[RuDOWN4It]

I know this has been posted and discussed before, but I'm actually asking a different question. My story, today I had a reunion with some old friends. One of the guys told me in his weight training class, they are told to work on the bench press everyday. Almost everyday is a different routine but all the same exercise. I mean this was probably the last guy I'd think to be benching more than me. Eventhough his weight is much heavier than mine, but his gains are unbelievable.
I know that lifting the same exercise everyday will limit your gains. For a person who's only working on each body part maybe once a week has a better gain per workout, but will the gains be more in the long run for someone lifting everyday? Eventhough his gains may be limited from every workout since he's doing it so much, but will he actually gain more since he does it so much?
I know I made this sound complicated, but it's late and I was wondering about this the whole day. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[Ian Coe]

I would assume he's not using close to his max 1 rep (maybe 80%) and is using the 'grease the groove' approach.


Still.....whats his deadlift and squat like?

[Urban]

Theoretically, you can do anything you want every day... you just need to monitor intensity.

[tical13]

There are many ways to skin a cat..

[scotty1444]

Originally Posted by Urban

Theoretically, you can do anything you want every day... you just need to monitor intensity.

what do you mean or can anyone explain because im a fool and get cranky when i don't lift so i lift everyday but i havn't got that much gains and im getting angryier by the minute because im not the strongest irish man yet aaaaarrrrggggghhhhhhhh

[RuDOWN4It]

Originally Posted by Ian Coe

I would assume he's not using close to his max 1 rep (maybe 80%) and is using the 'grease the groove' approach.


Still.....whats his deadlift and squat like?

Not good. From what he told me, all they work on is the bench, so his deadlifts and squats and everything else looks like shit.

[shagy]

IMO deadlift and squat are more important lifts than the benchpress.

i also would workout close to everyday (mon-fri, weekends off) for the last month or so. but, recently since ive started getting off the machines and onto real lifts (squat, deadlifts, dumbells, and barbells) i cannot workout everyday, im too sore. now im trying to workout one day, take te next day off, becuase ill be too sore from the previous day to lift beneficially.

Originally Posted by scotty1444

Originally Posted by Urban
Theoretically, you can do anything you want every day... you just need to monitor intensity.
scotty1444=
what do you mean or can anyone explain

i think, in laymands terms he's saying that if you really wanna workout everyday, go ahead, but take it a bit easy (lower intensity)

[Ian Coe]

urban I think is refering to workload and % of 1 rep lifting


The greater you lift towards your 1 rep max, the greater then stress on the CNS and so the easier you can overtrain.

This is why people test there max every 6 or so weeks instead of doing 95-100% of their 1 rep week in week out

[azjudoboxer]

In theory, yes you can lift everyday, but in reality its best to take some time off

[RuDOWN4It]

Originally Posted by Ian Coe

urban I think is refering to workload and % of 1 rep lifting


The greater you lift towards your 1 rep max, the greater then stress on the CNS and so the easier you can overtrain.

This is why people test there max every 6 or so weeks instead of doing 95-100% of their 1 rep week in week out

i read this article a couple weeks back. I cant remember the guys name, but he was benching in the upper 500's and reaching 6. he suggested to max out one every week or so. i mean all these suggestions make sense, is there a way to decide which works best?