there are olympic lifters who train 12x=14x a week; ive squatted every day for nearly 2 months and i have bench pressed 5 days in a row for weeks at a time; i didn't get to a 7 plate deadlift "taking it easy"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3850805&forum_id=2#35092439)

- increased training frequency has shown results for literally thousands, including world record bodybuilders and powerlifters and oly lifters and natty fucks who just wanna look gud

- increased progression is usually necessary past a beginner stage; idk how long you've lifted but it sounds like not long or not seriously

- even if 3x/week has been optimal for you (although your vibe here makes me think that you haven't tried altering frequency for long enough, as an isolated variable, to even know if this is truly optimal for you), don't think that's universal

- steroids are expensive, have serious sideaffects, and are a waste unless you've already maxed natty genetic potential

- you sound like a pussy who's unwilling to work hard

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3850805&forum_id=2#35093655)

there are actually several studies showing high, but not supra-physiological, levels of testosterone are beneficial for health

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3850805&forum_id=2#35102833)

If you begin plateauing after about a year, consider altering training frequency. THIS SHOULD ONLY BE ONE FACTOR - also consider altering diet (are you eating enough?), recovery (are you sleeping enough? taking vitamins to eliminate any deficiencies like zinc?), exercise selection (are you plateauing due to bodypart weaknesses (i.e. bench plateau because of weak triceps)? what about shitty exercise selection in the first place?), technique check (are you doing the exercise sub-optimally? you may have skated by with light weight and only now realize you can't do this shit wrong and progress well). Optimal training frequency varies based on goals, individual recovery capacity, and training age (how long you've been training seriously).

Start at 3x/week, have great recovery, nutrition, technique, and programming, and if you feel like you can do more after a few months, maybe increase frequency by a day.

If you have anymore questions, lmk.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3850805&forum_id=2#35093641)

I'd recommend combining heavy compound lifting, and volume focus on accessories, but that's more up for debate.

Stay at it, whatever you do. Lifting is the best brother.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3850805&forum_id=2#35093658)

Work hard, brother.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3850805&forum_id=2#35093664)

Ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3850805&forum_id=2#35093669)

get body of a spartan if you're natural

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3850805&forum_id=2#35120730)

a guy back squatting 225 is going to recover much faster than a guy back squatting 505; im on a program where i squat every day but different variations, no way im going to squat 515 for 3x3 and be able to do that shit again the next day

it takes me a week to recover from a heavy DL session near my 1RM; it's why advanced lifters need to incorporate variations but novices can just hammer 4 or 5 basic exercises

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3850805&forum_id=2#35102858)

Obviously an advanced lifter will need more recovery time after heavy sessions; at that point, they should be training on some kind of split, rather than full body each workout day. The above advice is assuming a full body routine and novice/intermediate status.

Advanced lifters frequently benefit from adding frequency when they're trying to mass up quickly, rather than when going heavy - powerlifters should rarely train more than four days/week, and when they do, they'll usually vary between heavy and dynamic days; none of the above really matters for a novice.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3850805&forum_id=2#35107525)