How many training days per week?

[roadie gal]

I'm curious, how many days per week or days in a row do you train? My 50 year old body likes 4 days in a row. Come to think of it, at 30 I still only liked 4 days. If I do more I get tired and the training becomes counterproductive. Most training schedules that I've seen call for 6 days a week training. I just can't do that.

I don't sit on my butt on my days off. The dogs still need an hour plus walk in the morning every day. I'm talking about dedicated training.

[Tri Girl]

Personally, I would train as much as your body needs. I've noticed that on a lot of schedules, there seem to be some amount of "junk miles" IMO. If you train well on 4 days a week, then do that, just make your workouts high quality. Do two a days with the workouts and get more bang for your buck- so to speak. Swim in the morning, and ride in the afternoon. Next day, run in the morning and do yoga/weight training in the afternoon. Etc, etc...
I'm no expert, but I know I can't workout 6 days a week. I get too tired, then the training becomes counterproductive like you said. Use the off days for walking the dog, doing yoga or weights, and stretching that way you're still working out, but not overdoing it. That's just my 2 cents. I'm sure others will have more wisdom to share.

What are you training for?

[rocknrollgirl]

I do 5. Three in a row. I can't handle any more than that. I go really hard during the week and long on the weekends and I rest Monday and Friday.

Tuesday and Thursday I do double sessions.

No way could I do 6.....

[Veronica]

I generally work out twice a day, but I count yoga/stretching as a workout. How many days I go in a row, kind of depends on what else is going on in my life and what I did for a workout. This week was 3 days in a row then a day off.

Sunday I ran and rode.
Monday was a tough day with Spinverals before work, interval session on the treadmill after work, followed by an hour with my trainer.
Tuesday yoga in the AM and an easy bike ride in the PM.
Wed. I was suppose to see my trainer, but she was sick. I was still kind of sore so I took it as a sign I needed a rest day. Plus my house needed some cleaning.

I always set myself a plan for the week, but I don't always do everything on it. In fact I rarely do, since I set it up with something in the AM and something in the PM.

Work has a way of messing up the PM plan.

Veronica

[celerystalksme]

5 days a week...3 days on, 1 day off, 2 days on, 1 day off...work out twice on probably 3-4 of my 'on' days. one long endurance swim, endurance run, and endurance bike a week. speed work otherwise. weight train twice a week.

voila

[Susan Otcenas]

My last day completely off was last Thursday.

[OakLeaf]

Three days cycling, three days running, three days Yoga and/or Pilates. So six days cardio, but I don't do the same cardio sport two days in a row unless I'm traveling or doing a special event.