How many days a week is it safe to...
Losewtforlife4him
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Lift weights and do strength training? My neck and scapula area have been so sore lately but I think it's from using 3-10 lb weights doing 10-15 min. arm workouts pretty much everyday for the past few months. Is this too much? I use fitness blender, tone it up and pop sugar workouts on YouTube. Thanks for any advice.
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Too much is subjective to the individual.
3-10 lb weights are usually not enough to tax the nervous system, though rest can be benificial if your drained or hitting the same muscles.5 -
Too much is subjective to the individual.
3-10 lb weights are usually not enough to tax the nervous system, though rest can be benificial if your drained or hitting the same muscles.
I don't think it's a nervous system problem. Just sore muscles and I was thinking maybe I've been doing too much because there's a lot of repetitions.
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Lots of reps at extreme low weight generally doesn't equate to too much.
Of course low weights without progression won't make you stronger either.
If your body needs a break it will tell you. Part of lifting is listening to it.5 -
Lots of reps at extreme low weight generally doesn't equate to too much.
Of course low weights without progression won't make you stronger either.
If your body needs a break it will tell you. Part of lifting is listening to it.
It's definitely working as I have tone and definition now so that's a good thing. But you're right. I need to just listen to my body and give some rest days too.
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Losewtforlife4him wrote: »Lots of reps at extreme low weight generally doesn't equate to too much.
Of course low weights without progression won't make you stronger either.
If your body needs a break it will tell you. Part of lifting is listening to it.
It's definitely working as I have tone and definition now so that's a good thing.
That's probably from overall fat loss.
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Cherimoose wrote: »Losewtforlife4him wrote: »Lots of reps at extreme low weight generally doesn't equate to too much.
Of course low weights without progression won't make you stronger either.
If your body needs a break it will tell you. Part of lifting is listening to it.
It's definitely working as I have tone and definition now so that's a good thing.
That's probably from overall fat loss.
Tone and definition would be from sculpting the muscles using weights. Fat loss is from diet. Both together definitely help!
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The human body is an incredible machine and it can handle WAY more than most folks think! Working out every day isn't a problem. The hard part is fueling your body and taking care of its nutritional requirements. The above comment is totally correct! Your body will signal or tell you when you've gone to far. You can either ad more fuel and keep the machine running or give it a break. Depends on the signals your getting.2
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The human body is an incredible machine and it can handle WAY more than most folks think! Working out every day isn't a problem. The hard part is fueling your body and taking care of its nutritional requirements. The above comment is totally correct! Your body will signal or tell you when you've gone to far. You can either ad more fuel and keep the machine running or give it a break. Depends on the signals your getting.
I agree. Typically I do cardio every day and would want to keep that up. It's just the weight lifting I'm not sure about but for now going with some rest days as my neck feels strained a bit.
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Losewtforlife4him wrote: »Cherimoose wrote: »Losewtforlife4him wrote: »Lots of reps at extreme low weight generally doesn't equate to too much.
Of course low weights without progression won't make you stronger either.
If your body needs a break it will tell you. Part of lifting is listening to it.
It's definitely working as I have tone and definition now so that's a good thing.
That's probably from overall fat loss.
Tone and definition would be from sculpting the muscles using weights. Fat loss is from diet. Both together definitely help!
you can't sculpt your muscles. If you want muscle growth you have to use a progressive overload program. Doing the same thing over and over isn't going to make you stronger or change your muscle size. It's pretty much an endurance exercise.5 -
If you're feeling pain Def take a break. If you'received just sore...well, you could chalk that up to a lot of things, ie bad form, to heavy of a weight etc. Twice a month when I see a chiropractic then go for an hour massage then maybe a hot tub soak. Works wonders! You need to figure out if the pain is muscular, skeletal or neurological and then treat accordingly. Sometimes poor nutrition will lead to fatigue which leads to bad form which could lead to pain. Soreness is OK pain is not.1
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Losewtforlife4him wrote: »Cherimoose wrote: »Losewtforlife4him wrote: »Lots of reps at extreme low weight generally doesn't equate to too much.
