Strength Training -- is it okay....?

[CollinsMom]

I am doing a one body part per day rotation. I got a SUCKY workout this morning, and now I am afraid I am in a horrible mood for the rest of the day...

I did about 30 mins of cardio, and then I did my weights, and I feel like I did so-so... I gave it about 60% maybe.

Is it okay if I come home from work tonight and do the same muscle groups again? I will, of course, warm up and cool down properly.

I just hate to think that what I did this morning was IT for a whole week.

 

[Boybert]

What did you do for the weights this morning? Sometimes you think you didn't do all that great and then your muscles remind you later

If you really feel later that you can give it more...I don't think there is any harm in adding some extra. Just be mindful of how you feel & try not to overdo it.


Debbie

I'm ready! I'm ready! I'm ready!

 

[kathryn]

If you only gave it 60% this morning, what makes you think you can give it more later today? Maybe it's just an off day. I wouldn't redo the same muscle group again today. Instead, make up for it later in the week. What muscle group was it?

If it was a small muscle group (shoulders, biceps, triceps), just add some exercises for it on to the next workout you do for the larger muscle group that it helps (ie: chest for shoulders and triceps, or shoulders for triceps, or back for biceps).

If it's chest or back, just come back to it later in the week, after you've given the muscle some time to rest. For example, if you usually do a split like this:
Day 1: chest
Day 2: back
Day 3: lower body
Day 4: shoulders
Day 5: biceps
Day 6: triceps
Day 7: rest/stretch
..and you messed up day 1, come back to it on day 4

 

[tneah]

I have workouts like that-we all do! I like Kathyrn's suggestion, it is exactly what I do, when I feel like a particular muscle group did not get the proper stimulation.

I simply add one more workout later in the week. I sort of do a three day split right now, day1-legs, day2-chest/back, day3-shoulders/arms, then on day 4, just cardio and the Squeeze workout maybe or a Cathe circuit like Drill Max.Day 5 is dedicated to the muscle group I feel did not get the proper workout earlier in the week. Then finally I rest on day 6!:7

Good luck to you!

 

[Imafitnessfreak]

I wouldn't do the same workout/same muscles again. Why only 60%? Maybe you were tired...a cue that you may need a bit more rest/recovery...which is the opposite of what you are considering.

Remember...the **exercise** part is not what makes us stronger, it is the RECOVERY part that does that. We break our muscles down during execise so that they will rebuild and repair stronger during our recoveries. No recover...no rebuilding!

Call it a day.

 

[Lynn M.]

Every one above gave some great advice... here's just one more suggestion:

If you are doing 1 bodypart/day, you are really going to need to focus on working that to the max. I think you should do your weight work first so you are fresh to focus and THEN do your cardio.

If you were having an "off" day, it might be that the cardio you did tuckered you out more than usual, so the weight lifting wasn't as easy.

Take care, Lynn M.