What the hell am I doing wrong?

[Stonecold54]

Originally posted by Chris
I don't get how that is possible, I work chest once a week and only do 3-4 excersizes for it.

Chris

well just as an example my chest routine is two sets total once every 7-10 days. but the individual workouts are not as important as how much total work you do. overtraining means your whole body is in a state of lacking and you need to take a break and back off on your training. maybe a 30 minute workout every 2-3 days. and one body part every other week or 11 days. and your sets should be short (45 seconds to 90 seconds) and taken to failure.

[Chris]

If you really think it is that then I'll just take a break, starting now. :( I can't believe that every 7 days is to frequent to work the musle.

Chris

[lxorl]

sounds like your expectations are too high... you shouldnt really see progress in strength every week.

[Stonecold54]

Originally posted by Chris
If you really think it is that then I'll just take a break, starting now. :( I can't believe that every 7 days is to frequent to work the musle.

Chris

there are a lot of misconceptions on how often a muscle needs to be worked out as well as the body. just for an example I don't lose any strength if I stop training for a month.

[Chris]

My progress went down. Then plateaued, I was hoping it would get back to where I was. Is that too much to ask?

Chris

[6p6]

find the motivation young grass hopper! lol you'll be okay just work through it, find a new workout partner, workout music album, etc.