What are the negative effects of yo-yo exercising?
How does this impact the body if for example, there is 4 weeks of consistent strength/cardio and then a week off?
Does the body think..here we go again I won't respond as well 'cos I know it will come to and end soon!
Yo-Yo Exercising
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If you mean being inconsistant with your training...
Taking a week off every few months is a good thing, to give your body and head a rest. But if you have only just begun training regularly, it's maybe better to take a -loading week, rather than a complete break. Physically, a week off after a month of consistant training isn't going to set you back for miles and miles, but mentally, it could have a negative impact. If your training habits are not fully ingrained in your head, you may start to make excuses not to come back to it as hard as you were previously, or worse, not come back to it at all.
I can remember this spring during a very busy period at work when I just did not have time to train for a week. I was working 16-18 hour days, it was hard enough just to get enough sleep to function, never mind train. Finally it was Saturday and I really had to drag butt out and hit it hard. I would have rather slept all weekend, but that was a turning point. training routine was a habit that I now knew was unbreakable.
If you are at that point, you'll be back training with enthusiasum. If not, take a light week if you must but don't break the habit until you know for sure that you'll get back to it.
I get the feeling that you have already taken this week off (from your other post) so (free) advice is: GO TO THE GYM, TODAY.
"Does the body think..here we go again I won't respond as well 'cos I know it will come to and end soon! "
No, that's your head talking nonsense, don't listen to negative shit like that.
best
db
Taking a week off every few months is a good thing, to give your body and head a rest. But if you have only just begun training regularly, it's maybe better to take a -loading week, rather than a complete break. Physically, a week off after a month of consistant training isn't going to set you back for miles and miles, but mentally, it could have a negative impact. If your training habits are not fully ingrained in your head, you may start to make excuses not to come back to it as hard as you were previously, or worse, not come back to it at all.
I can remember this spring during a very busy period at work when I just did not have time to train for a week. I was working 16-18 hour days, it was hard enough just to get enough sleep to function, never mind train. Finally it was Saturday and I really had to drag butt out and hit it hard. I would have rather slept all weekend, but that was a turning point. training routine was a habit that I now knew was unbreakable.
If you are at that point, you'll be back training with enthusiasum. If not, take a light week if you must but don't break the habit until you know for sure that you'll get back to it.
I get the feeling that you have already taken this week off (from your other post) so (free) advice is: GO TO THE GYM, TODAY.
"Does the body think..here we go again I won't respond as well 'cos I know it will come to and end soon! "
No, that's your head talking nonsense, don't listen to negative shit like that.
best
db
go with deload weeks instead of weeks off for mine...
as i've posted many times your either building muscle or losing muscle at any one time...for muscle growth you need adequate cal's and stimulation (exercise)...if struggling for time, energy or whatever at least do a 30min session where all you need is a 5min warm up, 15mins of wts doing a circuit of a squat or deadlift, row or pull up and a push up or bench press variation to maintain strength and muscle levels
really you can get by with 1 heavy set a week to maintain strength and simply keeping cal's adequate to maintain muscle...it's not hard once you're there but you've got to get there 1st
as i've posted many times your either building muscle or losing muscle at any one time...for muscle growth you need adequate cal's and stimulation (exercise)...if struggling for time, energy or whatever at least do a 30min session where all you need is a 5min warm up, 15mins of wts doing a circuit of a squat or deadlift, row or pull up and a push up or bench press variation to maintain strength and muscle levels
really you can get by with 1 heavy set a week to maintain strength and simply keeping cal's adequate to maintain muscle...it's not hard once you're there but you've got to get there 1st