sry if this has been asked before.. do you think my results would suffer if..

[nrlwgirl]

i lifted 2x per week instead of 3?
i know the book says 3 is ideal, and 2 would work.
but i want to hear your personal opinions?
if there are other threads on this, id love to read them, but i couldnt find anything with the search tool!

also, are any of you doing this program 2x a week vs 3?

[beach_plums]

I usually do 3x per week; however stage 3 became a 2x per week for reasons I could not control. While it took longer than it might have otherwise, I'm still really happy with the results and saw some great strenght gains. I did my first chin up yesterday (huge step for me), which is something I've been aiming for since I started NROL4W. I was so excited that I decided to add chin ups to each workout to track progress even further and to reach my goal of a set of 10.

[nrlwgirl]

thats awesome!!
right now, i only have time to lift twice a week , i dont mind if the results take longer to show up, but i just dont want my progress to suffer is all.

[marygrace]

Since Lou said that someone could get by doing the workouts twice a week, I think it really comes down to how comfortable or happy you are with the progress you're making. If you are still getting what you want out of the program by only lifting twice a week, that's great. Personally, I like lifting three times a week, basically every other day, to keep a sense of continuity as well as a basic reminder of the fact that I need to make healthy choices every day. Plus, I like to see fast progress =D

[rixatrix]

I've done three times a week. I've done four (not every week, but something like M, W, F, Sun.). I've done two when I got busy or stressed or whatever.

Three is great, because like marygrace said, it's regular and you get into a rhythm. But 2 is okay. You're still going to make gains.

The last couple of weeks I've been doing 2x a week, mostly because I just sort of lost my footing and was struggling a bit. But I don't consider it a failure. 2x a week is certainly respectable. If it's a matter of time, do what you can. Or maybe you're training for something else and that's your first priority. It doesn't matter. Just do as much as you can and challenge yourself.

[stingo]

Originally Posted by nrlwgirl

thats awesome!!
right now, i only have time to lift twice a week , i dont mind if the results take longer to show up, but i just dont want my progress to suffer is all.

If two times a week is all you have time for, then that's what you work with. Results of course will be slower in coming than with three times a week, but you're getting more progress than once or even no times a week.

[Libellula]

the past few weeks, 2x was all i really had time for, but I'm starting stage 3 tomorrow, and my mom was complimenting me on my muscle in my arms, so I'm assuming I'm making progress.