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Anonymous
Hey /fit/.

I'm not in any bad shape and this isn't a diet question or anything like that.

Essentially, my friends and I have started doing gymnastics every day. The thing is, before this, there were two weeks of not working out at all. Suddenly exercising again has caused what feels like the muscles in my back to get pretty sore. We go to the gymnastic center again today, but seeing as I'm going there tomorrow anyway, should I skip it today?

Let me rephrase that; that was a bit awkward. The muscles in my back feel sore; should I continue working out despite it or would taking a break for a day be a good idea?
>> Anonymous
See how you feel when you get there. Just walking through the front door of my gym does a lot to clear the cobwebs.

If you get through your warmup and you're feeling weak or tight, you might consider calling it an early day.
>> Anonymous
brake... FOR PROSTITUTES!
>> Anonymous
BREAK
>> Anonymous
>>39531

This is gymnastics, so there's a lot of backhandsprings and a lot of things that use the back specifically. I'm not sure if a muscle being sore actually means you should rest it or if you should stop being a pussy and do it anyway.
>> Anonymous
General rule of thumb:

If what you're engaged in is inherently risky even when you're in good condition, it's better to rest if you're feeling off than try start and get injured. I'd mostly consider this category to be for heavy weightlifting stuff - gymnastics may fall into this category if what you do is seriously that straining. These are things that tax your maximum power, not endurance, and fucking up may have you dropping a barbell on your head.

If what you're engaged in is inherently safe, though perhaps exhausting, when in good condition, it's better to go do as much as you can than just assume you need the day off. These are things that are primarily endurance based, but can involve some, but not extreme, muscular strain. Aerobic activities like running, biking, or light weight lifting (eg 15+ reps per set).

The key difference is with the latter exercises, the work is gradual, and it's easy to recognize when something is becoming a problem before you really hurt yourself. In the first case, an injury can occur on a single lift with no real warning signal.
>> Anonymous
Anyone else?
>> Anonymous
>>39540

Thanks, this helps a lot.

I think I'll just go ahead and skip it; I'm going tomorrow and the following 3 days anyway. While it's not particularly strenuous, it does involve bending over backwards and putting all of my weight + force onto my hands, then bending again and doing the same thing to my feet to launch myself into the air. It's not strenuous like the obligatory screaming guy at the gym, but eh, it's not going to hurt anything to rest for ONE day.
>> Anonymous
>>39546
The main purpose to going and doing as much as you can is to keep yourself from getting into a habit of making easy excuses to skip a day. That being said, I personally consider the spine+neck to be the most easily damaged part of the body, and would certainly be hesitant to go at all if I felt there were problems; it's the same reason people are always told to consult a doctor before beginning an exercise routine: simple things CAN fuck you up if you're not careful.
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