Power through or give up..?

minibandit
minibandit Posts: 77
in Fitness and Exercise
This is a not too serious thought I've just had.

I have no muscle, other than what I need to walk and do stuff, like stand up, I haven't used them and they are shamefully non-existent.

In an effort to rectify I did day one of the 30 Day Shred the other day and OMG! My arms and thighs were burning. I found myself just not able to keep the weight as upright or squat down as much. So - instead of powering through, I was chickening out - I think. Afterwards I wobbled my way around the house on a pair of jelly legs.

What's best to do? Power through and try to give the best performance even though it really hurts or tone it down, lift less high, squat less deep? Is it right to carry on to the point of fail or what?

What do you do?

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  • spiralated
    spiralated Posts: 150 Member
    Bump because I have the same question - except after a while I get blurry eyes....
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    don't go as fast...

    Still squat down and lift high but try less weigh on the lift even if that means no weight...

    do the modified versions if you can, if you can't modify for you...and keep at it.

    When I did 30DS at first I couldn't do a non modified push up and after day 1 of level 2...I cried...no joke but i powered through until I could...

    You will hurt afterwards but that goes away too...

    If you want it bad enough it is all worth it...I can now do straight arm chin ups and pull ups (only 2 but that's better than none) I can bench 120lbs...strength is awesome.
  • jstout365
    jstout365 Posts: 1,686 Member
    Keep at it. You can only get better if you actually keep doing it.

    I would focus on good form before I worry about speed or weight. Less likelihood of injury and proper form allows you to get in the full benefit of the movement. Use good form with modified exercises to reduce the difficulty.
  • 40andFindingFitness
    40andFindingFitness Posts: 497 Member
    Power through and use a lower weight as suggested. When I started lifting dumbbells the 10lb weight felt like 20 and the 20lb weight felt like 50. I'm now getting used to the 20lb weight and will brave the 25 next. I'm on 40 - 50lbs lifting a barbell and while it's slow going I am making progress. Just stick with it.
  • minibandit
    minibandit Posts: 77
    :smile:
    Thanks guys, so...do the movement properly with less/no weights - and build up.
    I have this set of weights I picked up cheap and it's in three sizes (weights), I chose the medium, because I'm tough (jk). I'll drop down to the smaller ones for next time.

    It just occurred to me that I didn't really know what would be best. To carry on even though the 90 degree bend in my arm is getting less and less accurate and actually starting to flop and wibble, or to do the ones you can do properly and then stop when the wibble happens...

    In my head I'm the sort of gal that powers through, gritting teeth and grunting and yelling. In reality my body turned to jelly and whimpered a bit.

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