muscle repair

[luvforwallyworld]

how long after a workout does it take the muscles to fully repair and be ready for the next set of workouts using the same muscle groups?

 

[Scotsman]

Minimum of 48hrs but could be longer depending on how much "damage" you have done during the workout.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[Powerbuilder333]

It's a highly individualistic thing. A high intensity training advocate would require a greater amount of recovery time than a powder puff trainer.
Contrary to popular belief, the more experience you have training, the greater recovery time you might need, assuming you use your experience to hit the deep muscle fibers to exhaustion. Someone new to training isn't going to be able to tax their muscles hard enough to do deep damage.
Then genetics come into play. Recovery has always been my weakest link, while others can handle tremendous workloads and recover quickly.

 

[the_alcatraz]

It's a highly individualistic thing. A high intensity training advocate would require a greater amount of recovery time than a powder puff trainer.
Contrary to popular belief, the more experience you have training, the greater recovery time you might need, assuming you use your experience to hit the deep muscle fibers to exhaustion. Someone new to training isn't going to be able to tax their muscles hard enough to do deep damage.
Then genetics come into play.

Very concrete answer.

Recovery time varies between individuals. Depending on how hard you train, it might mean anywhere between 2-4 days.

 

[schutzhundk9]

Unfortunately I fall into the catagory of those who take forever and day to recover. It took me many precious years to learn this and as a result I overtrained for many years. Only when I started to lift one body part per day (so it's like 9 days between leg day) did I start to make progress again. Take some time and experiment to see what your recover time really is.

 

[flex229]

i've waited as long as a week to work certain muscles again..

for example,,last week i deadlifted..my back was sore for like 4 days....did a lot of damage to muscle fibers obviously. waited a week to do them again..

same thing with squats..

you could probably train your chest or back every 4 days or so if you wanted..

it all really depends on the individual though..

i'll never train a muscle if it is the slightest bit sore...works for me.

 

[td1111]

A good rule of thumb is to wait until a muscle is not sore anymore before hitting it again.

 

[chaos13]

48 to 96 hours

 

[KC Kancho]

For me, it's about 48 hours, but it also depends on how much sleep I get. I like to have at least one good night sleep, preferably two, of at least 7 hours.

I have found that glutamine and a multivitamin have made it easier to recover, as well as prevented me from getting sick. Maybe it's just a correlation but I used to get sick when I would work out, but after glutamine and a multivitamin, I really cannot remember getting sick while using those supplements.

 

[BigboyAl]

i think everyone's answers were correct.. but i believe the cns is what takes long to recover not the muscle damage. if your taking 1.5-2.0 grams of protein per lb of body weight you could hit the same muscles every 48hrs for a few weeks before you need a deload week. but if you go to heavy the cns wont recover and your you will notice your strength decreasing with each workout. you need to experiment and detemine your own bodies recovery for cns and muscle growth.

I have discovered for myself if i do 5x5 for flat bench and i work up to a 5rm, i need a full week to recovery my cns. but if i keep under 80% 1rm for 4x6 i can work the muscle every 2 days as long as my protein is 300grams a day.