I post this here because i'm not quite sure where to put it, so apologies if it is in the wrong area.

I have a question for you guys and gals; My current schedule, as a college student, somewhat deprives me of sleep 4 days a week. I get thursday night, friday night and saturday night to sleep as much as i want. However, I do weight training on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday; Now for the first part of the week, i'm averaging 4-5 hours of sleep per night, which i'm fairly certain, is not enough time for my muscles to properly recover.

My question to you is this, Should I put off weight training until Thursday, Friday, Saturday and do my regular 3 day split on those days, as they are days that i am sure to 8+ hours of sleep at night; Or is it fine to keep my current schedule? In other words, is the benefit of getting adequete ammounts of rest immedietly after my workouts, at the cost of performing them on back to back days, worth it? I do eventually get the 8+ hours, just not normally immediately after the workout.

Some other info that may be helpful:

Current goals: Fatloss
Training Split: Sun[Back/Biceps] Tues[Chest/Shoulders] Thursday[Legs/Triceps/Abs]

Thanks for the responses!:)

I have a question for you guys and gals; My current schedule, as a college student, somewhat deprives me of sleep 4 days a week. I get thursday night, friday night and saturday night to sleep as much as i want. However, I do weight training on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday; Now for the first part of the week, i'm averaging 4-5 hours of sleep per night, which i'm fairly certain, is not enough time for my muscles to properly recover.

Current goals: Fatloss
Training Split: Sun[Back/Biceps] Tues[Chest/Shoulders] Thursday[Legs/Triceps/Abs]

Thanks for the responses!:)

I suggest you go fullbody Thursday and Saturday. Secondly, I suggest you get a good "How to Study" book. I don't know what is out there, now. But effective note taking, reading, outlining and memorisation will get you more than 4 hours a night sleep. Don't study long, study smart. :read:

Thanks for the reply ! I'll try out a full-body over the next few weeks and let you know how it ends up.

Regarding the studying;Oh how I wish it were that easy.

It's not the notes that take so long, almost all of my classes are problem based and each class gives roughly 4-5 hours of homework a meeting. (add to that the classes meet once every two days, and there are 3-4 classes a day):cry:

It's just Engineering crap, I won't bore you guys with further details, but that's pretty much how it goes.

I suggest you go fullbody Thursday and Saturday. Secondly, I suggest you get a good "How to Study" book. I don't know what is out there, now. But effective note taking, reading, outlining and memorisation will get you more than 4 hours a night sleep. Don't study long, study smart. :read:

This is exactly the correct advice.

Thanks for the reply ! I'll try out a full-body over the next few weeks and let you know how it ends up.

Regarding the studying;Oh how I wish it were that easy.

It's not the notes that take so long, almost all of my classes are problem based and each class gives roughly 4-5 hours of homework a meeting. (add to that the classes meet once every two days, and there are 3-4 classes a day):cry:

It's just Engineering crap, I won't bore you guys with further details, but that's pretty much how it goes.

Change your major to business, then use Pick-Prof to find teachers that don't give homework.:tu: That method got me a finance degree, and I would have graduated with honors if I would haven't gotten a bad case of senioritis.