Advice about frequency of a workout routine?

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I was looking up workouts online, and I found the "Daniel Craig" workout. It is essentially the same workout that I am doing now, but it says he did it 3x a week. The same sets, same reps, and same muscle groups, 3x a week.

I always heard that it is bad to work the same muscle groups more than once a week, so I am doing the same workout, but it is split into two different routines. So I only work the same muscles at the most 2x a week, when they happen to overlap. 

Hope that makes sense, so is it really bad to do the exact same routine 3x a week. I am trying to bulk up, but also drop some fat.

Minister of Truth · Accepted Answer

It's ok to do it as in your first paragraph, w/ one day rest inbetween workouts, 3 workouts a week, w/ maybe an extra rest day, assuming it's a reasonable program w/ one excercise, 3 sets of 6-15 reps per muscle group, and not 3 or 4 excerises / per group, like arm biceps.

If you'r bulking up and use heavier wts, you could do 2 exercise sessions/wk.

Experiment, dont do too much too soon, or too much.

If there's any pain, refrain, use your brain.

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http://www.presidentschallenge.org/challenge/active/index.shtml  Scientifically sound fitness programs

http://www.fitness.gov/

http://health.nih.gov/ National Institue of Health’s health info page according to body system/location,  & population groups: teens, women, seniors, etc.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fitness/  

http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/lpirx2.html  Diet & exercise.   Linus Pauling Institute	

http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/ConsumerInformation/default.htm

www.latimes.com/health/

www.aolnews.com/2011/02/23/eating-5-burgers-a-week-increases-cancer-risk-british-say/

www.foxnews.com/health/health-centers/index.html

http://content.usatoday.com/topics/site/yourlife/food/diet-nutrition/1

http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/menuplanner/menu.cgi National Institutes of Health, interactive grid for finding how many calories in user-selected food items, snacks or full  meals.

http://books.google.com/ebooks?id=Gb7LAjTrC2kC   “The Volumetrics Eating Plan: Techniques and Recipes for Feeling Full on Fewer Calories” (Google eBook). Reviews. By Barbara Rolls, PhD, Chair of Nutrition @ Penn St U.

http://www.google.com/search?q=eat+more+weigh+less+ornish&tbs=shop%3A1  Book:  "Eat More, Weigh Less," by Dean Ornish, MD, Professor of Medicine @ U Cal, S.F.  Eat more in volume,  less in calories,  feel satisfied, lose excess body fat.

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