tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80882950993146128.post8140476337593763163..comments2023-11-02T03:40:51.714-04:00Comments on Once Around Venus: Okay, Okay Already!Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077930691017238101noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80882950993146128.post-4599605188620891002008-12-17T12:46:00.000-05:002008-12-17T12:46:00.000-05:00Yes Jen, I stole the 12 week on, 1 week off idea f...Yes Jen, I stole the 12 week on, 1 week off idea from a crossfit guy.<BR/><BR/>It works very well for me; As Anthony said, I almost always come back stronger after the rest week.Bryan Mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191508909957745303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80882950993146128.post-81607940302162099912008-12-17T02:26:00.000-05:002008-12-17T02:26:00.000-05:00Thanks Anthony and Bryan, I know this is going to ...Thanks Anthony and Bryan, I know this is going to be a productive week--just in different ways. I just have to keep telling my self that. Bryan, I like your idea of scheduling time off. I just might have to do that. Somehow my mind accepts it better if it's scheduled in rather than taken at random.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17077930691017238101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80882950993146128.post-656269324965572682008-12-16T16:36:00.000-05:002008-12-16T16:36:00.000-05:00Girl you need to REST! That shoulder will not fix...Girl you need to REST! That shoulder will not fix itself. I ignored something similar, and was out action for 9 weeks. <BR/><BR/>It's not coincidence that you have been feeling like crap. Get a clue Doc. What would you tell the patient that just displayed this?<BR/><BR/>You know better. Here is a resolution for you. Work out for 12 weeks, take a full week off.Bryan Mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191508909957745303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80882950993146128.post-49669226349048908272008-12-16T10:38:00.000-05:002008-12-16T10:38:00.000-05:00Woman... you know I have the same problem. I am fr...Woman... you know I have the same problem. I am freak. I think the same way. However, anecdotaly I can tell you when I did take my week off I came back and started pressing the 24KG bell on my left side, which I could never do before. I made the most gains from that week off.<BR/>Also, you have to know, muscle does not disappear in a week. It takes a while for strength to dissapate. Sure if you ate McDondals and a pint of ice cream every day for a week without working out you'd gain- but somehow I dont see you doing that. Lastly, of course you will have the gumption to start back up. Your obessesive worrying about stopping is a clear indicator that as soon as your week is up- you're back on it.Anthony Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17473191018774271509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80882950993146128.post-41336578779049711492008-12-16T03:47:00.000-05:002008-12-16T03:47:00.000-05:00Thank you for the encouraging words, Kat. Wii Yoga...Thank you for the encouraging words, Kat. Wii Yoga might work after all.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17077930691017238101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80882950993146128.post-29422807929426184592008-12-16T02:54:00.000-05:002008-12-16T02:54:00.000-05:00Jennifer, I am much the same way with rest and rec...Jennifer, I am much the same way with rest and recovery and no expert by any means but when I have to break I fill my workout time with something different. Usually yoga alternated with walking and not power walking either. I just keep my activity time and do somehting I don't usually do but something not strenuous, in the summer I swim and it feels so good! I am like you in that I am afraid I will magically turn to mush right away and/or put on 10 lbs but guess what? It does not happen, I usually come out of it feeling really good and rested and then my workouts are better than ever after the rest :)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00511914607013909978noreply@blogger.com