I skipped a day, does that matter?

vesh · 06-02-2005, 04:47 AM

I usually dp some crunches on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. I didn't do any yesterday (Wednesday) and did them today instead.
Does that matter? Would I have lost any ab muscle???

ponyboy · 06-02-2005, 05:04 AM

Yup - you're screwed. That ab muscle has already atrophied after 24 hours of neglect. Better do an extra 500-1000 crunches today to make up for it.

vesh · 06-02-2005, 05:28 AM

Are you being serious?

007 · 06-02-2005, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vesh

Are you being serious?

Relax... not a big deal...

Vieope · 06-02-2005, 06:15 AM

Back up! We need back up!

BigDyl · 06-02-2005, 06:39 AM

The sad truth is, you might as well quit now. Missing that one day... you probably set yourself back a good 5-10 years. Poor bastard...

willocraig · 06-02-2005, 09:16 AM

Seriousy,it does not matter as you have made up for it but if you miss a workout and do not make up for it your results will suffer. Tere is a 3:1 ratio I think so every time you miss one workout you have to do 3 of the same workouts to get back to were you would be if you had not of missed a workout.But in this you will be fine.

BigDyl · 06-02-2005, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willocraig

Seriousy,it does not matter as you have made up for it but if you miss a workout and do not make up for it your results will suffer. Tere is a 3:1 ratio I think so every time you miss one workout you have to do 3 of the same workouts to get back to were you would be if you had not of missed a workout.But in this you will be fine.

WTH? 3 to 1? Where do you get this from?

007 · 06-02-2005, 10:00 AM

Has anyone heard of rest. Rest helps you recover and grow. If you take a week off you don't have to work out for 3 weeks to catch up. In fact I come back strong after taking a rest week. (I do this once every 3 months or so).

Squaggleboggin · 06-02-2005, 10:09 AM

Yes, but that's so your CNS can recover. It's not like you could miss workouts for three months and then come back with even more strength than from missing a week.

Really, a skipped workout here and there won't set you back very much. And if you make up for it the very next day, it's really no problem unless you're too sore and you need to move your whole schedule around. I wouldn't be too worried about it, especially if it was abs because they can usually take quite a beating.

vesh · 06-02-2005, 10:42 PM

So then I'm fine???? I didn't do extra the next day (yesterday) I just did the same as what I would have done the day before. So yeah, I'm fine then???

shiznit2169 · 06-02-2005, 10:43 PM

you're fine, relax.

RikkiHoon · 06-02-2005, 10:48 PM

Yes, you're fine - stop stressin' bro'! Fitness and workouts needs to be taken seriously, but you've also got to be realistic! Take a deep breath ... in ... out ... in ... out

vesh · 06-02-2005, 10:52 PM

Ok, I'm doing some deep breaths, I think I'm ok, I might have skipped a breath

Thanks guys. Hopefully your right and that I'm fine.

willocraig · 06-03-2005, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigDyl

WTH? 3 to 1? Where do you get this from?

Some scientific studies have shown it, apparently. That`s why I said "I think the ratio is 3:1" It is what I read and it seemed pritty reliable!

Also it`s on this site,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebit...ningrev5.shtml

It might just be a GCSE revision site but all the information is gathered from text books and stuff from tests and studies also I read it in a fitness magazine a while ago,it says "approximatly" aswel so it is not obviously bang on accurate, depends on what your workout is I think.

**Mudge** · 06-03-2005, 09:12 AM

Worrying like you are about one day out of your life I'd presume you to be overtraining more than undertraining.

Tom84 · 06-03-2005, 11:39 AM

of course it doesnt matter for a three day ab regime

BigDyl · 06-03-2005, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willocraig

Some scientific studies have shown it, apparently. That`s why I said "I think the ratio is 3:1" It is what I read and it seemed pritty reliable!

Also it`s on this site,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebit...ningrev5.shtml

It might just be a GCSE revision site but all the information is gathered from text books and stuff from tests and studies also I read it in a fitness magazine a while ago,it says "approximatly" aswel so it is not obviously bang on accurate, depends on what your workout is I think.

