Is this bad?

Question

Okay i do resistance training every other day during my rest days is it okay to do active recovery cardio {nothing hard} just like walking, jogging and just keeping my body active but with no pressure, because when i just sit around i feel achy and i feel so unfortable, and is this benefital tos omeone whos thin and wanting to gain muscle mass, will it make the muscles you build through resistance look toned through cardio? thats what i heard

Answer 1

Not only is it OK it is great for you. You can't beat weight training and cardio (and no you don't need to take it easy) and a healthy diet.

Answer 2

For your days off from your resistance training there is nothing wrong with staying active. Take a light walk. nothing to fast. There is nothing more meditative than a nice slow long walk on a nice day. Time alone to think and just spend some time in your head.

Adding cardio to your exercise program is always a good idea!! A balanced work out program will always do more for you that a program of only weight training or only cardio.

Its not a good sign though if your so sore the day after working out that you cant sit comfortably.

trying not to get to technical.. Building muscle through resistance training is a process of breaking down and rebuilding your muscles. When you work out you break down the muscle, when you don't work out the muscle rebuilds. If your muscles are not getting that rebuilding time then you will not get the results you want.

You might look into doing a 3/2 or 2/2 ratio of days on and off. Work out for three then take two off, or work out for two then take two off. Your muscles could probably use the little bit of extra time to rebuild. If they are so sore that you feel you don't want to stop moving, they might not be getting enough rebuilding.

You should talk to a trainer who can help you determine exactly what would be the right amount of training for your size and fitness level. He will know if you are doing to much to fast.

Answer 3

most definetly good! unfortunately not enough people use cardio as a form of active recovery.

in terms of intensity of the active recovery for me that depends on the training that was performed the previous day. mine will range from doing low intensity/long duration cardio on the treadmill for 60 min cardio to performing HIIT or Max-OT cardio.