Resistance Exercise Basics
Stuart Phillips, PhD, breaks down resistance exercise into basic movements such as pushing, pulling, and leg exercises. He advises that most people can stick to these basic exercises and still see results. He also discusses how recovery time changes with age and goals.In this clip
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Related Questions
I'm currently doing Push/Pull splits that come out to Squatting, Benching, and Shoulder Press days, followed by Deadlift, Rows, back, and biceps days. I'm making slow but steady progress, but I'm only lifting 2-3 days a week. I'm trying to decide if I should increase the number of days I'm lifting, but what should I reasonably expect the rest periods to be without going too far?
When experts suggest training each body part at least twice a week for the best results and muscle growth, do they mean I need to train, for example, legs twice in 7 days or more often? I have a split: pull day Monday, push day Tuesday, Thursday, leg day Friday, another push day Saturday, and Monday is leg day again.
When experts suggest training each body part at least twice a week for the best results and muscle growth, do they mean I need to train, for example, legs twice in 7 days or more often considering my split: pull day Monday, push day Tuesday, Thursday, leg day Friday, another push day Saturday, and Monday is leg day again?