this.

 

[RobT]

I can only lift twice a week, which sucks. Although I have holiday coming up so I'll be doing 4 times per week then.

My usual schedule is;
Mon - BJJ
Tues - MMA
Weds - Swimming
Thurs - BJJ
Fri - off
Sat - Gym (squat or deadlift, abs & cardio) + bag work/grappling/more cardio
Sun - BJJ & Gym (bench, grip & cardio)

I'm also looking to sort out my sleeping habits so I can get up earlier in the mornings and do some form of tabata workouts.

I'm thinking about trying to get on compressed hours at work so I can have every other Wednesday off to get to the gym.

 

[Julo]

good morning class, I beleive we have a prime example of a lightbulb (aka wheelchair athlete). Take notice: he has no leg work (wouldn't want them to get too bulky), no lower back work (I heard deadlifts wer bad for you), no upper back work (I can't do many pullups), and no triceps (actually, this is pretty unusual for most lightbulbs). he's strictly upper body. now as you all know, this barbody is all but wasting his time in the weight room... unless, that is, he has a really good reason (injury comes to mind) for training like this.

but training legs just makes your upper body look proportionally smaller :icon_evil

 

[Lusst]

Wheelchair athlete...that's awesome!

Personally, I do the big three (bench, squat, deadlift) once per week. I go heavy, and low reps, and its working fine for me. Making gains pretty much on a bi-weekly basis, and is friendly on my time schedule. On the off days, I run for distance (which hasnt been much lately).

 

[Madmick]

The heaviest I ever went and didn't totally break my body down was a 3-1-3-1 split where the 3 on days= 1 day Chest-Tri's + 1 day Legs & Lower Back + 1 Day Back-Bi's. The 1 was obviously my rest day.

But that was more of a bodybuilder split and I was sleeping around 10 hours a day (8 at night and then a 2 hour nap after every lifting session).

 

[Madmick]

I do weight training 2 times aweek
on abs pecs biseps and shoulders

Oh wow you're a fucking puss.

 

[Lusst]

I called one of my buddies a wheelchair athlete today...he didnt appreciate it too much. :icon_lol:

 

[Mark Limbaga]

I actually find it funny that many wheelchair athletes always want a "beach body" but don't realize you are going to be wearing shorts or trunks in the beach and havving skinny legs would make you look stupid. In fact, I have seen a guy who had a huge upper body but really skinny calves, he ACTUALLY LOOKED SICK!! I know we all want to train to look god and NOT TO LOOK LIKE YOU HAD A BATTLE WITH POLIO

 

[Urban]

I know we all want to train to look good

speak for yourself.