confused?

you lost me at the same muscle group two days in a row.....I never knew this!

Hi Fearless Rob!

You're right, although I think you mistyped your point: You should NOT workout the same muscle group two days in a row. After resistance training (weight lifting), you are breaking down your muscle fibres. The idea is that you break them down during your workout and your muscles will grow back bigger/stronger. This process of recovery takes approximately 48 hours hence the recommendation of at least a day off before you train the same muscle group again.
Two exceptions are abs/core and calves, due to the type of muscle fibre they are they respond differently to exercise than others do.




You mentioned in your post that you started at the gym 3 days ago. If you are just starting a training program, it is normal that you would be quite sore to start as your muscles are getting used to the new movements. It will get easier Are you doing the elliptical on an incline/how high? Try adjusting the incline to take some of the pressure off of your calves.

Cardio can definitely be a daily thing (although I always recommend one full rest day per week). Make sure that you are stretching after all workouts (even cardio) and make sure that you are staying well hydrated.

Hope this helps!!

i never heard that about abs or calves before. these ellipticals dont do angles. the treadmills do. they just increase resistance. and i do a fat burning HR monitor and wear a chest strap so it adjust resistance automatically to keep my heart rate in the certain range.
I was just confused if its ok to keep doing cardio even when sore with no damage done im fine with it. doesnt hurt after 2 min anyways just hurts later on lol

Yeah, if you're sore you can still do cardio with no problem. Some people say it relieves their soreness. You can also work the same muscle group the next day to relieve soreness by dropping the weight and doing a few sets.

Hi Fearless Rob!

You're right, although I think you mistyped your point: You should NOT workout the same muscle group two days in a row. After resistance training (weight lifting), you are breaking down your muscle fibres. The idea is that you break them down during your workout and your muscles will grow back bigger/stronger. This process of recovery takes approximately 48 hours hence the recommendation of at least a day off before you train the same muscle group again.
Two exceptions are abs/core and calves, due to the type of muscle fibre they are they respond differently to exercise than others do.




You mentioned in your post that you started at the gym 3 days ago. If you are just starting a training program, it is normal that you would be quite sore to start as your muscles are getting used to the new movements. It will get easier Are you doing the elliptical on an incline/how high? Try adjusting the incline to take some of the pressure off of your calves.

Cardio can definitely be a daily thing (although I always recommend one full rest day per week). Make sure that you are stretching after all workouts (even cardio) and make sure that you are staying well hydrated.

Hope this helps!!

i never heard that about abs or calves before. these ellipticals dont do angles. the treadmills do. they just increase resistance. and i do a fat burning HR monitor and wear a chest strap so it adjust resistance automatically to keep my heart rate in the certain range.
I was just confused if its ok to keep doing cardio even when sore with no damage done im fine with it. doesnt hurt after 2 min anyways just hurts later on lol

Yeah, if you're sore you can still do cardio with no problem. Some people say it relieves their soreness. You can also work the same muscle group the next day to relieve soreness by dropping the weight and doing a few sets.

I dont understand how you can drop the weight or sets on an elliptical?? lmao

You cando cardio but also lift, just lighter and less volume than usual.

This hood/gangsta girl is right. II would like to add, depends how much cardio are you doing? I just do 10min warm up with cardio, lift weights, then 10minutes after my weights... and call it a day. But you're also right, you may want to skip a body part if it's sore. Runners(long distance runners) usually don't work their legs that much with weights, because they're constantly working them when running.