Recovery

You must always give your muscles forty-eight hours to recover before you work them again.

You build muscle with rest. Strength training creates micro-trauma - tiny tears and strains in your muscles and connective tissues. As a result of these tears, your body responds to these minor damages by making your muscles bigger and stronger, thus protecting them from future damage.

Bigger and stronger muscles do not automatically equate to bulk and size - to any lady readers. I can’t say it enough how women simply do not have the genetics and testosterone muscles to build muscle like men. Bigger and stronger muscles for women = tighter bodies and increased metabolic rates.

I always stressed variety in training routine with both clients and friends alike. That is because if you repeat the same exercises at the same weights, your muscles will adapt to the stresses you are imposing on it and you will see little change. It should be your goal to keep imposing new stresses to your body so you are continually forcing your body to make new adaptations.