Comments on: Thoughts on Consistency, Loopholes, and Slacking Off

By: MizFit

MizFit — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:23:38 +0000

Im with both you and blaine.
for me days off make me WANNA GET BACK AT IT!
but when I was a trainer I saw how clients needed to do something EVERY DAY (even a slow 40 minute stroll) so that they didnt get off track.

such a personal thing—just always listen to your body.

By: Blaine Moore

Blaine Moore — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:12:19 +0000

From what you’d said I wasn’t really that worried about your regimen specifically; it seemed safe enough.

I just wanted to point out the fallacy in your way of thinking to (a) prevent yourself from getting injured in the future as you move up to more strenuous workouts, and to (b) make sure that anybody reading this was aware of the risks and lack of rewards for doubling up after missing workouts.

As somebody who has run competitively for 20 years and who is coaching novice runners, it’s something I’ve seen plenty of times and it often leads to taking a lot of time off.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:06:34 +0000

Blaine: I appreciate your concern, but I’m not talking about doing anything overly strenuous. My typical cardio workouts right now are 30 minutes on the elliptical or 30 minutes (give or take) rowing. In fact, this is the sort of stuff that I might otherwise do in a single day if time wasn’t an issue. So… If/when I double up, it’s not like I’m really pushing my limits.

Take today, for example… I did 30 minutes on the elliptical this morning, pushups around mid-day at work, and then rowed 30 minutes this evening. I had planned on doing the elliptical last night, but time got away from me and it just didn’t happen.

You’re point is well taken, though. Don’t worry, I’m using my head.

By: Blaine Moore

Blaine Moore — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:58:10 +0000

Not to discourage you in any way, but what you are doing sounds dangerous and can lead to injury. Splitting your workouts to morning and evening will probably keep you healthy (in fact, I work out multiple times per day quite regularly as a training strategy) but trying to fit in workouts that you miss is likely to lead to over training and injury. Just be careful with it.

By: Andrew is getting fit

Andrew is getting fit — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:23:31 +0000

I think keeping on a roll is the way to go. I find if I stop then restarting is a mammoth task.