Addendum to "Squats and Deadlifts for a Moving Experience"
Posted Sep 12 2008 6:51pm
The importance of proper planning, rest and recovery can't be overstated.
I foolishly "forgot" that I would be helping out with the simple moving job . . . and trained my legs on Friday.
Come Saturday morning at 11:30 am (and only half of the truck loading completed), I was wishing I had fresh legs.
Two take home points:
Take your daily activities into account when you plan your workouts. You don't want to train so hard that you negatively effect the performance of "other" activities.
Muscles targeted in a workout should be given at least 48 hours rest and recovery before being retrained.*
It'd sure be nice if I ALWAYS practiced what I preached -- my legs aren't going to be happy for the next few days. OUCH!!
* Longer rest may be required, dependent on the size of the muscles trained and the intensity of the training session.
The importance of proper planning, rest and recovery can't be overstated.
I foolishly "forgot" that I would be helping out with the simple moving job . . . and trained my legs on Friday.
Come Saturday morning at 11:30 am (and only half of the truck loading completed), I was wishing I had fresh legs.
Two take home points:
Take your daily activities into account when you plan your workouts. You don't want to train so hard that you negatively effect the performance of "other" activities.
Muscles targeted in a workout should be given at least 48 hours rest and recovery before being retrained.*
It'd sure be nice if I ALWAYS practiced what I preached -- my legs aren't going to be happy for the next few days. OUCH!!
* Longer rest may be required, dependent on the size of the muscles trained and the intensity of the training session.