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FreedumbBum

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Joined: 01 Apr 2005
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Location: Oceanside, CA
Tell Me If This Is Too Much...
Posted: 04-01-05 01:29am

Another thing that was on my mind...
I notice that people say that you should work out 3-5 times per week...
I used to do just that, but now that I am very busy, I am only able to work out twice a week, maybe more if i'm lucky...
But those 2 days out of the week are, I would say, intense...
After I get out of work (on mondays and wednesdays), I go straight to the ymca and begin to work out (i get there at about 5pm)...
I stretch for about 15-25, maybe 30 mins., run for 15, and work various machines for just about everything; arms, shoulders, back, legs, calves, abs; then I stretch again...
And I do this until it is time for my capoeira class at 7:30 (a brazilian martial art/dance; look it up, its a great full body work out, but I dont do it for that, thats just a nice side-effect)...
So basically that work out session was my warm up for that class...
And in that class, its mostly all cardio; we warm up, which usually lasts more or less 30 mins., then work on whatever we're workin on, which is still very tiring, then we "play" (it is considered a game, to make it easier to some, its similar to "sparring" but with no intentions of harming the opponent; iono, its hard to explain, just look it up!)...
And all of this usually goes on until a little after 9pm, and when we do end, sometimes we work on stuff after class (the fun stuff like flips, spins, etc. "floreios") for a bit which can usually last until 10pm...
So i'm basically workin out for 5 hours with limited rest time...
Is that a good thing? Is it safe?
Suggestions? Questions? Comments?

Ps. Check out our group at www.Abadacapoeirasd.Com

-andrew
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FreedumbBum

New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Apr 2005
Posts: 3
Location: Oceanside, CA

Posted: 06-23-05 14:11pm

Anyone wanna answer my question please?
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Justin_Toronto

Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jan 2005
Posts: 418
Location: Toronto, ON

Posted: 06-28-05 13:54pm

Is it too much? From a health perspective, not really. You may be stressing your ligaments at times and may suffer from microfractures depending on your health... But most likely, it's not a problem.

If your goal is to bodybuild or strength train, then yes, you're over training.

Justin
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