Double workouts

[Aqualoo]

I love to push myself farthur every time I get the chance, so I'm wondering if I can do my workout for one day, twice in the same day.

For example, around noon I go to the gym and work out my chest and back, then return let's say around.. 8pm and do the same workout. Is that too much? I'm more than up to the challenge if it isn't dangerous.

[sCaRz*Of*PaiN]

No, don't do that. Unless you enjoy overtraining.

[Doobs]

You can train twice in a day but you have to be smart about it. There's some stuff at T-nation about it: http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=725763

[SaVvY]

I love to push myself farthur every time I get the chance, so I'm wondering if I can do my workout for one day, twice in the same day.

For example, around noon I go to the gym and work out my chest and back, then return let's say around.. 8pm and do the same workout. Is that too much? I'm more than up to the challenge if it isn't dangerous.

ill often train twice a day, an for long periods of time

Training the same muscles however, not really a good idea, i try to completely rest up for as long as it takes before doing anything that involves those muscles, an certainly would not do another workout for them in the same day..but i train with lots of intensity, an really kill my body each time i train it, if you were training light and easy, then its not so bad

[Anthony]

What's the purpose of training the same thing a few hours later? If you wanted to do something different (ie, strength, conditioning, skill) then that would be cool. But I don't understand why you would want to hit the exact same workout twice in a day.

[Aqualoo]

Because it's twice the workout. I almost never leave the gym sore and when I do, I feel accomplished.

But anyways, I'll take the advice and not do it.

[powerrack]

Not a great idea. Your basically asking for no gains. It doesn't make sense.

[Unreal]

Because it's twice the workout. I almost never leave the gym sore and when I do, I feel accomplished.

But anyways, I'll take the advice and not do it.

Soreness is not an indicator of growth or progress. You get bigger while you rest, not while you work out.

[powerrack]

Uneal just told it like it is! That's the bottom line.

[DNL]

Actually no... if you want to do it then do it. Test it out and tell us your result after a month from now, two months from now. The best lesson is the one you learned on your own.

[laxguy1028]

Do not do that, you will not grow and you will lose strength.

[Coqui]

The only way I do that is cardio in the morning weight training later. I wouldn't even dream of two lifting sessions in the same day

[Coqui]

Because it's twice the workout. I almost never leave the gym sore and when I do, I feel accomplished.

But anyways, I'll take the advice and not do it.

If you'd like, pay me $20 plus expenses and I'll inject you with lactic acid after every workout.

[Aqualoo]

Well that would be the easy way of doing things..

[sCaRz*Of*PaiN]

Don't work the SAME muscles twice in a day...

[deeder]

Don't work the SAME muscles twice in a day...

Why does everyone keep saying that? I was doing 8 workouts a week for a while... Saw great results! I could only keep it up for about a month and a half though before I started burning out and moved to a normal routine. I was doing the same muscle morning and evening..

What's the down side?

[Aqualoo]

Well, like sCaRz said, overtraining. You'll work your muscles too much without giving them enough recovery time.

[Coqui]

What's the down side?

I don't think it's necessarily a matter of a down side. I think it's more there's a better way to get gains.

[Songsangnim]

!

I could only keep it up for about a month and a half though before I started burning out and moved to a normal routine.

What's the down side?

I quoted and edited to give you your answer. You can not train this way for very long. And there are more efficient ways to see gains, which do minimize the possibility of "burning out" or overtraining.

[sCaRz*Of*PaiN]

Why does everyone keep saying that?

What's the down side?

Um...

Saw great results! I could only keep it up for about a month and a half though before I started burning out and moved to a normal routine.

[deeder]

That's not the point I was making...

I agree with everyone that this WILL lead to overtraining and you WILL burn out!

HOWEVER, I think it can be a very effective technique to make some quick gains! No you can't do it for very long but I saw great gains doing a high frequency program.

Now, let me ask again and see if I actually get a response to my question:

Why can't one workout the same muscle twice in a day. Besides overtraining in time, why does everyone insist working out the same muscle twice in one day is worse than working out two different muscles in two seperate workouts in a day.

[sCaRz*Of*PaiN]

I agree with everyone that this WILL lead to overtraining and you WILL burn out!

This is the point.

Why can't one workout the same muscle twice in a day.

One more time?

I agree with everyone that this WILL lead to overtraining and you WILL burn out!

why does everyone insist working out the same muscle twice in one day is worse than working out two different muscles in two seperate workouts in a day.

Who said it was worse? Working separate muscles is fine. If your day only allows you to separate your workouts like that, then I see no problem here. But working out the same muscles twice in one day is pointless...unless you have "help"...

[deeder]

This is the point.


One more time?





Who said it was worse? Working separate muscles is fine. If your day only allows you to separate your workouts like that, then I see no problem here. But working out the same muscles twice in one day is pointless...unless you have "help"...

OK!? So you repeat what you said. Now tell me WHY IT'S ANY DIFFERENT!?

Yes, high frequency training WILL lead to overtraining however it won't happen in a day or a week... It takes times and you WILL make gains from it!

[sCaRz*Of*PaiN]

You will make gains and then you will burn out. What's your point? You're saying the same thing over and over again. Stick with a routine that won't burn you out in such a short amount of time. It only took YOU six weeks before you were burned out.

[DNL]

surely you can work each muscle group twice a day, but that depends on the intensity of your training sessions. Like the wise ones said "go heavy or go home". You can do light in the morning (which i don't see the point to) and heavy in the evening or vice versa, but then i see the light session is a waste when you could spend that time feeding yourself or something.