Of course low weights without progression won't make you stronger either.
If your body needs a break it will tell you. Part of lifting is listening to it.
It's definitely working as I have tone and definition now so that's a good thing.
That's probably from overall fat loss.
Tone and definition would be from sculpting the muscles using weights. Fat loss is from diet. Both together definitely help!
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Take one week of just stretching, yoga, walking or other light activities. Your body needs to recover after months without a break.2
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singingflutelady wrote: »Losewtforlife4him wrote: »Cherimoose wrote: »Losewtforlife4him wrote: »Lots of reps at extreme low weight generally doesn't equate to too much.
Of course low weights without progression won't make you stronger either.
If your body needs a break it will tell you. Part of lifting is listening to it.
It's definitely working as I have tone and definition now so that's a good thing.
That's probably from overall fat loss.
Tone and definition would be from sculpting the muscles using weights. Fat loss is from diet. Both together definitely help!
you can't sculpt your muscles. If you want muscle growth you have to use a progressive overload program. Doing the same thing over and over isn't going to make you stronger or change your muscle size. It's pretty much an endurance exercise.
^ This. "Sculpting" the muscles is accomplished by losing the subcutaneous fat covering them, which makes them appear more defined. Strength training makes the muscles stronger and (with adequate calories, protein and training stimulus) can make them larger. Light weights/high reps with inadequate intensity and no progression isn't 'strength training', it's just ineffective/very low intensity cardio. It won't accomplish anything except maybe making you better at waving a small weight around for 10-15 minutes.3 -
Losewtforlife4him wrote: »Tone and definition would be from sculpting the muscles using weights. Fat loss is from diet.
Looking "toned" and "defined" is mostly from reducing body fat.
Not saying not to do strength training, but light weights produce minimal visible changes.
You do lower body exercises too, right?0 -
I know that the fat loss would be showing the muscle more however what would the point be in all of the exercises that people come up with such as fitness blender, Denise Austin arms, etc. if they didn't work?! I've seen lots of thin people with no muscle definition in their arms and they have 0 fat, so what do you say to that? I'm confused with what you're saying? I do lower strength training as well--
It's really not pain at all--just sore and tight in my neck and it's relieved with stretching and Motrin.
Definitely not neuro problems.0 -
And using light weights 3-10 lbs have produced amazing results thank you! 0
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Losewtforlife4him wrote: »And using light weights 3-10 lbs have produced amazing results thank you!
3lbs? I think my water bottle weighs more than that! As others mentioned, 3lbs weights for a million reps will help with endurance, but not muscle building.
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Muscleflex79 wrote: »Losewtforlife4him wrote: »And using light weights 3-10 lbs have produced amazing results thank you!
3lbs? I think my water bottle weighs more than that! As others mentioned, 3lbs weights for a million reps will help with endurance, but not muscle building.
Maybe I'm confused with all of this. Sorry. I am not trying to build muscle or be a muscle builder or anything like that lol! Just sculpting and toning and 3 lbs is great for many exercises. Try the fitness blender videos on you tube and tell me they don't work! 3-10 lbs is great for toning arms
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Losewtforlife4him wrote: »And using light weights 3-10 lbs have produced amazing results thank you!
Lolz.1 -
Losewtforlife4him wrote: »Muscleflex79 wrote: »Losewtforlife4him wrote: »And using light weights 3-10 lbs have produced amazing results thank you!
3lbs? I think my water bottle weighs more than that! As others mentioned, 3lbs weights for a million reps will help with endurance, but not muscle building.
Maybe I'm confused with all of this. Sorry. I am not trying to build muscle or be a muscle builder or anything like that lol! Just sculpting and toning and 3 lbs is great for many exercises. Try the fitness blender videos on you tube and tell me they don't work! 3-10 lbs is great for toning arms
yes, you are confused, for starters - 'toning' is not a thing!3
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