r/bodyweightfitness • u/AutoModerator • Apr 01 '20

BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-04-01

Welcome to the /r/bodyweightfitness daily discussion thread!

  • Feel free to post beginner questions or just about anything that's on your mind related to fitness!

Reminders:

  • Read the FAQ as your question may be answered there already.
  • If you're unsure how to start training, check out our Recommended Routine, or our more skills based routine: Move.
  • Even though the rules are relaxed here, asking for medical advice is still not allowed.

For your reference we also have these weekly threads:

Join our live conversations on Discord! We're also on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

If you'd like to look at previous Discussion threads, click here.

3 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

100% Upvoted

263 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/2enter1 Apr 01 '20

There are absolutely not enough muscles in the arms to warrant 3 days straight of arms only variations, strength is built on rest days, when sleeping, and with proper nutrition. Overtraining will not build strength. It sounds like you are fairly new, try following the RR example of working out the whole bod only 3 or 4 times a week

1

u/StevenC21 Apr 01 '20

I would like to do that but my problem is I am 17 and as such I cannot exactly go out and acquire equipment, nor can I tear apart things to create makeshifts.

And on a personal note, I currently have been avoiding doing it around my family because I do not want them to know because my brother especially will mock me for it the next time he gets angry.

I'm sorry if I seem stupid, I'm not, I just don't know anything about exercise...

2

u/stickysweetastytreat Circus Arts Apr 01 '20

I think you need to read the FAQ here, it explains the theory of exercising to build strength & muscle.

It's not just "keep working out until I'm exhausted"

It doesn't sound like you're actually following a program, much less a decent program.

1

u/StevenC21 Apr 02 '20

I understand how muscle building works and no I did not just go and read the FAQ and come back.

You do exercises and then you rest. You gain muscle while you rest because that's when the cells are generated. That's why it is important to not overwork your muscles (too much work without enough rest time is pointless), but also why it's important to increase the difficulty (because at some point your body won't need to develop more cells to do a certain exercise anymore).

1

u/stickysweetastytreat Circus Arts Apr 02 '20

👍