How many days of resistance work a week?

  • How many days should I do resistance/scuplting in a week to start out with? I'm just starting that this week and have done it Monday and Wednesday. Is that enough or should I had a 3rd day in there as well?
  • The amount of days you do it is not as important as what you do.

    For example, some girls will lift very light weights with an inefficient routine 5-6x per week that really do nothing, but some will lift 2-3x per week with heavy weights and a proven strong routine that will actually help build muscle.

    If you could post your routine then it would be a lot easier to answer your question
  • I'm actually doing the sculpting part of the P90 workout. So it goes something like this...

    7-15 normal push ups ~ then wide push ups ~ 7 wide 7 normal and 7 close
    8-15 heavy pants ~ lawn mower(act like your starting a lawn mower)~ swimmers press
    8-15 military press ~ can't remember off the top of my head what else I did here
    8-15 something for triceps ~ tricep dips ~ and something else
    8 lunges ~ 4 sets up lunges with 3 squats in between each one ~ 7 wide squats 7 normal and 7 really wide

    I hope that makes sense. I do one set take a stretch break, do the next set with a stretch break and then do the last.. I use 5lb weights for now and feel like I'm getting a good workout at the time.
  • If you feel like you are getting a good workout, then continue. You will have to increase the intensity eventually (you will quickly outgrow those 5lb's!). Since you are doing something like a full body routine, I would suggest 3 days per week, adding another workout on Friday or Saturday.

    I've done P90x but not P90, does it come with a program guide that tells you what days to do what?
  • It has been a long time since I've bought the program and don't have anything otherthan the dvd. I'm only using it for the sculpting and running on the other days. I do think thought that there were certian days you were supposed to do certain things and from what I remember it was a 6 day a weke program. Not sure if P90X is the same way or not..

    I'm looking forward to the day that I'll outgrow those 5lbs weights! Some of the exercises I feel like I could use heavier weights but I don't currently have anything bigger then the 5lb. There are some exercises though that I struggle with the 5lbs.
  • I will do strength training usually three times a week. I prefer using heavier weights that really make me oomph, huff, puff and sweat lol. Works for me though