Rest can NOT be ignored
Does the term "bonking" apply to bodybuilders or just to endurance athletes? Not sure…since I’m kinda new to all this. Either way, I almost "bonked" last week. My body has made little progress since December: bodyfat same; weight same; no change in inch loss. I had no desire to hit the gym and workout. NONE! Doubtful that it was caused by overtraining. I’m pretty darn sure it’s my lack of quality sleep.
Amazingly enough, I got 8 1/2 hours of sleep last night, and I only woke up 3 times. Usually, I wake every hour and can’t get back to sleep for 30 minutes. This time, I forced myself to get back to sleep, and it worked. I feel AMAZING today!! And I aced my workout!
So here’s my plan of attack to avoid bonking in the future:
1. Try for AT LEAST 8 hours of sleep every night.
2. Add Fish oil to my supplement regime.
3. Never EVER forget to eat high-glycemic carbs after my workout. Muscles need recovery insulin, right?
4. Make sure I’m resting at least 30-45 seconds between sets. (I tend to rush through to keep the heartrate going, but I think my muscles are not recovering as a result.)
5. Add 1 yoga workout every week. I need the flexibility training and the relaxation.
6. Go for a massage twice a month.
Let’s see how it goes.
January 16, 2008 at 10:52 am
I think in this world today, rest is the hardest thing to get done. I am lucky to get 6-61/2 hours per night and maybe get wakin up 2 or 3 times. Between my wife waking me up because our daughter is crying or just our daughter waking me up because she wants a drink.
Are all 2 yr olds like this.
Anyway I am going to strive for 8 hours too.
Good Luck
January 16, 2008 at 10:56 am
You’ll love yoga! By doing twice per week you’ll see very dramatic flexibilty gains!
January 16, 2008 at 11:07 am
wow you have some tip I need to try some of them, yes it is very important to get enough sleep your I only get average of 6 hours of sleep a day, so I know you talking about and that’s why I have hard time try to gain some muscle now working night shift for 12 hours did help at all
January 16, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Sleep, yoga, massage rest for success.