Just like you shouldn't stuff yourself on a diet of chocolate and soda day in and day out, so you shouldn't be pumping iron day in and day out without proper recovery. It's also important to realize that when you punish yourself in these kinds of workouts that you run the risk of injury (which can lay you up and defeat your fitness plan) or exhaustion (which can lay you up and defeat your fitness plan).
Reactions to Extreme Fitness
When you engage in extreme fitness, your body goes through a few specific things:
- Damaged muscles - this is normal because the point of strength training is to tear up your muscles so that during repair (24 to 48 hours), they grow stronger
- Shock - if you don't give your body the time it needs to repair itself, you can create a shock or alarm in your body
- It will try to adapt - pushing past the 'pain' may give you a momentary boost, but the constant damage can lead you to overcompensating with other muscles that can lead to injury in their muscles
- Exhaustion or collapse - you may begin to feel ill or exhausted, not only are you combating pain, but also the need of your body to collapse because it will demand recovery
Generally by the time you get to the exhaustion stage, chances are increased by 50% that you will abandon all future workouts with a defeatist attitude. So if you're a beginner or intermediate level exercise buff - avoid the eXtreme workout - instead, make sure you take the time to alternate your workouts to focus on different muscle groups and take the time for proper recovery. Your body and your workout will thank you in the long run.
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