recovery time

**TKD GOD** · Posted On: 10/30/2005 12:26pm

i know that its a really stupid question, but is it possible to train consistantly every night without taking days off?

i get this wierd thing if i dont train the night before i feel like ****, i get stiff, become distracted easily and genrally not very nice until i do my training. its wierd.

would it be too bad to train every night without a recovery period or do you think that 24 hours would be enough?

**Judah Maccabee** · Posted On: 10/30/2005 12:59pm

Depends on the intensity of the exercise. If it's low, you can do it every day.

I saw a blurb which said that it can take up to 96 hours of rest after a hard weightlifting session for a muscle to completely recover. The issue is if the muscle needs to fully recover before exercising it again.

**Critical Jo** · Posted On: 10/30/2005 1:03pm

You might get a different answer from the other fitness guys but as long as its a light/med workout it shouldn't be an issue. Usually the harder your workout the longer you should take off for rest, but if its a light workout the recovery time is not that big of an issue.

**lawdog** · Posted On: 10/30/2005 1:13pm

The question is too generic. Recovery time depends on several different variables. Type of training, intensity of training, your own goals and reasons for training, your diet, quantity/quality of sleep you get each night, and a myriad of genetic variables all play a part.

**Warpath** · Posted On: 10/30/2005 1:48pm

As long as you're not working the same muscle group everynight, you should be fine.

**TKD GOD** · Posted On: 10/30/2005 3:03pm

it kind of is a light.medium work out. the only problem is im working every muscle group i can, while doing bagwork and correcting my techniques. normally about 2-3 hours a night.

do you know of any reason my body feels so bad after not training? does the body start to rely on exercise after a while?

thanks for all the replies

**Honor** · Posted On: 10/30/2005 3:11pm

Your body will normally recover within 24 hours. If your workout is tough, you might need up to 48 hours. In that situation it'd be best to do a lighter work out the next day.