By Chris Wright
42 thoughts on “How Many Workouts a Week to Build Muscle? 2019 UPDATE”
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Chris has spent many years working and teaching in the IT field. He enjoys spending time outdoors and learning about new topics. He likes playing golf, spending time at the beach and working on classic cars and woodworking projects.
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Literally just got back to my desk after working out, perfect timing as always James.
You hit that anabolic window
Why just why do Americans missuse “literally” soooooooo extremly often without even knowing what it means??
“Oh I LITERALLY just got back to my desk and now im literally watching this video literally right after eating this literal banana, later I might literally go to the gym literally.”
@01000001 00101110 01001001 00101110 I’m literally English though, and i had literally just got back to my desk… literally.
01000001 00101110 01001001 00101110 you literally just sound like a nerdy keyboard warrior.
James “I can not say that name, et al.”
A true man of science
@Shredded Sports Science an approximative pronounciation is Gurgitch, sort of
I learned about referencing at school today so I understand this joke
Yes, that was an underrated joke.
that is why he is small and weak and a zumba instructor no doubt
Man im loving all these funny edits.
thanks for watching John
I thought Dwayne J was wearing the Bob’s Burgers bunny ears Louise wears.
Damn, must’ve taken months to edit this video with all the transitions :O Really liked them though !
Took ages, original footage was 30 mins, I really wanted to make a concise but in depth video on this very interesting topic.
I keep asking for “naughty pills” and I just keep getting Cialis. So far no gains yet, but it’s been over 4 hours…
haha, you have to say it in a very low tone.
One part of your body should have gained size ;)
Shredded Sports Science Ah yes! The one key factor I’ve been forgetting. Juicy vitamins shall be mine!
I don’t workout. I just drink butter coffee loaded with particles from the edge of the universe (trademark goop) and add 18 scoops of BCAAs as recommended by Dr stop-a-panini. I’ve never knew my amino acids could be so high or low before. Boom boom!
Bummed that you did not directly talk about the “full body everyday” split used by Eric Helms and others.
That is a great comment as people can now go and look at Eric Helms. It could be a topic for a future video, thankyou
I’m here for facts from the bald man.
Leg day every day
I also walk everyday.
@S.A. nerd
@S.A. genius!^^
8:03 he told us to skip it
Clarence would agree
“I cannot say that name et al…”
Lol
I wish more weightlifting and strength studies were done on women.
Studies in the kitchen
The reason studies are done with men, more so than women, is simply because more men apply to be studied under extreme physical stress than women.
The reverse is true when studies are conducted within psychological studies. More female applicants than men.
@Tonya Smith males produce 20 times more testosterone than females.
So women are 20 times less effective at building muscle and strength gains.
Well you are the same as men. You start off a lot weaker due to test but your estrogen gives you a greater ability to recover from higher volume.
Sorry James, I can’t think of anything witty to say. So here’s a slight boost to the viewer engagement statistics.
For the TL;DR community: Everything else being equal, esp. training volume, it seems that 2x per week training is definitely better than once per week (w.r.t. each body part/muscle; things might be different w.r.t. movement patterns/joints being subjected/trained!).
Is 3x per week even better? Dunno. Maybe. However, there seems to be a ‘law of diminishing returns’ w.r.t. training freq. when going beyond 2-x per week (if volume is equated). This is more true for ‘average’ ‘noobies’, and things might be different for ‘resistance-trained’ people — who MAY benefit from higher volume and/or higher freq.
Also, large compound movements (& high intensity sessions) seem to take a greater-than-average toll on the body, so MAY be safer (& more efficient in muscle/strength building) if done 2-3x times per week, and not more. Recovery & injury prevention is key/critical!! As is over-training.
So, “No” to over-volume and/or over-freq. training (except maybe in highly trained people/high level athletes, for short durations?)
Key example, Calfs: HIGH FREQUENCY.
I’m sick of hearing the word “research” in fitness, all these commentators leach on stupid experiments with no personal anecdotal inputs
exactly if you use ridiculous science you will remain small and weak thats their secret…they gotya by the balls
Increasing frequency allows you to have a higher volume throughout the week without getting too tired within the workout itself.
Saying optimal- shows Optimus prime LMAO