[tejay]

not to nitpick, but there are other, dare I say, more important variables that you gotta consider as well - workout intensity being the main one.

there's no 'correct' intensity - just like there's no 'correct' frequency - just depends on the athlete's goals.

what's clear tho, is at the edges of performance, there are gonna be trade-offs between highly frequent and highly intense training - unless you're a pro athlete, of course

for the large majority of peeps, i guess this distinction doesn't really matter, but since hn is about optimizing at the edges, i figured i'd mention!

[leshow]

that's not necessarily true. an individuals capacity for work is flexible. during a period of functional overreaching, you can increase your capacity for work and thus adapt to a greater workload.

obviously a casual gym go-er doesn't have to think much about that, but i just thought i'd point out that it is possible to train intensely every day and also have a day job. i compete as a bodybuilder and work full time in software development.

[tejay]

no doubt - thanks for pointing that out! i thought i had accounted for that, but maybe i didn't do so clearly enough!

that said, you train hard every day? respect, but jesus, better you than me ;)

[leshow]

nah don't think of it that way. its better to exercise moderately unless you have some specific goal in mind. i have an addictive personality, and bodybuilding has been my way to satisfy that in a more productive manner.