FT Questions....

[Scott Stevenson]

Scott,
sometimes it happens I have a very "intense" load day and I don't know if I should train the next day.
Monday I trained legs (load). The next day, I scheduled pump sets for lower body but my legs were burning!
I felt overall energiek and I had a very good load day for upper body but my legs were hurting so much I wondered "should I train legs today? or should I rest for another day?"
Now, my question is: should I train a muscle if it is still sore?

My best answer to your question (last line) is "maybe, depending on how sore it is." If I never trained a sore muscle, I'd training VERY infrequently and under training, most likely.

As far as you scenario, this is why I suggest folks separate day 1 and 2 of FT with a rest day.

You'll have to size up your own level of recovery, which includes muscle soreness and auto regulate, both in terms of training volume (Tier in FT), exercise selection, whether it's time to cruise, etc., etc, etc....

-S