Why your muscles need a day of rest
Have you ever noticed that some people spend far too much time weightlifting? In fact, you may be one of those people yourself. It reminds me of when I took some personal lessons from a trainer in a local gym.
While I was there I noticed that there were a few trainees that seemed to be showing up every day and always hung out in the same area. They seemed to be performing the same exercises every day without any rest for the muscles. Meanwhile, I was just there to get some lessons for my trainer.
I've learned a few things about weightlifting, and I've also come to understand some mistakes among beginners. Over training is one of those common mistakes.
There are many symptoms of over training which result when your body experiences total exhaustion in the gym. When you work your body too hard for too long, your entire body will begin to suffer for it.
I'm not saying this will happen right away, but you need to get to know your body and how much rest you need. Even if you don't end up getting sick, you may be sabotaging your muscle building efforts by working out too often.
The basic principle here is that exercise stimulates your muscle to grow, as long as the muscle is challenged beyond its previous limits. However, the actual growth of the muscle occurs at rest, not in the gym.
Because the actual growth does not occur in the gym, the body needs a chance to recover from the workout. If you don't give it this chance, you may not be ready for your next weightlifting effort. You might find yourself unable to repeat your previous workout because of a lack of rest, and you might even end up becoming ill.
Remember to give your muscles enough rest if you're serious about maximizing your muscle building efforts. - 17268
While I was there I noticed that there were a few trainees that seemed to be showing up every day and always hung out in the same area. They seemed to be performing the same exercises every day without any rest for the muscles. Meanwhile, I was just there to get some lessons for my trainer.
I've learned a few things about weightlifting, and I've also come to understand some mistakes among beginners. Over training is one of those common mistakes.
There are many symptoms of over training which result when your body experiences total exhaustion in the gym. When you work your body too hard for too long, your entire body will begin to suffer for it.
I'm not saying this will happen right away, but you need to get to know your body and how much rest you need. Even if you don't end up getting sick, you may be sabotaging your muscle building efforts by working out too often.
The basic principle here is that exercise stimulates your muscle to grow, as long as the muscle is challenged beyond its previous limits. However, the actual growth of the muscle occurs at rest, not in the gym.
Because the actual growth does not occur in the gym, the body needs a chance to recover from the workout. If you don't give it this chance, you may not be ready for your next weightlifting effort. You might find yourself unable to repeat your previous workout because of a lack of rest, and you might even end up becoming ill.
Remember to give your muscles enough rest if you're serious about maximizing your muscle building efforts. - 17268
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