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fsahurie
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Posted: 17 December 2005 05:27 am |
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Hi,
I am curious to know why you should rest at least one day a week from exercise such as running, walking, weight training, etc?Dont you recover muscle when you sleep?Shouldnt that be enough?Would be grateful for any replys, thanks in advanced.
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Peter
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Posted: 17 December 2005 05:39 am |
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No, sleep's not enough. Well, it depends on the exercise and how hard you work at it.
I used to run seven days a week. I SLOWLY increased my distance or speed and never had a problem.
Well, actually sometimes I would get a little sore... which meant that I needed to either back off so I didn't need to recover so much, or take a break to recover.
With heavy weight lifting, the workout actually rips your muscles apart! It's as they heal that they become bigger. This process requires time.
48 hours is generally considered to be the minimum recovery time needed, but you can still work out daily by alternating muscles you work out.
The most important thing to do -- and often very difficult for us compulsive people -- is to "listen" to your body. Funny, everyone always says "listen," but of course it's really feel.
If you are getting sore, you need to back off.
Peter
P.S.
I have no expertise in this subject except perhaps the most important credentials... 50 years of exercise of all types. And a lot of aches and pains!
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fsahurie
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Posted: 17 December 2005 06:38 am |
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Peter wrote: No, sleep's not enough. Well, it depends on the exercise and how hard you work at it.
I used to run seven days a week. I SLOWLY increased my distance or speed and never had a problem.
Well, actually sometimes I would get a little sore... which meant that I needed to either back off so I didn't need to recover so much, or take a break to recover.
With heavy weight lifting, the workout actually rips your muscles apart! It's as they heal that they become bigger. This process requires time.
48 hours is generally considered to be the minimum recovery time needed, but you can still work out daily by alternating muscles you work out.
The most important thing to do -- and often very difficult for us compulsive people -- is to "listen" to your body. Funny, everyone always says "listen," but of course it's really feel.
If you are getting sore, you need to back off.
Peter
P.S.
I have no expertise in this subject except perhaps the most important credentials... 50 years of exercise of all types. And a lot of aches and pains!
OK, thanks!
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Aryn
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Posted: 20 December 2005 04:13 am |
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| I am a runner and I used to wonder the same thing myself. I would run 7 days a week and never really had any problems. Anyway, I decided a couple of years ago to run a 1/2 marathon so I got a training schedule and decided to follow it exactly. The schedule called for 2 rest days every week. At first I felt really guilty resting but after a while I started to notice that on the days I was running I was able to run farther and faster. Even though I could run 7 days a week I was wearing myself down and didn't even realize it. Rest days really do make a huge difference in your performance.
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Mountain Mike
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Posted: 11 January 2006 09:55 pm |
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| I am walking 7 days a week now, and do not find that I need rest days. But, as Aryn says, when you are doing more serious training, rest days can help you do better on the days that you do work out. When I was a serious runner, I would also take off between 1 and 2 days a week...or do alternative/lighter exercise on those days.
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Javan
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Posted: 13 January 2006 06:55 pm |
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| What I find is that my body does not ache at all, however, I feel sort of a fatigue hit me if I do two "hi-burn" workouts in two consectutive days. One around this for me is to vary the workout. But still I do find that the best results come from variety.
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Skipperdox
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Posted: 23 May 2006 10:18 pm |
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Do the rest days need to be in a row, or can you do, say Friday and Wednesday? I usually don't do rest days on the weekend, because I have more time to exercise on Saturday and Sunday.
I will wait two days between weight training sessions, but I thought you could do ab crunches every day. Is this true? If so, why does this work?
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Javan
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Posted: 25 May 2006 01:23 am |
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| Back when I lived at home (I am now a full time hotel dweller for work), I would do a 20-30 minute bike ride every day, then strength exercises every other day, with Sat-Sun off for both.
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chris302
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Posted: 8 July 2006 09:49 am |
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| I'm no expert either, but I would think that running would be okay to do on a "rest" day after a heavy upper-body weight training day. Or swim the day following a leg workout. I don't think I need rest from just walking, because walking is not an exercise that breaks you down. I use walking as a break after several days of more serious workouts.
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