Work out burn ?

[The Honda Pilot]

Just wondering if its suposed to burn when doing crunches and certain exercise workout routines ??? Does the burn mean good or bad I usually stop when it starts to burn due to the feeling but someone told me that ...that is when its actually starting to work ? Does working through the burn feeling hurt you if you do to many reps or can it do no harm only good ?

 

[gibbs_6]

Burn is good,as what I heard and I believe it.I will still do 25 crunches even after it starts to burn.Ever heard of a burnout like on bench(also called set to failure)when you put a weight on there and do as many reps you can till you can do no more.You usually feel the burn way before you give out.Hoped this helped.;)

 

[DSsuper92]

From Muscle Media 2000:
"A burn is simply an accumulation of lactic acid, a by-product of
chemical respiration. You can
get a burn by peddling a bicycle or simply extending your arm straight
out and moving it in tiny circles. It does not necessarily mean you
are promoting muscle growth."

That burn that you feel is your cardiovascular system telling you that it's not quite up to whatever you're doing.

 

[CAL]

If you stop when it starts to burn...you may as well sit on the couch. Developing a tolerance for pain(good pain, i.e. burn) is a big part of training intensly.

Burn = good
Sharp pain = bad

Push through the burn until positive muscle failure(in good form) and you will be one step closer to results.

 

[Anssi]

The burn is good, as long as you don't get the same muscles to burn every day. If it really starts to HURT (as in you feel that something may break), that's not so good.

Had to edit to include this:
I don't know how I managed to miss all those answers saying the same thing I did 4 hours later.

 

[DSsuper92]

Just to be the devil's advocate I want to ask you guys why you think that the "burn" is good. I ask because I never feel the burn when I lift weights, yet I go to failure.

Dave

 

[jboomer]

I think maybe it's because you are doing two different exercises. When doing crunches, you're doing more repetitions, hence lactic acid buildup. This is when most people quit. Yet, as your workout progresses (over a period of time) you will feel the burn later into the reps: 25 crunches on day one=burn....50 crunches on day 20=burn. The lactic acid isn't released into the muscle so soon. When you are lifting weights (probably 8-10 reps right?) your muscles are used to the movements and don't release lactic acid. If you were to change how the weights were lifted - maybe different technique, then you would probably get the burn.

I think......I'm not an expert, but I'm not unaccustomed to exercise either.

 

[Anssi]

If you don't get pumped (less reps, more weight), or the burn (high reps, lower weight), then your body has adapted which is not good, as you are not getting the development you could. Try going either way with the weight or reps to get either.

 

[jboomer]

Anssi is right. It just depends on what you want to do. If you are going for strength and bulk, use more weight and less reps. If you are going for endurance and "lean" use less weight and more reps. But, either way, for improvement, you should feel a burn and/or failure.

 

[The Honda Pilot]

Im looking for the 6-pack look..so high reps low weight ??

 

[Tennessee Thumper]

THP,Unless your matabolism is still high(young of age)the #1 way to get and keep the "six pack look" is by proper eating habits #1 and excercise #2.Remember everybody has abdominal muscles,but their usually hidden by layers of body fat.I strongly suggest you buy or checkout at a Library a book called "Body For Life" by Bill Phillips.It is very informative and will save you alot of grief from wasting time on all of the "myth" exercises,diets,and supplements.P.S.The old high reps=lean or Low reps=bulk isn't always true.Everyone's body responds differently.You just have to educate yourself and find out what works best for you.

 

[NC514]

More reps lower weight.

We have to consider the sport we are in and consider the routine we are using. Yes, trying to get stronger and making our muscles look pumped you do 8-10 reps. From my understanding most trainers don't understand the demands and needs of a motocrosser and his or her body. Until recently i was as ignorant as any and probably more. I have had back problems, nothing major, strain, muscle tears things like that. I hated the pain, so I started my research on better health as well as how to work out for our sport. We need cardio, strong legs, backs and abs, 15-20 reps. Don't do any muscle group more than twice in one day. Yes, upper body strength some, but if were are riding like we're supposed to (supporting our body with legs) we shouldn't need to rely on upper body strenth all the time. Taking this approach, may also cure some of our arm pump problems. Check into better overall health you'll feel better on the bike. Well, i gotta go get a jelly doughnut see ya later...

 

[crkid]

all of these guys are right. lactic acid builds up as a result of low amount of oxygen getting to the muscles. a bad habit when people work out is to hold your breath when straining, this is bad, breath normally or a little deeper while doing whatever exercise you're doing. sometimes i have to remind myself to do this also. you'll still get the burn, but it'll help a bit.

 

[TrackMaster]

{rant mode}
Im pretty into the lifting/training thing myself... and Ive always been taught that the burn is lactic acid ( as said before ) and is good...

But beware of muscle failure. I was taught muscles dont grow in size unless they are pushed to the point of failure. I.E. you bench until you cant push it off your chest, therefore the muscles fail and grow in size and stregnth.

Ab training with little weight-more reps will build endurance while more weight-less reps builds stregnth and bigger abs. I use the less weight more reps for my personal training.. but it also depends on the type of situps. crunches build the upper abs, incline works lower abs ect.. ect...

DSsuper - you prolly work for strenght ( 3-10 reps ) rather than endurance ( 10+ ) endurance you will feel the burn, and strenght is more of a pumped up feeling... I dont really feel burn unless I do at least 20+ reps like situps (300) or toe raisers (3 sets of 30) just an example
{/rant mode}