If you are like me, taking a vacation from the gym lasting a week, two weeks, two months, or longer is a common occurrence. As your body heals and begins to adjust to less stress placed on it during these absences, your tendons, ligaments, muscles, and bones all begin to weaken. Collagen is a fiber within these tissues that allows them to resist tensile forces (or pulling forces) placed on them during activity. These fibers arrange themselves along the lines of pull. Tendons are known for doing this the most as they attach muscles to bones and must be very strong in one line of pull. When you stress your body in the gym, your body adapts by placing more collagen fibers in the tendons (and other tissues) to strengthen them and prepare them for these activities. As you take time off, your body once again adapts by removing these unnecessary fibers (only unnecessary if they are not being used to the extent they were before) from the tendons. This is why easing yourself back into your workout routine is essential. Tendonitis and other common problems can easily limit your progress if your body is not prepared for the stress it encounters. Ease your way back into your routine after taking significant time away from these activities. Start with lighter weights than you were doing before the break and work up from there, allowing for a 72 hour rest time for each muscle group until your body is better trained.
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Furious Fitness Seattle
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