In the past two and half years, I cannot count on both hands how many workouts I had missed due to work related responsibilities. But, With my career, I have a good "feel" on anticipating the unanticipated, and have a plan in place for the times I cannot use the equipment in my home gym.
The body (though it can be rather misterious at times, lol), doesnt magically retreat to being weaker in missing one mere workout.
Think about it logically.
If, for example, you have a consistant exercising history (with appropriate progression application), say for 4 months, and then suddenly miss ONE workout--WHICH WINS? Which is better in the mathematical equation?
The good of the many outweighs the lack of the few. Additionally, on average, and keeping things equal, it takes "approximately 48 to 72 hours for muscle recovery. If you were, for example, to have a scheduled workout at the END of this period, but suddenly missed the workout.
Wouldnt it be logical to argue with "yourself" that the body "just completed" updating itself, and this missed workout ISNT that drastic in the equation? Therefore, it is stronger at the end of this period, and ISNT goining to suddenly fall off.....weaker after this 72 hour period is over. Hell, it updated itself....anticipating your young ass------to pound it again.
EDIT:
In life, we must adapt to things. If something in life throws us a curve ball, grab a mit. Control the things in your diet and fitness you can, and adjust to the things you cannot. If you cannot workout, then keep the things you do have control over in your goal quest. For example, if one cannot workout, and are in a goal to lose good tissue weight, then one has control over what goes in the mouth. If food is bad within the circumstances, then adjust by consuming calories within your limits with these so-called bad calories: what choice do you have? At least....you are keeping your restriction in calories. A diet DOES NOT necessarily need to be CLEAN to lose tissue weight. If you have a trend history of eating rather healthy and within set restrictions, and suddenly, the environment changes, and food choices S@CK, then adapt and keep what you CAN......the restriction.
Look at things, wisely.
Chillen
