I'm a 15 year old male. I've been working out for around 11 months now on the bowflex (with some free weights) and I mix up my workouts so my body doesn't get used to it.

1. I read in Men's Fitness that doing too much can overwork and lead to smaller muscles and less strength.
2. Thanks for the help and if I'm not right, please feel free to correct me
3. This summer, I plan on increasing my sets to 4 and then 5, along with increasing my weight, because I'll have more time away from school this summer.
4. http://www.build-muscle-and-burn-fat.com…
5. An axample of my workout would be:
6. Then I take a 5 minute break/work on abs. I repeat the whole process again.
7. I don't necessarily think that it is doing too much, unless you do that every day. Overtraining occurs when you don't give your muscles adequate rest between workouts.

   Many people think that their muscles grow when they workout. The fact is, however, that your muscles don't start growing until you stop working them!

   Working a muscle actually tears the fibers down. During days of rest, the muscle repairs and rebuilds a little stronger and a little bigger. If you don't rest, your arms will not have time to repair and grow bigger.

   By getting enough rest, you will actually build muscle faster! I would suggest that you take 24 to 48 hours off before you work your arms again to build muscle fast.

8. 3 exercises for biceps. My first exercise is set at 65 lbs on each arm. I lift each arm independentally until failure. I then do some laying bicep curls until failure, which is only around 3-6 reps. And a final sitting bicep curl(s) with around 2-3 reps.
9. I am currently doing 3 SETS of the execises stated above. Is that overworking? Is it not enough? If not, what can I do to fix it?

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