Is it normal to feel like you didn't do enough after working out?
mbrautcheck1999
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Basically every time I work out I'll workout for an hour to an hour and 20 minutes. I don't feel any pain or soreness and it makes me feel insecure and like I didn't do enough. I don't wanna do too much though because I don't wanna train endurance. Is it normal to walk away feeling no effort put in? Btw I train calisthenics so I don't use weights.
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You are doing great! One hour is great and the recommended amount is 30 minutes a day. You are way ahead of the game.0
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Are you following a well designed program or are you just winging it?
Follow a program. Progress will be measured by how much you can do and how it effects your body. There's no other way to really tell how you are doing (assuming your not being monitored in some lab). The old adage "No pain, no gain" is not something you should strive for.
Good luck.5 -
Why don't you want to improve your endurance?3
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What kind of calisthenics are you doing for 60-80 minutes where you don’t feel like you worked out afterward?2
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Do you get your heart rate up? Are you sweating at all? Do you have goals you are working toward with your workouts? How do you measure your progress.
Personally, I wouldn't be happy with a workout that didn't get my heart rate up and get me sweating. Otherwise (for me) the workout just doesn't feel worth it. But I also need goals to work toward. It's why I enjoy running - I can work toward distance or time but I'm working toward something, I'm tracking progress and seeing myself improve is a huge motivator.1 -
I sweat and stuff and I feel sore the next morning but after the workout is over I always feel like I got more in me. I do follow a program that consists of various push and pull movements that is split up into push and pull days and a leg day.0
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mbrautcheck1999 wrote: »I sweat and stuff and I feel sore the next morning but after the workout is over I always feel like I got more in me. I do follow a program that consists of various push and pull movements that is split up into push and pull days and a leg day.
and all of this is just with body weight?0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »mbrautcheck1999 wrote: »I sweat and stuff and I feel sore the next morning but after the workout is over I always feel like I got more in me. I do follow a program that consists of various push and pull movements that is split up into push and pull days and a leg day.
and all of this is just with body weight?
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What kind of calisthenics are you doing for 60-80 minutes where you don’t feel like you worked out afterward?
My push day consists of a total of 245 push ups in various sets and various forms ( incline, decline, wife, diamond, psuedo, etc.) I feel worked durig the workout but not like 5 minutes after.0 -
mbrautcheck1999 wrote: »
how much progress have you seen so far?
is there a reason you don't use weights?1 -
I used to think I had to be sweating and dying after my workouts to make progress, but now I realize that is not the case at all. For me, because of how my workouts are programmed, if I overdo it and push myself too hard one day, I won't be able to recover enough for the next day. Since I work lower body 3-4x per week, sometimes I have to leave a bit in the tank. Don't mistake pain or soreness with results. Look at your progress over time.5
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TavistockToad wrote: »mbrautcheck1999 wrote: »
how much progress have you seen so far?
is there a reason you don't use weights?
I want to do calisthenics, that's why I don't use weights.0 -
mbrautcheck1999 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »mbrautcheck1999 wrote: »
how much progress have you seen so far?
is there a reason you don't use weights?
I want to do calisthenics, that's why I don't use weights.
How much progress have you seen so far?0 -
Progress wise I gained 4 lbs in the last 2 weeksTavistockToad wrote: »mbrautcheck1999 wrote: »
how much progress have you seen so far?
is there a reason you don't use weights?4 -
I used to think I had to be sweating and dying after my workouts to make progress, but now I realize that is not the case at all. For me, because of how my workouts are programmed, if I overdo it and push myself too hard one day, I won't be able to recover enough for the next day. Since I work lower body 3-4x per week, sometimes I have to leave a bit in the tank. Don't mistake pain or soreness with results. Look at your progress over time.
Thanks, this helps2 -
mbrautcheck1999 wrote: »
Progress wise I gained 4 lbs in the last 2 weeksTavistockToad wrote: »mbrautcheck1999 wrote: »
how much progress have you seen so far?
is there a reason you don't use weights?
Are you trying to bulk (gain muscle) using bodyweight exercises? While it is not impossible, it can definitely be more challenging and you will come to the point where it is not as optimal. Make sure you are following a progressive program.4 -
I used to think I had to be sweating and dying after my workouts to make progress, but now I realize that is not the case at all. For me, because of how my workouts are programmed, if I overdo it and push myself too hard one day, I won't be able to recover enough for the next day. Since I work lower body 3-4x per week, sometimes I have to leave a bit in the tank. Don't mistake pain or soreness with results. Look at your progress over time.
This^ Also, how you you are feeling the day after indicates you are stressing your muscles.1 -
Pain is not an indicator of a good workout. Pain and DOMs is an indicator that you've been sitting on your *kitten* too much. If you're training regularly, you shouldn't be in pain.4
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mbrautcheck1999 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »mbrautcheck1999 wrote: »
how much progress have you seen so far?
is there a reason you don't use weights?
I want to do calisthenics, that's why I don't use weights.
Understand that, while what you are doing is fine right now, you will reach a point where you can't get enough progressive overload with just body weight.6 -
mbrautcheck1999 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »mbrautcheck1999 wrote: »
how much progress have you seen so far?
is there a reason you don't use weights?
I want to do calisthenics, that's why I don't use weights.
Understand that, while what you are doing is fine right now, you will reach a point where you can't get enough progressive overload with just body weight.
That's when you start weighted calisthenics0 -
mbrautcheck1999 wrote: »
Progress wise I gained 4 lbs in the last 2 weeksTavistockToad wrote: »mbrautcheck1999 wrote: »
how much progress have you seen so far?
is there a reason you don't use weights?
Are you trying to bulk (gain muscle) using bodyweight exercises? While it is not impossible, it can definitely be more challenging and you will come to the point where it is not as optimal. Make sure you are following a progressive program.
It is possible btw, the aesthetics are actually very similar0
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