After being close to a burn out with 6 workouts per week I decided to change my approach.I am going back to bodyweight exercises which I enjoy much more than weight training. After all working out is supposed to be fun and not a struggle each time. What weight training is for me. It was not just a matter of getting started and then during the exercises I would enjoy what I am doing. In this case it would suck all the way.
Therefore I decided to follow the 5 week challenge which Zuzana recently posted on her blog BodyRock.tv. It is combining proper nutrition (similar to the BFL approach) with her body weight workouts. Which I enjoy a lot! I am really looking forward to this one. Trying to adjust my diet to get the best possible results and learning from failure is something I enjoy. I want this journey to be fun and I think with Zuzana it will be. Especially because she is such a great motivator.
On saturday I did her Fitness - Jacked Up Chick Workout which gave me this crazy muscle ache on sunday.
To ease the pain a little I tried some yoga. My first time ever but it did help with the muscle ache. I found this great site through youtube. On yogayak.com they offer free yoga classes. For me it was a great alternative to going to a class on sunday. It was fun, relaxing and well explained. Even for me as a total beginner. I did the Easy Ground Work exercises. I will definitely visit this site more often now.
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6 workouts a week is a bit too much for anyone! You need a rest day in between workouts to rest the body so the soreness can heal.
ReplyDeleteGood for you for changing it up though.
When you were using your weights - how much were you *lifting?*
To build muscle and tone up you don't need a ton of weight - maybe 3-5 lbs to start..
That soreness you were feeling is awesome! (called delayed onset muscle soreness- or DOMS)
I LOVE when I am sore the next day. :) it lets me know I challenged my body, broke down some muscle tissue and now I am repairing - and reshaping.
Hi Tammy, thanks for your comment. I didn't do weight training 6 times a week. I followed the BFL program where you do one day upper body weight exercises, the next cardio, then lower body weight exercises and then cardio, and so on, and so on. So my muscles did have time to rest and I never trained the muslce when it was still sore. But anyhow, I am sure my new approach will better fit my lifestyle.
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