Days Per Week?

Training Bodybuilding
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49 here and still hitting it 6 days per week.

I do a heavy, medium, light day when lifting. I put the light day in the middle. I also change the routine for the light day. Mixing it up is fun, it breaks up the boredom and gives my body a “working rest” day.

For example, instead of doing dumbbell bench presses (it that’s my routine) I will do push-ups with a weight vest.

I do sprints once per week. And also have two other days where I do some form of cardio, depends on the mood Im in as to which cardio I do. I do know that no matter what anyone says I always feel better and key numbers on my blood test are better when I do cardio three days per week.

There are plenty of ways to perform cardio: running is the obvious one. But there are many, many other ways: Biking, swimming, basketball with my son, sledge hammer work against a tire, famrers walk etc. Get creative and have some fun with it.

I think how hard or often you train has to do with other factors as you age.

  1. Proper nutrition (food and supplementation).
  2. Proper sleep
  3. Proper stress levels (outside the Gym)
  4. proper active recovery, such as, massage, ice, swimming etc.

As long as you feel good and you are achieving results it matters not how many days you are training. Your body really is the best judge!

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[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
heavythrower wrote:
louie simmons, at over 60 years old, squats 900, benches 600 and pulls 700. he works out 12-14 times a week.

Yea but he is also on anabolic steroids. He said himself that he could never keep up that volume for all those years if he wasn’t. Not that I have a problem with it, but if you are looking to do it naturally, he may not be the best guy to use as a model.

And jesus man, 5’7 250! Your health is more important than a huge bench unfortunately. Good luck.[/quote]

wha? you mean everybody is not on steroids, what kind of crazy-talk is that man???

ha! exactly my point. 6 days in last week, 4 were heavy lifting with intervals afterwords, 2 were strictly conditioning/mma type stuff.

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[quote]ruglayer09052000 wrote:

ha ha. You’re already sounding like Jack Lalanne over here…

haha! depends on what your goals and personal situation is. at only 38, and trying to gain weight and improve my squat a deadlift, i found myself going backwards and getting hurt all the time with the typical 4 day WSB split. i was doing quite a bit of gpp and conditioning with the sled as well. for about 6 months, i combined ME and speed in one session, and went to 2 day a week training, one bench day, and one squat/dl day. soon i found the injuries stopped happening so frequently, and i was breaking records that i set in my mid twenties.

now i find at 5’7" and 250lbs, my overall health is at risk, and i am backing off the PL and doing more of a crossfit/strongman type routine, and working out 5 days a week.

Why exactly is your health at risk at 5-7, 250?
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nothing if my body comp was better, but it is not. there are lots of pics of me on this board, so they speak for themselves.

i was getting out of breath walking up a single flight of stairs, carrying groceries, etc… i could feel my heart beating in my chest whenever i laid down, and i am developing sleep apnea(a short barely visible 21 inch neck will do that).

interesting, in the 3 or so weeks i have been doing my version of cross-fit, i have not lost a single pound, but people close to me swear i am “leaning out” and getting more muscular. i am not that sure.

i have noticed some vascularity appearing in my arms and shoulders, and i have went down a pant size, form a snug 40", down to a loose fitting 38".

i don’t know, time will tell.

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[quote]heavythrower wrote:

nothing if my body comp was better, but it is not. there are lots of pics of me on this board, so they speak for themselves.

i was getting out of breath walking up a single flight of stairs, carrying groceries, etc… i could feel my heart beating in my chest whenever i laid down, and i am developing sleep apnea(a short barely visible 21 inch neck will do that).

interesting, in the 3 or so weeks i have been doing my version of cross-fit, i have not lost a single pound, but people close to me swear i am “leaning out” and getting more muscular. i am not that sure.

i have noticed some vascularity appearing in my arms and shoulders, and i have went down a pant size, form a snug 40", down to a loose fitting 38".

i don’t know, time will tell. [/quote]

You have my respect and admiration for attempting to take control of your health by activly trying to change your body composition. Too many people think that the more weight they lift the better off they are. This just isn’t the case (all the time) from a health stand point.

One reason I include three days of some type of cario each week is for health purposes.

I never once saw a dead man lift anything! Keep up the great work.