I lift weights and do cardio for an hour a day 7 days a week, no off days.
Now some of you are probably thinking why the hell would someone do that.....well, it's just that I've always been training this way for years and it's never brought me anything other than great results and an abundance of energy. I honestly can't go a single day without doing some type of work out.
I do chest, arms, and legs on Monday/Wednesday/Friday/Sunday, along with 20 minutes of HiiT Cardio. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays are focused on back and arms, but I focus on longer cardio sessions on these days, so I go for 45 minute runs.
But I know what some of you are thinking, "every single day?!" but when you don't have a life, it's pretty easy to train that much. I take days off when I am working and have to be places but I always try to get home early enough for a workout. I'm sure that other people are thinking, "But you're overtraining! You need to rest to repair the muscles!" My muscles aren't fatigued. It's not like I'm dropping weights all the time and doing exercises using poor form. (Sure I cheat every once in a while but don't we all to make ourselves feel proud?) I've never had any problems with doing this everyday. I've gotten stronger then ever, without taking days off. My philosophy on overtraining is that you can train your body to do anything, and I think that my body is simply used to working out everyday. I'm really proud of going from 230 lbs of fat down all the way to 145 lbs of muscle (I'm about 5'7 so it's not like I need to carry a lot of weight) and maintaining those results. Another great thing about training daily? I don't have to worry about diet. Really, I can pretty much whatever I want without thinking about it having an impact on my overall physique because I'll know my work out in conjunction with my metabolism will just burn it off. I respect people who take off days, I really do. I've tried and I've found myself overcome with boredom and ultimately regret of not working out. The off-day isn't for me. lol
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