intense training or Over-workout!?

[badversion]

one of friend does cardio and weight training in the morning and then also goes for a walk about 2-3 miles and goes for work out like pushups, crunches, chin-ups, sit-ups and lunges in the evening.

He eats all the right stuff and all. I told him he is doing wrong but he tells me its intense training and not over- workout. and he does it 6 days a week taking sunday as off.

is he doing right or am i somewhere wrong?

[swanso5]

the evening thing won't be nothing for him

if he's trying to gain muscle then he's using valuable growth calories

if he's trying to lose fat then i guranetee he's not eating enough to even fuel his body so he'l burn muscle soon if not already

good luck to him

[lens_d]

sounds like the second session is more of a calorie burner.

I would say thats quite intense.

[Packard]

You can train very hard and over- train; and you can train just as hard and not be over-trained. It all depends upon how you prepare for the workouts and how much sleep and rest you get.

[badversion]

ohh ok thank you.

So it depends on how much you eat and sleep too.

Just a general question How much time should you usual sleep for good muscle growth. I sleep 6 hrs in da night time and 2 hrs for nap time is that enough?

[Packard]

ohh ok thank you.

So it depends on how much you eat and sleep too.

Just a general question How much time should you usual sleep for good muscle growth. I sleep 6 hrs in da night time and 2 hrs for nap time is that enough?

If you are training hard, then 1 to 2 extra hours of sleep per night will usually cover it.