{"id":23956,"date":"2026-07-04T19:37:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T19:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=23956"},"modified":"2026-07-04T19:37:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T19:37:31","slug":"former-mr-usa-dont-go-to-gym-daily-for-a-bodybuilder-physique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=23956","title":{"rendered":"Former Mr. USA: Don’t go to gym daily for a bodybuilder physique"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A former Mr. USA has revealed the one mistake most people make when bodybuilding \u2014 and the exact amount of time to spend in the gym to get ripped.<\/p>\n

Nick\u00a0Trigili, 39, fell in love with bodybuilding after working at a gym from the age of 15, and at age 25 he was crowned Mr. USA.<\/p>\n

Now he has refined his workouts and says it\u2019s a myth that you need to spend every day in the gym weightlifting to achieve an award-winning physique.<\/p>\n

Nick\u00a0Trigili, 39, is a former Mr. USA. A New York City nutritionist, he said you don\u2019t have to go to the gym every day. Nick Trigili \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trigili, a nutritionist from New York City, said you should train in a one day on, one day off rotation and be in the gym between 45 minutes and an hour.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople always make the mistake of overdoing it, and think you need to be in the gym every single day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI recommend people do a day on and a day off. This will yield the best results for people as they are giving their body a break. You don\u2019t work seven days a week 24\/7, so why would you put your body through the stress of working out seven days a week?\u201d<\/p>\n

Trigili started going to the gym regularly and was mentored by experienced weightlifters after he was kicked out of high school during his sophomore year.<\/p>\n