Minimum rest between workouts ?

_Jimlad_ · 3 May 2006 at 14:32

I done a 100 reps on each arm with dumbbells yesterday, and just wondered how long I should leave it before I do it again? I planned to go to the gyn tonight for cardio work, but was also thinking of ‘pressing a few weights’ … what do you pro reckon?

_Jimlad_ · 3 May 2006 at 14:58

sorry i did not make myself clear, i did a 100 on each arm of basic dumbell pumps, 20 at a time then switched arms, i could not do anymore that than 20 at a time... it was killing me!

Wardie said:
What are you trying to achieve

i'm built like a tank lower half, from when i used to be mega stones overweight and hardcore running and biking, but have been trying to bulk up top... i wanna do shoulders and upper arms

_Jimlad_ · 3 May 2006 at 15:25

Morba said:
you also want to do chest and back aswell as triceps, traps aswell.
as has been said, you need to look more closely at what your doing.
5 sets of 20 reps will not yield the results that you could get from a more refined workout.

ok cool, i could only manage 20 at a time, and thought i can do that 5 times... it flippin killed though and i ache today!

_Jimlad_ · 3 May 2006 at 16:25

Balddog said:
but if you can do 100, its obviously not heavy enough...Its quality not quantity mate..

What weight did you use?

You wanna be doing like 3 lots of 8-10...with a heavy weight.

ok i will up the weight, i could only do 20 of them and then needed a few mins rest before doing the other arm and then swaping back again

_Jimlad_ · 3 May 2006 at 18:28

Hlebio said:
Jeesh, 100 reps is WAY too much mate.. you'll be over-training and thus going backwards rather than forwards.

i'm a egar beaver!

ok i will cut back!

_Jimlad_ · 3 May 2006 at 23:57

sam83uk said:
do pullups instead.. my arms blew up like nothing else after a few months of doing pullups. I started by not even being able to do one.. so i did negatives.. my back/lats are quite big as well

what negatives dude?