Scientific, Shmientific... It sounded like you/he said that missing 1 workout means you lost strength you gained from your last 3, and would take you 3 more workouts to catch up again.

vesh · 06-03-2005, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mudge

Worrying like you are about one day out of your life I'd presume you to be overtraining more than undertraining.

Nah I've been doing the exact same training. Not under or overtraining. I can still feel the abs under the skin/fat whatever as much as I could feel them before Wednesday, so I'm just doing the same training.

06-02-2005, 04:47 AM	#1
vesh Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 31	I skipped a day, does that matter? I usually dp some crunches on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. I didn't do any yesterday (Wednesday) and did them today instead. Does that matter? Would I have lost any ab muscle???

06-02-2005, 05:04 AM	#2
ponyboy Training Trainer Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Running around somewhere Posts: 2,608 Photos: 1	Yup - you're screwed. That ab muscle has already atrophied after 24 hours of neglect. Better do an extra 500-1000 crunches today to make up for it. Today I can do what others will not so that tomorrow I will do what others cannot. The difference between winners and losers is that winners do things that losers don't want to do.

06-02-2005, 09:16 AM	#7
willocraig Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ye Olde England Posts: 69 Photos: 3	Seriousy,it does not matter as you have made up for it but if you miss a workout and do not make up for it your results will suffer. Tere is a 3:1 ratio I think so every time you miss one workout you have to do 3 of the same workouts to get back to were you would be if you had not of missed a workout.But in this you will be fine. * 6"1 (73inch) * 15.10 st (211lbs) * BMI= 27.8% - 18yrs * My Goal - 190lbs (13.7st) To Loose 31lbs (2.3st) Believe..........Commit..........Achieve

06-02-2005, 10:09 AM	#10
Squaggleboggin Functional Lifting = Life Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3,541 Photos: 3	Yes, but that's so your CNS can recover. It's not like you could miss workouts for three months and then come back with even more strength than from missing a week. Really, a skipped workout here and there won't set you back very much. And if you make up for it the very next day, it's really no problem unless you're too sore and you need to move your whole schedule around. I wouldn't be too worried about it, especially if it was abs because they can usually take quite a beating. Push yourself. Enjoy yourself. Be yourself. Knowledge is power. Obsessed with functional strength. Journal

06-02-2005, 10:48 PM	#13
RikkiHoon Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 59	Yes, you're fine - stop stressin' bro'! Fitness and workouts needs to be taken seriously, but you've also got to be realistic! Take a deep breath ... in ... out ... in ... out RikkiHoon

06-02-2005, 05:28 AM	#3
vesh Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 31	Are you being serious?

06-02-2005, 06:15 AM	#5
Vieope Monochromatic Bunny Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: drinking coffee.. Posts: 14,967 Photos: 10	Back up! We need back up!

06-02-2005, 10:00 AM	#9
007 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 273	Has anyone heard of rest. Rest helps you recover and grow. If you take a week off you don't have to work out for 3 weeks to catch up. In fact I come back strong after taking a rest week. (I do this once every 3 months or so).

06-02-2005, 10:42 PM	#11
vesh Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 31	So then I'm fine???? I didn't do extra the next day (yesterday) I just did the same as what I would have done the day before. So yeah, I'm fine then???

06-02-2005, 10:43 PM	#12
shiznit2169 flawless Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,184 Photos: 1	you're fine, relax.

06-02-2005, 10:52 PM	#14
vesh Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 31	Ok, I'm doing some deep breaths, I think I'm ok, I might have skipped a breath Thanks guys. Hopefully your right and that I'm fine.

06-03-2005, 09:12 AM	#16
Mudge Dieting I swear! Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Here Posts: 23,477 Photos: 1	Worrying like you are about one day out of your life I'd presume you to be overtraining more than undertraining. Kinesiology Comp Bench MaxCalc Motivation Bench form Charles Poliquin When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao-Tzu

06-03-2005, 11:39 AM	#17
Tom84 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 28 Photos: 3	of course it doesnt matter for a three day ab regime make way for the bad guy

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