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Should I still lift?
Ok, I joined a gym about a month ago (ok, I actually started working there and got a free membership) and after doing 3 weeks of cardio, I took the orientation to the weights two days ago! (I can't afford a personal trainer, but a free weight orientation I can do!)
Now today I am in incredible pain! (ok, it's not that bad I'm just a wimp!) I'm a bit sore when I go to stand after sitting for awhile, and I was especially sore when I rolled out of bed this morning. However as I move around it starts to go away. My question is this, should I still lift today? (I was going to try and go M, W, F every week!) Or since I'm new at this, should I just sit around and be cautious?? |
The worst soreness you will experience is when you start out. You could lift today but I think whatever muscles are really sore on you today may need a day or two longer.
You might also want to look at splitting your workout differently if you are doing all muscle groups every day. My plan is the following: Su - UBWO (Upper body work out - weights) M - Cardio T - LBWO (Lower body work out - weights) W - Cardio Th - UBWO F - Cardio S - Rest Su - LBWO M - Cardio T - UBWO W - Cardio etc etc So basically every 4 days, I work the same muscle group. Trust me, on some weeks, I need those 4 days as I am still sore up to the 3rd day. |
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