Oy! Can I ask a question?
My little book wot I get my weight training exercises (such as they are) from tells me to do my weights one day, and rest the next.
It says this is because the muscle development happens when the micro muscle fibres you damage in training heal, and they need a day to do that.
Any comments?
Sometimes I wanna do it every day.
I think if you really push, push, push one day you should be more leisurely the next day.
After all, Milo wound up lifting first his bull calf and then the bull.
But then I use only one pound weights and rarely push, push.
The best way to do strength training every day is to alternate muscle groups. There are a number of way to do that such as upper body one day, lower body the next, or opposing muscle groups each day working the entire body over the course of the week. A program I have used successfully calls for two opposing muscle groups each day for six days as follows:
Monday: chest/back
Tuesday: abs/shoulders
Wednesday: biceps/triceps
Thursday: quads/hamstrings
Friday: calves/butt
Saturday: inner and outer thigh.
Each day takes only a few minutes because you are only working two muscle groups say, 4 sets of 12-15 each, alternating between the two. Your metabolism stays revved because you are working muscle every day and each muscle group gets a full week's rest before it gets worked again. To double up you can do Mon/Thur both on those days, Tues/Friday twice and Wednesday/Saturday twice, still giving each muscle group two days rest before working it again.
Hmmmm....well, my leggy bum and tummy muscle groups get worked every day when I walk.
My arms and tummy get one with weights.
I guess my tummy is having a hard time!
173 this AM.
I have been slip-sliding lately, mostly in regard to my eating habits.
Time to renew.
2 hour workout last night. Brutal Klaudia put us through 15 minutes of rope jumping (usually there are one minute breaks after each 3 minutes, but not this time), then we did foot work and punches for about half hour, then strengthening exercises for another half, then work on punching muscles with medicine balls in pairs - by then my hands were shaking visibly. then 15 minutes of rope jumping again, but this time when she whistled, we had to do push ups or ab crunches or lower back crunches (which make you look like a fish flopping on dry ground)... she's a sadist, i tell you. a sadist.
the best part of it all: i'm not in pain today. my body can finally take it. my arms and legs are getting shapely. just need to get rid of that silly belly, butt and thigh overdose. hope that if i keep going three times a week, it will get me there. works wonders for metabolism!
Good grief, Dags, that sounds insane!
yeah. <huge grin> i love it.
dagmaraka - warrior princess!
The sun is out, the leaves are just beginning to turn.
Great day for a lunchtime run.
dlowan wrote:Hmmmm....well, my leggy bum and tummy muscle groups get worked every day when I walk.
My arms and tummy get one with weights.
I guess my tummy is having a hard time!
no, not really. The walking would count towards and aerobic workout, not a strength workout. Walking every day is great for the legs, butt, etc and isn't included in the 'skip a day between workouts' mantra of the strength trainers.
Has anyone else noticed that old-fashioned, on-your-knees weeding or planting strain muscles that aren't strained at any other time?
Did an almost-good job of avoiding sweets yesterday.
Fell prey to raisinettes offered by a co-worker.
A weight workout for the shoulders is on today's agenda.
This will be a wimpy workout as its main goal is providing
support for an injured rotator cuff.
Here's to wimpy workouts, George.
I injured my back in early August, tried to do some exercises three weeks ago and injured it again. Yesterday I did a wimpy workout and felt foolish holding 5 lbs weights compared to the 20s I usually, or should I say once, used. I would have been more foolish to overdue it and I feel pretty good today. More wimpy workouts on my horizon, I guess.
As you know, it is best to start with low weights and concentrate on
correct form, then build up the weight gradually.
I'm down to once weekly chiro appts. I went yesterday, one day after my first workout in ages. My lower back was tender but I wasn't having knee-buckling spasms like before. He found a couple spots on my lower left side that were aggravated. I need to be very, very careful
Sounds like good advice to me.
Did he recommend any exercises that would not
put as much stress on your back?
I go to a swimming/health club which specialises in back sufferers - walking around in warm water seems to do wonders!
I have been fatly and heavily avoiding this thread but now, because it's just me at home, I am achieving good weight loss simply by eating half what I used to eat. A piece of meat or fish? Cut it in half. Soup? One bowl not two. Nuts and raisins - my downfall - measure a certain amount each day and put them in a bowl for when I simply MUST nibble. No alcohol unless I have company, and then - one glass not 2 or even 2 glasses not 4! Coupled with buying good fresh food, and skimmed milk, it's doing me a lot of good. I have LOTS of energy and feel great! Now off to aquaerobics for 45 fun minutes of unjarring exercise.
