Working Out: Recovering

As many of you know recovering after working out is very important. I normally let my muscle groups recover by not doing them the next day. As I have written on the first blog about working out, I split my workout into four days. I usually go through them one day after another. For this week, I have so far did my days of chest/triceps, back/biceps and shoulders.

Today, I was supposedly to do my legs' workout, but I ended up resting. In the morning, I went to my acupuncturist and had some treatments done to me. During this time, I asked my acupuncturist a few questions about recovery and soreness.

Question: Is it normal to sometimes feel a lump or a bump in my body (for example, my arms)?
Response: It is normal to attain them due to working out those areas of the body.

Question: Is going to the steam room after a workout helpful in recovery?
Response: Yes, it is definitely helpful. In the hot and moist environment, you have the chance to help the circulation of your blood, which helps in the recovery from soreness.

Question: Will going to the steam room cause problems to individuals that are trying add weight?
Response: No, it has no effect in losing weight for those are trying to gain weight; as mentionned before, going to a steam room will simply help with recovery from soreness and such.

I probably have asked maybe a few other questions. However, I don't remember them. :D
When I was done with my treatments, I ended up going home and resting more.

As a few friends have said to me in past conversations, they believe that I am not resting enough between my days of workout. Being stubborn, I wanted to keep pushing. I wanted to see more and more results. Learning during the process, I realize that if I have no energy to workout, it will be probably more beneficial for me to rest and recover, then to push and result in hurting myself while working out. Once today is over, tomorrow is a new day to workout and to push harder.

-peace out-Krafty