Rest, recuperation, and the building of the human body. I've read quite a bit recently on the virtues of abbreviated training. Don't workout everyday. Don't tear yourself down. Plateaus will prevail.
I tried the every day thing for a while. Injury prevailed.
Once a week isn't a bad thing for lifting. A few times a week isn't bad for cardio. If you're blasting heavy weights, and extra long intervals of low to medium intensity cardio every day, I hope you're eating 5 nutritious meals a day and sleeping 16hrs a night cause you're looking to fall flat sooner than later.
Hard and intensive. Brief and regular. Rest well, and give your body the fuel it needs. Here's a peak into a new schedule I'm toying with. One day, I like to lift competitively, so even thought I need to increase my "wind", I can't let lifting go. Still trying to shed some pounds too....
Week (A)
Sunday - Squats, bench press
Tuesday - Muay Thai
Friday - Trap bar deadlifts, barbell rows
Week (B)
Sunday - Suspension training with the homemade TRX set up
Tuesday - Straight leg deadlifts and the "dumbbell curl and press"
Thursday - Muay Thai
Muay Thai and the TRX represent the metabolic/cardio conditioning and with winter looming, it's hard to imagine anything more than tacking on the airdyne at the end of some workout to increase the "wind".
Remember to always wait for it. I can go down to my basement lair every night, and belt out some weight lifting movement. That's not what the body needs though. Fast, hard, productive....and wait for the next night after the rest. Earn your rest time....and use it.
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