3 times a week full bodywork out= OVERTRAIN?

[lovinthis]

Lokin at the feedback for my full body routine made wonder if i could be overtraining.
Increasing lathargic feeling and noticing better muscle build up during week breaks has brough about this decison.
I'm now concidering changing my routine from 3 times a week to

2 times a week (more intense full body) workout + 1 time a week cardio....

whatchall tink?
very little cardio becuase i am trying to bulkup, and am already quite thin.
stats : about 5 '8 and 135lbs

[Alex(AJ)]

well, without seeing it, who knows

full body routines are very intense and need to be designed properly. for example, you should not be training anymore than 60minutes.

[cursor]

Try this:

day 1 : full-body
day 2 : rest
day 3 : rest
day 4 : full-body
day 5 : rest
day 6 : rest
day 7 : full-body
_____

day 1 : rest
day 2 : rest
day 3 : full-body
day 4 : rest
day 5 : rest
day 6 : full-body
day 7 : rest

... I'm sure you see the pattern.

[lovinthis]

-Bench Press (3 sets)
- Dumbbell Shoulder Press ( 3 sets )
-Upright row (3 sets)
-Bent over barbell row ( 3 sets)
- Barbell Curl " "
- Conc Curl " "
- laying Tricep extension " "
- Seated Wrist Curl " "
- Reverse Wrist Curl " "
- Squats " "
- Pushups ( 30 x 2 )
- Situps ( 30 x 3 )
that takes me about 50 min 40 if i'm a good boi
obviously i sometimes just do the barbell curl instead of the conc curl , and at others only bent over row instead of standing row...

i see your point cursor! basically what u are sayin is forget the week as being 7 days but take it as 8 .... intersitin ....hmmmm ... i like it!

but what do u think of the 2 day workout and one day cardio perweek thing?

[cursor]

Do cardio at the end of your lifting ... same day. Rest on "rest" days.

[Alex(AJ)]

there's your problem- 32sets!!! ey-ya.

keep it down around 17-19 total

i wrote an article while back on creating a full body routine, check it out- http://www.ironpumping.com sample/past articles

[lovinthis]

your site is tic alex ... good info, i definatly going to do that thing with multiplying the sets,reps and the wights, to monitor progress.
curson :and i definatly doin only 3 workouts for 9 days not 3 for 7days. makes more sense.

[BigManSlim]

"very little cardio becuase i am trying to bulkup"

If you have the time, do cardio 3+ times per week for 30+ minutes each session. It will keep your bodyfat down and will not prevent muscle growth as long as your diet is good!

BMS