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2004/03/23, 01:45 PM
I have been working out for about a year now and have seen some definite results. I workout all muscle groups once a week. Monday: chest, Tuesday: back, bis, Wednesday: legs, Thursday: shoulders, tris. I do 4 sets of different exercises for each muscle group with 10 -12 reps each. Sometimes more depending how I feel afterwards. I was wondering if this is an effective workout? I also play basketball or racquetball immediately following my wokout. I am also wondering if by playing b-ball and r-ball right after my workouts I am hurting my muscle gains. I think I may be burning too many calories and leaving nothing for my muscles to feed on. I would go on the weekends too so I can play r-ball and b-ball but the gym is really far away and gas prices are ridiculous right now. Any info on this?
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2004/03/23, 03:19 PM
Doing this will definately hinder your recovery time. But a way to at least minimize this would be to have your post-workout shake after your workouts, and I would follow up with another shake during and after basket/racquetball. It may seem like a lot, but this will help. Good luck.:dumbbell:
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2004/03/23, 03:42 PM
Thanks, I'll start doing that. I take creatine before my workout. And I try my best to have a whey protein shake when I get home. I'll start bringing the protein shake with me and doing what you suggested. Just hope it doesn't come back up during play.
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2004/03/23, 06:26 PM
I had a hard time getting my mind around this one, but by lowering your reps to no more than 8 (10-8-6-4, 10 being the warm-up), you may add more mass. For this to be effective, you have to keep to little rest in between sets (about 45 secs). As for the b-ball, r-ball question, I think the answer is yes, you probably are hurting your gains. It boils down to what your ultimate goals are I guess. Definitely have the shake before cardio if your going to continue with it.
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