Giving Your Body a Break

This week I was hit with the startling realization that my body isn't quite as young as it used to be. I came to this conclusion when I awoke Tuesday morning so sore that I was barely able to get out of bed. However, somehow I managed to push myself through three more ladder sets over the following two days until I finally decided to throw in the towel on Wednesday afternoon.

My muscles burned and my body ached, and I needed some rest. It's been almost 6 full months of pretty consistent workouts, and I believe my body was due for a breakdown. So, rather than push through the remainder of the week and subject my body to even more pain, I decided it would be best to relax and pick back up where I left off next week. As Livestrong.com explains, "Working out actually causes trauma to your muscles, and this trauma is repaired after your workouts when your body is at rest."

Pictured: My muscles after this week

With that being said, I took their advice and have listed my results from this week of rest below:

Date	Workout	Sets	Total Time (Morning)	Total Time (Night)	Beak Time Per Set	Total Burpees
6/18/2012	Ladder	14	17 min 38 sec	17 min 41 sec	60 sec	210
6/19/2012	Ladder	14	17 min 39 sec	17 min 36 sec	60 sec	210
6/20/2012	Ladder	14	17 min 37 sec	REST	60 sec	105
6/21/2012	REST
6/22/2012	REST
6/23/2012	REST
6/24/2012	REST

This week I'll leave you with a quote from the ancient Roman poet Ovid:

"Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop."

L&R,

Drew