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Quick question: I took a month off from excersizing in general. Just today, I attempted to get back on the wagon, and noticed that I had (have) alot of troubles. I could barley last 15 minutes on my treadmill (though it is positioned at its highest incline). So, the question is this, is it a waste of my time to take it easy for a little bit and see if i can work my way up? I was able to do thirty minutes rather easily (though still exhausted at the end of it) before this lapse.

Maybe its just the indoor monotiny of treadmilling vs running around outside. Maybe later tonight ill try to run out of doors :(

Meh.
 
I'm not sure about how much time it takes - but I know that you will have set backs if you take too much time off, but will also jump back quickly if you do not take off too much time. I took about 2 weeks off and was fine as far as how much weight I could push.
 
Bangtail said:
Quick question: I took a month off from excersizing in general. Just today, I attempted to get back on the wagon, and noticed that I had (have) alot of troubles. I could barley last 15 minutes on my treadmill (though it is positioned at its highest incline). So, the question is this, is it a waste of my time to take it easy for a little bit and see if i can work my way up? I was able to do thirty minutes rather easily (though still exhausted at the end of it) before this lapse.

Maybe its just the indoor monotiny of treadmilling vs running around outside. Maybe later tonight ill try to run out of doors :(

Meh.
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Actually, running on a tredmil is easier than running outside. On a tredmil ...and flat surface...its actually like running down hill a little bit. You need to make sure you put it on an incline to get the same results as outside. Seems like your doing that... but remember...too much incline is terrible for your knees. Also, when you run outside you have the wind which already creates resistance. All in all...I would suggest running outside ...period... just because you get a better work out! (not recommended in the heat of the day though!!) ;)
 
Personally, I think running outside feels easier. In my opinion, treadmills are boring, but when you run outside, you can feel the breeze on your face (it feels great; not at all like "resistance"), you can run through sprinklers, you can greet your neighbors, you can enjoy the scenery... etc. It's great.
 
SnapThat said:
Personally, I think running outside feels easier. In my opinion, treadmills are boring, but when you run outside, you can feel the breeze on your face (it feels great; not at all like "resistance"), you can run through sprinklers, you can greet your neighbors, you can enjoy the scenery... etc. It's great.
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Yes, its more enjoyable as far as scenery....But it is definetly harder...unless your running at the max incline for a long time on a tredmill. Whether you realize it or not the wind is an added resistance.
 
To address the original question again - there's kind of a rule of thumb when it comes to downtime. You can usually go a month without lifting and still retain most if not all of your musclular conditioning. Depending on the person, this is the most you'd want to go without training if you really want to keep all your muscle mass.

For cardio, however, they say that every day you skip training is 2 days you have to train to get reconditioned :)
 
Fil said:
To address the original question again - there's kind of a rule of thumb when it comes to downtime. You can usually go a month without lifting and still retain most if not all of your musclular conditioning. Depending on the person, this is the most you'd want to go without training if you really want to keep all your muscle mass.

For cardio, however, they say that every day you skip training is 2 days you have to train to get reconditioned :)
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Yeah, it SUCKS skipping cardio!
 
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