Comments on: Fitness Interview – Son Trinh, Doctor of Physical Therapy

By: Son

Son — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:41:31 +0000

Thanks Rahim. Keep working out, feeling the burn but avoiding the pain!

By: Rahim

Rahim — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:47:33 +0000

Getting “pain” and “burn” confused is the reason why I’ve injured myself in the past from ignoring my body and persisting in a workout.

By: Rahim

Rahim — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:44:17 +0000

I’m gonna remember that there’s a difference between pain and burn. Getting the 2 confused is the reason why I’ve injured myself in the past from ignoring my body and persisting in a workout. I’m gonna tell my cousin who just got his doctorate in physical therapy from Georgia State. He’ll love this.

By: Rahim

Rahim — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:42:05 +0000

I’m gonna remember that there’s a difference between pain and burn. Getting the 2 confused is the reason why I’ve injured myself in the past from ignoring my body and persisting in a workout. I’m gonna refer this post to my cousin who just got his doctorate in physical therapy from Georgia State. He’ll love this. Great post!

By: Abhishek

Abhishek — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:53:49 +0000

This is really informative.Especially when it’s coming from a Doctor of Physical Therapy…Thanks a lot for sharing this interview with us.

By: Brian Hazard

Brian Hazard — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:31:08 +0000

I've got a suggestion regarding the motivation to warm up and/or cool down. If stretching is part of your routine, and you've got an mp3 player, check out Stretch Secretary. The site is free and doesn't require any sort of registration. You just enter your routine and download an mp3 that talks you through your stretches. That way you can let your mind wander without worrying about counting.

By: Son

Son — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:14:20 +0000

No problemo Tyler.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:14:43 +0000

Thanks for the advice Son!

By: Son

Son — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:16:08 +0000

Hi Tyler,
I think that “over” training is exactly that…over the top. The tricky part is figuring out how much is too little, too much or just enough. Partly this depends on your goal. If you want to run marathons you can’t run a mile every other day and expect that to be enough.

That said, your workout seems pretty well rounded. Keeping the intense exercise at about 45 mins is a great idea. That way you don’t put your body into a catabolic state (i.e. when your body breaks down protein as fuel).

To use the blanket statement “more than 4 days is a waste of time” doesn’t really make too much sense to me. There’s too many variables involved. It depends on intensity, exercise, mode, presence of injury, tendency toward injury and many other things. Generally, the American College of Sports Medicine recommends at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity exercise at least 5 days/wk.

You seem to be doing great. Keep it going but make sure you listen to your body and clear things with your doc!

By: Tyler

Tyler — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:08:00 +0000

How do you feel about over training? I try to work out about 6 days a week, but break it down with different muscle groups and cardio workouts. I never work the same muscle twice and I usually don’t work out for more then 45 minutes.

Still others have said that anything more then 4 days a week is a waste of time.

What are your thoughts?