{VLOG}: On Rest Days and Breaking the Law…

Rest days are important and yes, muscles can weaken if you overtrain. Remember, the workout for the male body is not a fair comparison for workouts for women. Estrogen has a big play in connective tissue. The Q angle in womens’ hip to knees is an added concern for knee health in young women in addition to changing estrogen levels that affect other connective tissue.

I appreciate some of the guys giving pointers how to train. But their body doesn’t go through the ups and downs of hormones until later on in life. Most younger men can workout like steam engines. And in regards to trainers, be wary. Women experience a fluctuation in their ligament flexibility (laxness) due to hormones throughout each month and sometimes you are more vulnerable to injuries than others. I highly suggest researching how your workout — but from one of the females in the field. How to train, even during certain times in the month may be something that all women need to find out from a seasoned and well trained trainer. The most dangerous types of exercise is when the trainer assumes “one size fits all” and puts someone into the cookie cutter and in the process causes an injury.
If your trainer doesn’t have personal liability insurance then most likely they are not certified to be provided that insurance.

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