How long should you rest your muscles before you lift with them again?

Question

If i did chest and Triceps yesterday, back and biceps today, legs tomorow would i be able to do chest and triceps again tommorow without overworking/hurting myself?

Answer 1

personally I do target my whole body everyday. chest ,arms, back, core and legs, the whole shabang, at first it was pretty tiring, but I have built up a tolerance. By doing this my body never has a chance to get used to anything. I gained 12 lbs of lean muscle, mostly upper body in 30 days. To be honest its all about what you can handle. the human body can adapt to alot of torture and in my experience it is hard but it gets you great results.

Answer 2

It doesn’t take a genius to realize that the more rest you take between sets, the more weight you’ll be able to lift when you do come back. This doesn’t mean that you should always take more rest between your sets… the right amount of rest for you will depend on your goals somewhat

3-5 Minutes Rest: This is useful for trainees who are trying to improve their explosive activities of a short duration. That means that longer rest periods are generally better for people who are training for strength and power and should be used together with lower reps

45-60 Seconds: Taking a shorter rest works better for hypertrophy and building overall muscle mass. The point here is not to lift the most weight you can possibly lift. Your purpose is to keep the stress on your muscles and work them again before they have the chance to fully recove