[markkk]

Athena-

I dont know if this is what happens to you, but here are the most important stages I went through when I started lifting.

1. Months 1-3:
I would lift and not see any results while I was home or in the gym lifting.
Very frustrating.

2. Months 3-6:
When I was in the gym, I would see results, and when I got home I would be like, "yeah, thats what I'm talking about", but then when I would wake up the next morning I was back to my natural wimpy self.

3. Months 6-9:
Thats when the results actually starting sticking around and people began to notice. Once that happaned, my motivation grew! It was definately worth the wait. I wanted to stop so many times. My mind would play tricks on me too like, "Youre married, why do you need to lift", or "Youre never going to be any bigger, just quit and go party". Somehow I stuck it out. It's been 3 years now and lifting is just as much as a part of the day as getting up and going to work.

I didnt know that you were at it for 8 months. For me, I stepped up chest to twice a week right around the 8th month. I have a real hard time building up my chest. I do one workout real hard, balls out, and then the other one about 50-60 percent. Thats the only muscle I work twice a week. This is just my opinion but I think that if you have been pretty consistent for 8 months now, it would be safe to hit a certain muscle twice a week. Just experiment, be safe, but experiment. Lifting for me is a constant learning experience.