Is 20 minutes twice a week really enough?
High intensity strength training requires time for the body to recover. Health and fitness gains are not attained during the actual workout. The body makes changes during periods of rest and recovery, typically 48-72 hours. During the actual workout process the muscles are broken down. Only through rest and proper nutritional habits can the muscles develop and become stronger. The quality of your workouts is the key. Two high quality workout sessions a week is more than adequate to obtain optimal results. Working out more than twice a week provides little, if any, additional benefit. Unfortunately, we have been lead to believe that more is better, when in fact less is more.
