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Question about working out.?

I use this exercise equipment http://www.fit-shop.com/fitness-exercise-equipment/gyms/tuffstuff-apollo-5-home-gym.asp . I am doing different exercizes, just a little bit of everything. I do about 6-7 curls, stop, do about 6-7 lat pull downs, stop, do 4-5 seated mid-rows, stop, do about 7-8 floor mid-rows, stop, then i do some of the arm cross over exercizes with the pully. I do all of these with the most amount of weight i can do and low reps because i want muscle. Now, I just did this exercize a few times yesterday and today I am not sore at all, should I work out again? If im not sore are my muscles still rebuilding?

Public Comments

1. the way that u know u are getting a good workout, is if ur sore in the morning, u are obviously not getting a good workout, and need to find a better routine. if this works, then after a while, u may wake up again to find that u ain't sore, and u need to make it harder still. what that is is progress, when u get bettr, certain things get easier.
2. Well, if you want to build muscle, you aren't doing enough. The heavy weight is correct, but you should do at least 4 sets of 6-8 reps for each body part. Also, proper form is a MUST! Also, how is your diet? You should be getting at least 1-1 1/2 grams of protein per pound of body weight and about 4 grams of carbs per lb. This should be broken into 5-6 small meals per day. Bodybuilding is 60% nutrition, some say even more than that. http://www.bodybuilding.com/ has all the information that you will ever need to do it the RIGHT way. Good luck, and stick with it. You should start to see results in about 4 weeks.