CLX & no doms & rest day?

[MARIKA]

I thought for sure I would be feeling my 1st burn workout today. I haven't touched heavy weights in a while. Should I do the 2cd workout today or is there a reason the rest day is placed so soon? I planned on doing just a barre workout because I thought I 'd be sore.

[beth22]

First of all, DOMS are not an indication of the effectiveness/ineffectiveness of a workout. Don't think you didn't work hard because you're not sore right now. Also, I often feel sore TWO days after a workout instead ofthe next day so you might start to develop DOMS (remember: the D stands for "Delayed"!! ) later on today and/or tomorrow.

Second, I didn't take as many rest days as prescribed by Chalean. I would do cardio or a kettlebell workout in between the CLX circuits and usually only took one rest day a week. I would not recommend doing Burn 2 today. Give your muscles and body a chance to recover/repair after Burn 1 yesterday. Go for a walk or run/step/kickbox/etc. today instead.

HTH!!!

[MARIKA]

I understand the doms theory. With my body after years of working out I'm usually sore the next day. Hopefully this series will be something new for me. I have never lifted in this manner w/ this heavy weight so I thought I might not get out of bed today! I hear you though after the 2cd workout the pain mightkick in!

I think I read a thread a few months back to this scenerio.

[naturallove]

ITA with what Beth said. I'd also add that Burn 2 was much harder for me than Burn 1 (if I recall correctly)!

[ilovemygreatdane]

These workouts crept up on me. At first I did not get doms, but after a while I did. I don't know why. Maybe it's when I started upping my weights, but I never really got up there in the poundage.

[MARIKA]

Probably should enjoy this time!