I have 2 questions that seem like dumb questions to me, but I can't find a good answer for them anywhere, so am finally breaking down to ask someone.
I'm starting a new workout routine to focus more on building muscle. I've never done this before and am fairly ignorant about a couple simple things.
1. What is the workout progression of sets & exercises? By this I mean, do I do all the sets of 1 exercise before moving to the next exercise? 20 years ago when I played some sports and we did some light weight training, we did 1 set of every exercise, then did the 2nd set of every exercise, then the 3rd set. And we never did anything to failure.
While reading a lot about muscle building exercises, I get the feeling that you do ALL the sets of 1 exercise before moving to another exercise. Is that right? I haven't seen a place where anyone actually said this.
2. What should muscles feel like post-workout and the next day? My muscles usually feel fatigued for a day or two after I work them. But they don't get sore any more. They only felt sore during the first week really. Is this normal? Should they always feel sore a day or two after working out? I keep wondering if I'm not working them hard enough since I don't feel sore...
Thanks again everyone.
I'm starting a new workout routine to focus more on building muscle. I've never done this before and am fairly ignorant about a couple simple things.
1. What is the workout progression of sets & exercises? By this I mean, do I do all the sets of 1 exercise before moving to the next exercise? 20 years ago when I played some sports and we did some light weight training, we did 1 set of every exercise, then did the 2nd set of every exercise, then the 3rd set. And we never did anything to failure.
While reading a lot about muscle building exercises, I get the feeling that you do ALL the sets of 1 exercise before moving to another exercise. Is that right? I haven't seen a place where anyone actually said this.
2. What should muscles feel like post-workout and the next day? My muscles usually feel fatigued for a day or two after I work them. But they don't get sore any more. They only felt sore during the first week really. Is this normal? Should they always feel sore a day or two after working out? I keep wondering if I'm not working them hard enough since I don't feel sore...
Thanks again everyone.
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