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Lately ive been getting right into body weight training.
My schedule is to do this:
-Push ups
-Crunches
-Pull Ups
-Dips
-Bridges

Ive been doing this every second day. But once a week I'm also hitting the gym with a friend. In this session we will cover pretty much everything i.e arms, chest, back etc etc (except legs). So my schedule is really:

Mon - BWT (body weight training)
Tues - OFF
Wed - BWT
Thurs - OFF
Fri - BWT
Sat - OFF
Sun - GYM
Mon - OFF
Tue - BWT etc etc...

Basically, what I want to know is: am I working out too much - ie. targeting the same muscles too many times per week?

I ask because ive been told not to work them more than twice per week and doing pushups and then using the bench press is obviously going to be working the same/similar muscles...but is body weight training an exception to this rule?
 
It depends on the individual. Some people can handle alot of volume and some need to be conservative. In my experience beginners can handle more volume, and as you progress you need to take more rest. If I was you I would continue as your doing now and see what happens. Either you'll improve or your progress wil stagnate and possibly regress, in which case you need more rest.
 
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Look at guys in the military. Mike Tyson only did body weight exercises(every day) early in his career. Your body was designed to lift its own weight. Once you start incorporating additional weight is when you need to give it supplemental rest time.
 
KStoner6tb said:
Look at guys in the military. Mike Tyson only did body weight exercises(every day) early in his career. Your body was designed to lift its own weight. Once you start incorporating additional weight is when you need to give it supplemental rest time.
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I heard from someone who went to BUD/s that it took him 5-6 months to recover from everything he did/went through there. I do 80% bodyweight training and I'm currently still in recovery from a stint of overtraining. I do do pull ups everyday, but thats only because I do 1 set and not to failure. I've tried doing more, and I end up losing reps due to under recovery.
 
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It would vary from person to person, as cliche as it sounds. You could say that one person did this and another did that, but what it comes down to is the OP and how they feel.

To the OP: What's your body telling you? Your muscles grow during recovery. If you don't want all that work to be for nothing then its wise to let them heal properly....then again I go to the gym pretty much daily, but its more of an addiction to the feeling of having a good workout.

I get headaches if I don't go : (
 
soreness is an obvious one, although sometimes id work out slightly sore when i was just beginning. its rare that i get so sore now that it carries on through to the next time i come to that muscle group... legs maybe

reduced rep count is usually something you look for when you're talking about performing an exercise to failure (you can't physically perform another repetition). Is this how you workout?

being tired varies too much for me from day to day. sometimes i flat out don't feel like working out, but then after i'm glad i did. if you are usually not tired, and your sleep pattern hasn't changed, you may be able to identify your body trying to recover by a loss of energy.

you are on indeed on the right track.

the thing is if you keep with your schedule, you'll eventually find your own way. i generally feel like i can work the smaller muscles out in closer succession than the larger ones. this make sense.

take a look at this

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/hitworkout.htm

i don't know if you have a gym membership or if you're tagging along with someone, but its something to look at.
 
Awesome, thanks alot for the responses!

P.S
That link is awesome - just what I was looking for!
Im not hitting the gym at all..my buddy has a home gym. Seeing as im not too focussed on legs he has pretty much all the equipment needed for me to follow that program (ill alter it a lil bit to suit myself and the equipment available).
 
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You don't have to focus on legs, but I'll if you're going to get serious about working out you'll want to do an even body workout. I neglected my legs and back and now I'm playing catch up. Its much better to just do a well rounded schedule than to find out later on that legs are one of the most important muscle groups to work out.
 
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You don't have to focus on legs, but I'll if you're going to get serious about working out you'll want to do an even body workout. I neglected my legs and back and now I'm playing catch up. Its much better to just do a well rounded schedule than to find out later on that legs are one of the most important muscle groups to work out.
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I am almost the opposite, I feel like my legs may be a bit overdeveloped
 
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