Let me start with a conversation I had with a valued participant in one of my group fitness classes I teach at The St. James. It occurred after we had warmed up and finished one set of lunges, lateral lunges, a run, and and abs exercise:
Exerciser: My knee.
Me: Is it sore?
Exerciser: Yes
Me: Did you do a lot of squats and lunges in the class you took yesterday?
Exerciser: Yes.
Me: Did you rest afterwards and stretch?
Exerciser: No. A little.
Me: It sounds like overuse. Here, no more lunges or squats for today. Instead, (proceeded to show her) do these...they're called Single Leg 🦵 Romanian Deadlifts.
Exerciser: Ah, OK. Ohh, ooh, these are nice.
Me: How does it feel?
Exerciser: Good.
Me: OK. Stick with those, and I can give other modifications.
Her pain was not from my class. It occurred due to a combination of classes without proper recovery. Don't be afraid to rest in 2022 or any other time. I also did not want her to feel that her pain was severe. Some rest would most likely do just fine. I did give her two mobility exercises for her recovery.
It happens often with members at gyms or individuals who workout a lot. It? Lack of rest and too much intensity for the same muscle group.
Get it? Biting off more than you should chew.
Derek|@teemptraining |derekteempt@gmail.com
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