Consequences of missing 2 or 3 days of exercise?

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How severe are the consequences for missing 1,2, or 3 days of my circuit training?

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Hello everyone. Just nobody again.

Anyway's, I began my "new" routine. I think this maybe the 10th one I went through.

Anyway's,it consists of this;
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day 1: Weight training (upper body), circuit training
day 2: Abdominals, circuit training
day 3: stretching
repeat...
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I just did the stretching day yesterday for 1 full hour. Since I really do not know what or how to stretch, I just stretched my legs for the hour. -_-

Anyways, I think I overstreched, because this morning while I was finished weight training, I went onto circuits. My circuit consists of the use of my legs, and it was just excessively hard this time. Anyways, I guess I got lazy, and quit for today.

My question is, how severe are the consequences for missing 1,2, or 3 days of my circuit training? Could this excessively be bad for me?
 
In the long run (the big picture), missing a workout or 10 isn't going to amount to much.

Why are you stretching for a full hour? Unless you're an athlete that specifically needs to increase your ROM then you're going to get hyper-mobile and screw yourself up. Hell, even most MAists don't stretch for hours on their off days and they need more flexibility than most.
 
I don't know... -_-''

I was watching Saturday morning cartoons while doing so....anyways, I guess it helps improve leg flexibilty.
 
As a martial artist (Evo can back me up on this) I stretch 10-15 minutes a day TOPS. My style isn't designed for many kicks above the belt though, only in sport competition. TKD practicioners (aren't you TKD Evo?) may stretch more however.
 
Depending on your goals, depends on what sort of training you need to do.
How old r you?

Read some other threads to find advice on weight training.

I'm a martial artist to and the only ppl I know that spend that much time streching are the wushu guys. I'd say you only need to strech for a while before you do any exersise. I wouldnt bother if you not going to do anything. Plus, If you wanna improve flexibility, you should do it when your muscles are hot. So you should do it inbetween sets, or CV.
 
Stretch 10 to 20 minutes after a workout. 30 if you are really commited to flexability and you have the pateince. Remember that after fourty seconds a stretch no longer has any effect. I just aim for 20 to thirty except my favorite stretches I go for fourty unless I feel like I am going deeper still.
A good way to speed up your stretching would be to hold a stretch. Take a deep breath and go down just a tad deeper-If this hurts at any time you are going too hard. Do this until you are happy with how far down you are and start holding for up to 40 seconds and switch to the next one. Find a good order that you can move through seamlessly draw the pictures of all the streches and post it somwhere that you can read it while you stretch
here is my order
v-strech (legs out in a V shape and your chest tries to touch the floor) 30 sec
one side 20 sec each
mid 40 sec
butterfly stretch 20 sec
touch toes 20 sec
toes in touch toes 20 sec
quad stretch (sitting on your shins and leaning back so the back of your head touches the floor)
Stand- Note that this is the first time your butt moves from original position
cheerleader kicks (careful now)
Hold kicks- front and side 15 sec per kick
side stretch 30 sec per side
glute stretch(front leg is bent at right angle back leg is as far back as possible and strait)
splits 20 sec front (20 per side) normal
V stretch 40
side 20/20
front 40

And you are done at just under eight minutes and with a minimum of getting up and down
Oooh- and use a small weight. Ten pounds should be fine. hold it over your head when stretching and you will really feel it working.


As for the consequenses of missing a workout or a few it is all a matter of how long it takes for you to get back into it. I fall out of shape quickly but I have terrible genes .Thanks mom. Some people can pick up working out after a few monthes layoff like they never left. It is also a matter of what you do and what you eat when you are not working out. If you stay busy and lift dumbells without thinking throughout the day you will be much better off than if you are sitting at home all weekend watching old simpsons and eating garbage.
 
Not quite what I mean. I am talking about missing just like 1 or 2 days in case some sort of muscle injury that will not allow me to do my exercises.
 
Missing a couple of days is not going to hurt your goals at all, and may even be beneficial to you. Keep the body guessing. Don't overtrain.
 
Yup, Aevans....TKD and Hapkido but I've been spending a lot more time with MMA as of lately.

I use Yoga for a lot of my flexibility. But yeah, I'd go with 15 minutes daily tops for someone who just wanted to have practical flexibility.
 
Depends on your definition of "practical," I suppose. Look if you just want to kiss your own butt that's your fetish, personally, it's your right. You don't have to beat around the bush to try and get us to tell you how to go about doing it.
 
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What the hell? :confused:

Alright, here's what I want. I want to be able to be VERY flexible. Enough so to be able to do the splits. Or something around that.Okay? I don't want to kiss my butt... -_-''
 
You'll want to get some books by Tom Kurtz's Stretching Scientifically. Combine that with some Yoga (because Yoga is just cool and impresses chicks) and you'll be on your way to splitsville.

I do want to let you know that when you get to the point you can do the splits, your femur will be used to coming out of joint on a regular basis and could quite possibly lead to injury but it's your body.
 
Stretch every day doing loosening exercises throughout each day and then stretching about ten or twenty minutes at night (you can do this in front of the TV)

Loosening exercises include balistic stretching, cheerleader kicks, deep squats (if you make it a stretch it is such), quickly lifting your knee up to your chest and armpit, touching your toes and kissing your knees 20 times or so. Your entire loosening routine should take less than a minute and you should be able to do in a bathroom stall at work or school. Do not show off where people can see you. That will make you look like a dick.

You are most flexable at night and especially if you loosen yourself throughout the day. You will tighten up as you sleep so the later you stretch the better- however, your leg muscles are warmest at the end of a workout so never pass up the oppertunity to stretch then.

Also try tossing a kick and holding it for twenty seconds and then moving only your lower leg, kicking quickly for twenty seconds. Or lifting your knee about chest level and useing your hands push it down about two inches and pretend that you are trying to crush a diamond between your knee and your hands. These will build static strength for a more comfortable flexability and a lot more kicking power (if that is what you're into)

I will repeat that I very firmly beleive that the path to flexability of any kind comes from regular and frequent loosening and stretching- Not catching up a half weeks worth in one day. Know also that 20 minutes is not neccesarily twice as good as ten minutes. Get it done right and move on.
Focus on the stretch and always ask yourself "can I go down a little more"
Never do a stretch that you can't feel and always make yourself comfortable in a stretch before you go lower or even start the timer. If you are not comfortable, you are probably not stretching the muscle right.
Only attempt the splits after you are well warmed up. Even Superfoot Wallace cannot do the splits without ten minutes of warm up. Stay with it and tell yourself that that is what you want. Post your goal where you can see it and not forget.
 
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