Break time?

Bundo said:

I have been hitting the weights pretty regularly since around May. I
go to the gym approximately 5 days a week and mix in cardio maybe 1
day in and on the weekend I cycle around 60km on my mountain
bike. Lately I am feeling a little lamed out and my muscles ache a
little at the end of the day. I do a pretty good regimen when I am
at the gym, mixing al disciplines of weight exercises. Since I have
started lifting weights many people have asked me if I have lost
weight and tell me that I look good. IBut in fact, I have gained
5-10 pounds and am now 220 pounds on a 6 foot tall frame. I do feel
fitter than I was at 200 pounds just doing cardio workouts and
dieting. Any advice on taking a break on the weights? Duration?

You either plan breaks in your weight training, or you end up hurting
yourself (or burning out) and your body plans one for you. I am
currently resting one week out of every four, and this has allowed me
to bust through my previous plateau. As long as the weights keep
going up month to month I think that I will probably keep resting.

The real key is to keep track of what you do so that you can, over
time, figure out what works and what doesn't for you.

Jason

Bundo said:

I have been hitting the weights pretty regularly since around May

Try lifting them, you'll get better results.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

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The Bill Rodgers said:

Bundo said:

I have been hitting the weights pretty regularly since around May

Try lifting them, you'll get better results.

TBR

That was funny. ;-)
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Om.

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Bundo said:

I have been hitting the weights pretty regularly since around May. I go to
the gym approximately 5 days a week and mix in cardio maybe 1 day in and on
the weekend I cycle around 60km on my mountain bike. Lately I am feeling a
little lamed out and my muscles ache a little at the end of the day.
Any advice on taking a break on the weights? Duration?

Lift light for 2-3 weeks. Cut back on the mountain biking for a bit too.

Bundo said:

I have been hitting the weights pretty regularly since around

May.

Quoted message said:

I go to the gym approximately 5 days a week and mix in cardio

maybe

Quoted message said:

1 day in and on the weekend I cycle around 60km on my mountain
bike. Lately I am feeling a little lamed out and my muscles

ache a

Quoted message said:

little at the end of the day. I do a pretty good regimen when

I am

Quoted message said:

at the gym, mixing al disciplines of weight exercises. Since I

have

Quoted message said:

started lifting weights many people have asked me if I have

lost

Quoted message said:

weight and tell me that I look good. IBut in fact, I have

gained

Quoted message said:

5-10 pounds and am now 220 pounds on a 6 foot tall frame. I do

feel

Quoted message said:

fitter than I was at 200 pounds just doing cardio workouts and
dieting. Any advice on taking a break on the weights?

Duration?

5 times a week is a bit much. Drop a day. I take 10-14 days off
two to three time a year. It's not easy to do if you are an
obsessed lifter; force yourself.

locker

I take a week (or 5 days) off every month or so, I find
I feel more determined and revitalised after a break

Geezer From The Freezer said:

I take a week (or 5 days) off every month or so, I find
I feel more determined and revitalised after a break

Yes, but that's because you're on your period.
TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

That is the funniest thing I have ever read on usenet. Period.

....must be the timing.

I am glad to help make it possible...hahahaha
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That is the funniest thing I have ever read on usenet. Period.

...must be the timing.

Quoted message said:

That is the funniest thing I have ever read on usenet. Period.

...must be the timing.

Then if you weren't a moron, you'd know the original post never showed
up, and since you didn't quote the post, nobody knows or cares WTF
you're talking about.
TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

Is this Kip from Napoleon Dynamite?
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

That is the funniest thing I have ever read on usenet. Period.

...must be the timing.

Then if you weren't a moron, you'd know the original post never showed
up, and since you didn't quote the post, nobody knows or cares WTF
you're talking about.
TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and
the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."