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How many times can you repeat a workout?

rhinomidget
rhinomidget Posts: 52 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I work out 6 times a week and I'd like to know how many times I can repeat a (in this case, cardio) workout before I reach a plateau.. Thanks :)

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  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    A weight loss plateau?

    It could happen after the 3rd session, it might never happen. Weight loss is the result of maintaining a calorie deficit over time. You've only addressed part of the conversation, and a relatively small part. Diet is a much bigger factor.
  • ryanhorn
    ryanhorn Posts: 355 Member
    What's your ultimate goal? (weight loss, to compete in a competition, etc)
  • rhinomidget
    rhinomidget Posts: 52 Member
    jacksonpt wrote: »
    A weight loss plateau?

    It could happen after the 3rd session, it might never happen. Weight loss is the result of maintaining a calorie deficit over time. You've only addressed part of the conversation, and a relatively small part. Diet is a much bigger factor.

    Ohhh..no, no, haha, I just mean a plateau in which the workout is no longer effective in general... (I'm sorry, I don't think I'm making any sense :P)
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    lilylenz wrote: »
    jacksonpt wrote: »
    A weight loss plateau?

    It could happen after the 3rd session, it might never happen. Weight loss is the result of maintaining a calorie deficit over time. You've only addressed part of the conversation, and a relatively small part. Diet is a much bigger factor.

    Ohhh..no, no, haha, I just mean a plateau in which the workout is no longer effective in general... (I'm sorry, I don't think I'm making any sense :P)

    If you continue to push yourself, then there will always be benefit. But if you just hop on the treadmill, set the incline at 2 and the speed at 5 and go, then at some point that effort won't have the impact it did when you started. You have to increase your effort/intensity as your conditioning improves.
  • Ryapm
    Ryapm Posts: 17 Member
    progressive overload, and your better shouldn't be adapting. Switch up your routine every few months to keep things fresh.
  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
    lilylenz wrote: »

    ...I just mean a plateau in which the workout is no longer effective in general....

    Never providing you take rest days. I'm not sure what you mean but it is not good to do the same workout every day week after week.

    Exercise stresses muscles and causes small tears in the muscle. Rest days allow for the necessary healing to take place and then the muscle is stronger.

    It is far more involved but that is the synopsis.
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