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I’m supposed to train a muscle on two consecutive days. Is that a mistake?
I’m supposed to train a muscle on two consecutive days. Is that a mistake?

Here you'll find the reasons why you should be training a muscle on two consecutive days.

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Written by Jannes
Updated over a week ago

No, this is not a mistake. Depending on the situation, it may happen that the training plan, which is ultimately, includes a session where a muscle is trained that has been trained in the last 24 hours.

This may not seem optimal at first glance. Such plans arise when there are too many conflicting restrictions. This is the case, for example, when there is high time pressure, exercise selection is severely limited, the necessary volume is comparatively high, and training days within the week are unfavorably distributed. MyFitCoach then creates a training plan that is the best considering all muscles and training parameters. In such cases, it may be that the least evil is to train the muscle without a rest day and that's what MyFitCoach will prescribe.

If you can’t change restrictions like time pressure, don’t worry. This plan will still work and deliver the best possible results.

A common misconception in this context is that, for example, 15 sets of biceps on Monday are better than 8 sets on Monday and 7 on Tuesday. If there are only these two options, MyFitCoach will almost always choose the second option because the performance drop after 8 or more sets is usually so high that taking a 24-hour break before continuing to train the biceps is much better than doing so-called “junk volume”. "Junk volume" means performing training sets when you are too exhausted to properly stimulate the muscle.

If you have further questions or suggestions, please email us at support@myfitcoach.de.

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