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Should I take a rest day?

trekkiebeth
trekkiebeth Posts: 172
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
My neck and shoulders are SUPER sore from my first attempt at Jillian Michaels' 6 Week Six-Pack yesterday. (See link below.) Should I take a rest day from strength and just do cardio today, or should I do the DVD again?

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/161192-just-tried-jillian-s-6-week-six-pack

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  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    I would just do some cardio and no strength. You should always take a day in between strength training of the same muscles/area. The strength training tears your muscle fibers down but it's the rest day that rebuilds them and makes them stronger, it is essential to let this happen or you're not really gaining any strenght.
  • sharonmac
    sharonmac Posts: 119
    I would probably just do cardio. And then to the video again tomorrow
  • ebkins7
    ebkins7 Posts: 427 Member
    Rest days are SUPER IMPORTANT!!! Your muscles need time to recoop or they won't get stronger! Take a rest day!
  • pftjill
    pftjill Posts: 488
    Depends on the pain. If it is a-I worked out and my muscles are sore- better known as-delayed onset muscle soreness(DOMS) or if it is I did something wrong. It is weird that your neck and shoulders hurt, but I don't really know what you did. If you were doing core work maybe you strained your neck to much. If it is DOMS than I would just keep going, but a different pain, take a break and focus more on cardio that isn't going to strain that area.
  • trekkiebeth
    trekkiebeth Posts: 172
    pftjill: I'm surprised that no one has commented on the neck pain until now. I'm a little worried about it. Here's what I wrote in the other post that I linked to:
    The only real problem I had is that I seem to have strained my neck. I've done the 30-Day Shred Level 1 and never strained my neck, so it's not like I have terrible form in general. Maybe it will get better when I'm used to the moves.
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