My First Lower Body Strength Workout in Over a Year...
....and it felt amazing.
I decided before doing FB Reach again I would do a few independent workouts. I did this workout (https://www.fitnessblender.com/videos/lower-body-strength-workout-with-glute-activation-warm-up-and-cool-down) and it felt really good. I still cannot lift extremely heavy weights yet so I used 3-5lb weights. It was still brutal but felt good. Although I kept finding myself feeling dizzy over and over. I had to take extra breaks that lasted more than a minute but I did manage to get through the workout. That may be a thing my body is doing from not doing strength training for a while but I'm not sure. My recovery period is slow and longer than it used to be because I did this workout four days ago and my lower body is still sore. So that tells me each time I do a strength training workout the soreness will be longer. Either way I'm happy but I won't be doing strength training back to back like that. I just thought I'd share.
Also, I did do a short resistance band workout for glute activation before. Personally, I like doing those before because they really help me feel the proper areas when doing an actual routine if you will. Or I just do them as stand alone workouts and I have definitely been feeling a difference in my gluten specifically my left one which is my weaker side. I never thought that I'd love resistance band routines for lower body. Do you guys do them before, after or prefer them as stand alone routines?
My First Lower Body Strength Workout in Over a Year...
....and it felt amazing.
I decided before doing FB Reach again I would do a few independent workouts. I did this workout (https://www.fitnessblender.com/videos/lower-body-strength-workout-with-glute-activation-warm-up-and-cool-down) and it felt really good. I still cannot lift extremely heavy weights yet so I used 3-5lb weights. It was still brutal but felt good. Although I kept finding myself feeling dizzy over and over. I had to take extra breaks that lasted more than a minute but I did manage to get through the workout. That may be a thing my body is doing from not doing strength training for a while but I'm not sure. My recovery period is slow and longer than it used to be because I did this workout four days ago and my lower body is still sore. So that tells me each time I do a strength training workout the soreness will be longer. Either way I'm happy but I won't be doing strength training back to back like that. I just thought I'd share.
Also, I did do a short resistance band workout for glute activation before. Personally, I like doing those before because they really help me feel the proper areas when doing an actual routine if you will. Or I just do them as stand alone workouts and I have definitely been feeling a difference in my gluten specifically my left one which is my weaker side. I never thought that I'd love resistance band routines for lower body. Do you guys do them before, after or prefer them as stand alone routines?