Pro's and Cons of training twice a day

Hi Guys,

I am new to the forum and i have been training for about 5 months, i am considering training twice a day in the early morning and late afternoon, however i am not sure if this is advisable. i am looking to bulk up.

Please could you advise if this is a good idea

Welcome ...u full of energy ? be careful of over training it is just as bad as under training...
are u training hard enough in the first session ... hit the gym hard eat and rest

Thanks Mike, i have quite a bit of free time at the moment thus my thinking of training twice a day. In my current sessions which is one a day i train really hard and i doubt i would be able to have that kind of intensity over two sessions in one day, however with that said i was checking out some stuff on youtube by guys like CT Fletcher who say overtraining is good.

so i just need to know is overtraining good or bad?

Just remember one thing. Most people don't understand the concept, but your muscles grow and repair while you rest, not when you are at the gym! So keep that in mind, and listen to your body!

If you can train twice a day it's very likely that you are not training hard enough anyway.

Twice the time spent in gym doesn't mean twice the muscles.

Overtraining is very bad and even under training is more productive.

a bit of a stupid question @Flex but when ppl talk about REST do they mean sleeping or reting in a passive state like sitting in traffic or sitting at my desk reading a report?

U will see a lot of different views on you tube ...train to failure dont train to failure lift heavy dont go to heavy ect ect ...U need to train hard enough and then let the muscle recover repair and grow so if u keep hitting the muscle to much u will actually reverse what u want ...
I have just seen a article by one of the top guys saying going extremely heavy is for power lifters and strengh.. body building u want the pump and slightly more then u can train the same muscle twice a week ....At the end of the day growth is all about the GENES u have or dont have then diet and rest...Cardio in the morning weights in the afternoon ?

I tried this routine. And did see some results for a short while. and then gains halted. I dont recommend it. More is not more with training. Have a hard hard session a day. and rest. I am now doing a 4 day split and this is much better. More rest more time to grow

shot for the feedback gents. i will stick to one session a day. i am planning to start a twelve week bulk programme with 6 days on and then the 7th day is a rest day following the Arnold Blue Print.

really appreciate the advise

Both Nude. Sleep and Rest

Etwa, The members on this forum have more than enough knowledge! I give advice according to MY own experience and results. Not from some other forum. Every persons body reacts differently to training, diet and sups. So Try everything, and keep what works for you. The point is Rest comes first.

As you said it is a good idea to shock you muscles like this, training twice a day. But if you gym with the intensity that you are supposed to, then you will not be able to train twice a day and make progress.

Flex wrote: Just remember one thing. Most people don't understand the concept, but your muscles grow and repair while you rest, not when you are at the gym! So keep that in mind, and listen to your body!

Unfortunately when it comes to fitness, every single subject will have 100 def views! now that is a FACT.

Agree etwa. Way back when i just joined the forum i also brought up the topic and was give the same bland over training answer. There are alot pro athletes that trains twice a day with great success. Also agree that you should be mindful of the goals, training style and split doing so.

Are u guys keeping in mind that Mude is a beginner just starting out ?
When u have been training for a year or so then try out what ever and find out what works ...

guys the way I see it those people training twice a day are professional athletes.
All they need to do is train,rest and eat.Don't also exclude the fact that alot of them are on steroids and some of them are always on and never off.
For the 'average joe' that has a job maybe even kids I think it would be counterproductive.
a stressful lifestyle just cannot sustain training twice a day.
I agree with Flex you need to get enough rest besides if you trained your specific muscle group properly I really don't think you need to train it again.
That being said throwing a extra session per day for cardio n abs I don't think is bad at all:)

i think based on the feedback if one is to train twice a day you need plenty of time ti rest (e.g midday nap and normal sleeping time) and you need to be taking in plenty of calories.

i work a normal 8-5 job and the reality is to eat that much i would probably be looking at about 5 meals plus atleast two "meals" that are supplements and that is just ALOT for me. I can imagine that also gets very expensive if i am eating quality food.

i must say though it is awesome to have a platform like this where the experienced okes can share and debate different methods cause there is just so much stuff on the net.

mike123 wrote: Are u guys keeping in mind that Mude is a beginner just starting out ?
When u have been training for a year or so then try out what ever and find out what works ...

Yes I agree with Mike and G-man.

Please give answers best suited to the person that started the thread.