Working out 3 times a day?

[944fan]

Is it going to kill me to occasionally work out 3times in a day. I'm thinking of a swim in the morning, swim at lunch and some weights in the evening. I'm only thinking very occasionally, I often do two times a day but again not often.

Just tricky to fit things in all the time and I like to make sure I have one full rest day a week.

[Efbe]

depends what you are doing on the weights really.

[smiffy180]

944fan said:

Is it going to kill me to occasionally work out 3times in a day. I'm thinking of a swim in the morning, swim at lunch and some weights in the evening. I'm only thinking very occasionally, I often do two times a day but again not often.

Just tricky to fit things in all the time and I like to make sure I have one full rest day a week.

I've read that for maximum gainzzzzz you should do your cardio 12hrs before/after weights so in your case even if this statement is true I highly doubt you'll have any issues.

Just adjust your diet if something is wrong like losing weight/strength etc

Edited by smiffy180 on Tuesday 27th January 22:10

[REM2112]

Or how far you swim!

[mcelliott]

Shouldn't be a problem at all - I regularly do at least two exercises a day - for example, 3 or 4 hours on the bike in the morning then a workout in the evening - proper hard. In the past also, turbo session classes and then before everyone's warmed down I'm changed into my football kit racing away for a game of 5-a-side league football, with a weights session thrown in too. As long as you're resting when you need to, it's easily do-able. Your body will soon get used to it.

[MitchT]

If you were doing weights three times a day I think you could have an issue, but swimming a couple of times and then doing one session of weights isn't going to do you any harm.

[Hoofy]

I sometimes do 1 hour strength work, 1 hour dodgeball and 2 hours tennis. I'm still f

[mcelliott]

fked in the head?

[944fan]

mcelliott said:

fked in the head?

Only once and he told me he loved me: -)

I'll probably do one endurance swim in the morning, so 5x 400m main set and at lunch do a threshold set of 18x 100m with short rest.

Weights I'm just doing light weights for high reps to increase endurance.

I'll take a couple of mars milks between

[jonah35]

Presumably your not that young?

That over training in my opinion.

[didelydoo]

Eat enough and you'll be fine

[Efbe]

944fan said:

mcelliott said:

fked in the head?

Only once and he told me he loved me: -)

I'll probably do one endurance swim in the morning, so 5x 400m main set and at lunch do a threshold set of 18x 100m with short rest.

Weights I'm just doing light weights for high reps to increase endurance.

I'll take a couple of mars milks between

Rather than say it myself and get shouted at. read point 7: http://www.runnersworld.com/race-training/strength...

[goldblum]

Efbe said:

Rather than say it myself and get shouted at. read point 7: http://www.runnersworld.com/race-training/strength...

The OP's not a distance runner, and as you know training for swimming and distance running is completely different. Plenty of swimmers lift very heavy for short sets.

On another note what the article doesn't say is that most distance runners have a higher than average slow twitch fibre % so even if they could lift 5x heavy and work fast twitch fibres it would make no difference.

Runnersworld is very good for general running stuff but it's not the place to pick up serious physiological advice.

[theshrew]

I used to twice a day 5 days a week with no issues.

30 min run and weights in the morning and then half mile ish swim depending on the time I had at dinner.

[N88]

944fan said:

Is it going to kill me to occasionally work out 3times in a day. I'm thinking of a swim in the morning, swim at lunch and some weights in the evening. I'm only thinking very occasionally, I often do two times a day but again not often.

Just tricky to fit things in all the time and I like to make sure I have one full rest day a week.

Can't see a problem, just get plenty food in there to refuel!

Can't see why you would want to train 3 times a day though.

[944fan]

N88 said:

Can't see a problem, just get plenty food in there to refuel!

Can't see why you would want to train 3 times a day though.

Want is probably not the correct word. Some days I have plenty of time to train, others I have to be in work early, to leave early to get the kids and look after them whilst the wife is at college. So some days I can have complete rest but I then need to squeeze more in on other days. I could do some at the weekend but that then eats into family time.

There are not enough hours in the day.

Anyway 2/3 done already today. Thankfully my weights session is legs later as my arms are aching now.

[pilchardthecat]

didelydoo said:

Eat enough and you'll be fine

Agree with this. It's endurance training, so if you want adaptation you need to do a lot of it, and providing you add fuel you're ok.

The whole "overtraining" thing is 99.9% bullsheet.

[Hoofy]

pilchardthecat said:

The whole "overtraining" thing is 99.9% bullsheet.

You'll know when you really have overtrained as you'll come down with a cold all the time and feel lethargic.

[Loudy McFatass]

944fan said:

Is it going to kill me to occasionally work out 3times in a day. I'm thinking of a swim in the morning, swim at lunch and some weights in the evening. I'm only thinking very occasionally, I often do two times a day but again not often.

Just tricky to fit things in all the time and I like to make sure I have one full rest day a week.

Are you Scott Alexander in disguise?

[944fan]

Loudy McFatass said:

944fan said:

Is it going to kill me to occasionally work out 3times in a day. I'm thinking of a swim in the morning, swim at lunch and some weights in the evening. I'm only thinking very occasionally, I often do two times a day but again not often.

Just tricky to fit things in all the time and I like to make sure I have one full rest day a week.

Are you Scott Alexander in disguise?

Wasn't sure who that was so I Googled the name. No, I am definitely not him :-)