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@patdude832 Muscle grows when you rest - hence why sleep is so important. I'm sure people have done documented training-a-muscle-group-every-day style training and the results were sub-optimal. Personally, if I were trying to bring up a muscle group I'd go every other day, assuming recovery is...

@hteezy Try switching the training for arms to higher volume. Try adding more sets. I'd also maybe try lowering the weight a bit and doing higher reps. I know personally I see better growth in a 10-12 sort of rep range for arms and it's easier on my elbows.

@oojeanetteoo If you feel that you need 3 push days then why not do 2 heavy days and your 3rd day can be a light day where you don't lift as heavy? What do your push days involve? Just bench? Are there other chest exercises involved?

@mercychild The answer is yes, you can still make gains. I wake up at 6 for work and get home just before 7. I work out after work (at home, granted) then shower, eat and sleep. Probably get 6-7 hours on average. Is more sleep better? Yes Is less sleep the end of the world? No.

@andy0 There's only one real way to find out and that's to run it for 4 weeks (or longer if you're enjoying it). Nobody can really say as people respond differently to changing programming. With having 6 sets per exercise, you might find you end up sandbagging some of the sets to hit the numbers...