Over time, my body was feeling beat up. I was sore for longer than the usual days post-lift and noticeably sluggish. I had also noticed that I had a couple of injuries — an AC joint injury and sore knee, that seemed to feel more inflamed than ever. I began to read the research and implement more functional movements and mobility work into my everyday regimen, and read up on rest and recovery recommendations backed by research and practice.
The research recommends taking one week off from weight training every weeks if you are an avid, consistent lifter training days per week. I suspected boredom and losses in strength, but I can vouch that to my surprise, taking a week off from the weights is worth it! Here is what happened after I took a week off from weight training. If anything, I appeared leaner and appeared to be carrying less water weight than my typical composition.
The feelings of lasting soreness, aches, pains, and tiredness had diminished drastically and nearly disappeared altogether. After my return to weight training, I was fearful that my numbers would go down and that my rate of perceived exertion would go up.
I found the opposite — I had no losses in strength, and actually was able to add a few extra repetitions to most exercises, utilizing the same weights I had used previously. This helped me mentally and made feel like I was staying on track, even though my routine was slightly different than the usual.
I tried to limit my intake of simple carbohydrates and ingest 0. In addition to performing minutes of cardio each day, I took the time to work on the areas where I need the most improvement: flexibility, mobility, and core strength.
I still broke a sweat each day and based on how much better my body felt, I will absolutely incorporate more flexibility and mobility work into my routine more regularly moving forward.
This is an area of training that many of us skimp on, or skip altogether, but it truly is so important. It will aid in injury prevention and aid in strength gains in the long run. After taking some time off from weight training, and sticking strictly to cardio, bodyweight core movements, and a slew of stretching and yoga, I could not wait to get back to the weights.
I was itching to train and push my body to its limits, curious as to how my performance would improve after giving my body a break and honestly, the rest that it needed. They say her health woes sent shockwaves throughout the competition. Jess adds that Kim hadn't been feeling well that whole time.
Melbourne mum Kim had to be taken from the set. TV WEEK understands mother-of-three Kim became so sick, the reality show's producers were forced to remove her from set. Even the sneaky couples who tried to sneak in snacks were caught out and had to fork over their nibbles. You weren't even allowed a phone or watch and smokers had to forego their ciggies too.
Season eight's Della Whearty also spoke about the booze situation saying: "And you know, when the food's not great or you've waited a really long time for it and you're hungry and I was always quite drunk because there wasn't much else to do The booze is always flowing at MKR!
Image: Instagram mykitchenrules. Want to have a quick chat with your competitors in between takes? Think again. To make sure the conversations were fresh and natural for camera, producers made sure that none of the contestants spoke to each other when they weren't shooting.
What's more, they're also not allowed to talk about the show either in person or on social media until the season finale. This is to stop any spoilers getting out in the open and protects everyone from pesky online trolls.
Post continues Ever watched those moments on MKR when a team will say, 'We've never cooked this before,' and found yourself yelling at the TV wondering why on earth they would make that dish?
There's a reason. During the months-long audition process , teams must submit dozens and dozens of potential recipes to the food producers.
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