Pro and cons for 2 workouts a day

[MrMuscle]

i just got laid off from work. and having alot of time on my hands i've thought about splitting training in two. like back in the days. i would be doing one musclegroups in the morning, and one in the evening. anybody ever tried this? and what pros and cons do you have to offer?

 

[diamonddiceclay]

the pros do this when contest prepping-if you are feeling good and have the time, it may work for you-give it a shot

 

[110%]

the only thing that i could think of that would keep me from ever doing it is I believe in maximum recovery, so around 75 grams dextrose postworkout. though if you are working out two times a day, that would mean 150 grams of dextrose a day, i couldnt not imagine at all taking this amount of sugar a day, i think it owuld lead to fat.

 

[tzan]

Mr. Muscle, if you scroll down a little bit, I posted a question about 2X a day splits. I got a few good posts that had links on them leading me to some different articles and routines on this.

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

you will overtrain quickly doing this if you are natural. Your picture looks like you know better

 

[MrMuscle]

like i said..i have not tried this yet..so im just looking for opinions.

i dont understand the overtraining bit. i wont hit a muscle more than before..just instead of doing 2 musclegroups at once, i will do one in the am and one in the pm. the rest period for each musclegroup will still be 6 days.

and yes i am natural

 

[gymtime]

I think it's too much. It'll cut into your recovery too much. I wouldn't do it.

 

[SSAlexSS]

i just got laid off from work. and having alot of time on my hands i've thought about splitting training in two. like back in the days. i would be doing one musclegroups in the morning, and one in the evening. anybody ever tried this? and what pros and cons do you have to offer?

PROS - better recovery and more volume.
CONS - take more time and you have to have 2 post workout shakes now.

 

[SSAlexSS]

you will overtrain quickly doing this if you are natural. Your picture looks like you know better

Having LIGHT workout later in the evening for the same muscle group WILL make it recover faster.

 

[Lord_Suston]

time constraints are a big facxtor since you want ample time for nutrition and rest. I know it is really hard for my body to do two INTENSE workouts at max levels in one day. I feel you would be shorting yourself, a little cardio and fine tuning might be in order. Such as calves and abs at night...