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Originally posted by rekinom
I just started working out again last week after a couple of years of neglect. (And I am by no means super knowledgeable about all this gym stuff.)
Last week I did squats and worked my way up to 200lbs. But it didn't feel right... so I read up more on the stance and what I should be doing and did squats again Monday working up to 150lbs... and boy did it feel right.
Let me tell ya... Today, Friday, is the first day I haven't felt like a cripple.
I have been doing the Max-OT program, and I like the way that you don't work the same muscle group again for a week... 'cuz damn... I couldn't have done legs again this week if I wanted to.
Sorry to hear about the girlfriend... this too shall pass.
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Thanks for the responce.
Since my classes were canceled today (Reagan's funeral) I took the oppertunity to sleep in a bit. After I woke up I laid in bed reading an old fitness textbook I had. I got to the part about weight lifting and found this:
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Doing more excercise than your body can recover from - can occur in responce to heavy resistance training. Possible signs of overtraining include lack of progress or decreased performance, chronic fatigue, decreased coordination, and chronic muscle soreness. The best remedy for over training is rest: Add more days of recovery between workouts. With extra rest, chances are you'll be refreshed and ready to train again. Adding variety to your program... can also help with overtraining from resistance excercise.
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Hopefully this might answer simular questions... like anyone ever does a search before posting though...
