How important is exercise?

[TTCaPRINCE]

I have really been dropping the ball on exercise. I was planning on starting back up on Monday and wasn't feeling well at all. Then today I have pulled something in my neck and the pain is unbearable. I have 3 weeks until my first attempt. Is the exercise as important to have for a solid 6 weeks? Or will I be ok if I can try to get a solid 3 weeks in where I focus on strength and barely any cardio?

[GimmeaG]

I know I'm not swaying blue, but I have two boys...so I hope this helps...I think, as much as I have researched, if you raise your T levels this sways boy. With both my boys I was lifting weights. 3 weeks could, as far as I know, really boost your T levels if you're doing some lifting. Any type of competeve behavior, kick boxing etc will help. As a pink swayer we are trying to stay away from that lol I hope someone else will chime in soon..I tried :)

[dloui128]

I have really been dropping the ball on exercise. I was planning on starting back up on Monday and wasn't feeling well at all. Then today I have pulled something in my neck and the pain is unbearable. I have 3 weeks until my first attempt. Is the exercise as important to have for a solid 6 weeks? Or will I be ok if I can try to get a solid 3 weeks in where I focus on strength and barely any cardio?

To be honest with you I think weight training plays a big part in a boy sway. The whole idea is to raise T levels and weight training will definitely do that. I think if you just lunged around your house while you were carrying your daughter or did some squats holding her that will benefit you. Pushups are good as well. Doing anything you can will help, so if you only have three weeks to do it then I would do that. I never did any cardio, all weights so I think you are good there as well.

[TTCaPRINCE]

To be honest with you I think weight training plays a big part in a boy sway. The whole idea is to raise T levels and weight training will definitely do that. I think if you just lunged around your house while you were carrying your daughter or did some squats holding her that will benefit you. Pushups are good as well. Doing anything you can will help, so if you only have three weeks to do it then I would do that. I never did any cardio, all weights so I think you are good there as well.


I had a pretty solid work out routine where I did 30 min of cardio and then 15 min of strength. I stopped for about 3ish weeks because of family and travel and then this week I hurt my neck and hadn't been feeling well. I JUST started back up today and changed it up from 15 min of "cardio" which is consisting of me doing the highest resistance on the elliptical and me moving at a medium/slow pace. And then I am doing like 15 min of strength. Lunges/abs/10lb weights/resistance bands/ calfs stuff like that. If I keep this up 5x a week or more for the next 3 weeks and do some weights right before our first attempt how does that sound? Can I make up for the time I took off? Or did I need a solid 6 weeks behind me? Or is that just for the diet?

[atomic sagebrush]

I think it's pretty important. What I would NOT have you do is suddenly dramatically increase exercise trying to make up for lost time. Just keep doing what you were doing to the extent you are able to with your neck.

Exercising right before your attempt accomplishes nothing, there would not even be any time for your body to make testosterone. Don't bother.

[TTCaPRINCE]

I think it's pretty important. What I would NOT have you do is suddenly dramatically increase exercise trying to make up for lost time. Just keep doing what you were doing to the extent you are able to with your neck.

Exercising right before your attempt accomplishes nothing, there would not even be any time for your body to make testosterone. Don't bother.

I worked out two days ago. Took Sat and Sun off because I wasn't home at all. Going to do 5x a week this week. My body is used to being active at this point and I have a pretty solid routine so throwing myself back into it wasn't exhausting for me or anything. Is 3 weeks enough to start producing testosterone?

[atomic sagebrush]

I cannot say what is "enough", I just really can't.

[TTCaPRINCE]

I cannot say what is "enough", I just really can't.

Well I figured I'd ask haha. I am just going to keep doing what I am doing and stay away from cardio. I do know this that I am absolutely sure of .. when I got pregnant with DD I had no muscle tone and for as skinny as I was I had a good amount of cellulite. Now I am clearly more muscular in my arms and thighs and my cellulite is tons better. My husband has even made comments about my muscle definition so hopefully that will be in my favor even though I haven't been up to par with my strength work outs lately. And I added Zinc back to our supps sometime last week so hopefully that will help!

[atomic sagebrush]

How much zinc??? No more than 8-15 mg for you INCLUDING the amount in prenatal and no more than 25 for DH including what's in his prenatal!

[TTCaPRINCE]

How much zinc??? No more than 8-15 mg for you INCLUDING the amount in prenatal and no more than 25 for DH including what's in his prenatal!

Oh boy I don't know. :/ I will check when I get home and if its too much then I will fix it. Should I just take it out?

[atomic sagebrush]

if you are already taking 8-15 mg zinc and he is taking 25, you are already takign what you need. you don't need more and in fact it can hurt you and hurt your sway.

[Bigwish]

Honestlym i think five times a weeks doesn't give your muscles the time to rebuilt themselves.
Or am i wrong?

I also came across something named supercompenstion, which bodybuilders do
Overtraining - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtraining)

[TTCaPRINCE]

if you are already taking 8-15 mg zinc and he is taking 25, you are already takign what you need. you don't need more and in fact it can hurt you and hurt your sway.

Just got home and checked DH has 11 mg in his multi and I have 25 mg in my prenatal. The stuff I added was 50 mg. So I am going to stop right away. Should I keep DH on it? We haven't been taking it for a full 7 day week .. do you think our sway will be ok?

[ELP]

Honestlym i think five times a weeks doesn't give your muscles the time to rebuilt themselves.
Or am i wrong?

I also came across something named supercompenstion, which bodybuilders do
Overtraining - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtraining)
I think you have a good point Bigwish, nobody wants to over do it, just send a message to your body that you are on the increase.

[ELP]

Just got home and checked DH has 11 mg in his multi and I have 25 mg in my prenatal. The stuff I added was 50 mg. So I am going to stop right away. Should I keep DH on it? We haven't been taking it for a full 7 day week .. do you think our sway will be ok?

I think your sway will be fine, its just good to remember that too uch of something can be bad aswell, the womens one a day should have healthy amounts of all the essentials:)

[TTCaPRINCE]

I think your sway will be fine, its just good to remember that too uch of something can be bad aswell, the womens one a day should have healthy amounts of all the essentials:)

Thank you for the reassurance! And I haven't been over doing the work outs. Just 15 min of high resistance on the elliptical a few times a week. And strength I am trying to do 5x a week. My body hasn't been abnormally sore or anything which is letting me know that the 3 weeks I took off didn't seem to do much harm because it wasn't a strain on me at all to get back into it. And I am making sure I am eating a nice protein filled snack right after my workouts so I don't sway pink in anyway.

[atomic sagebrush]

as long as you're doing moderate it's ok to only do it for 5 weeks. Personally i saw changes in my muscles within that time period.

[atomic sagebrush]

Honestlym i think five times a weeks doesn't give your muscles the time to rebuilt themselves.
Or am i wrong?

I also came across something named supercompenstion, which bodybuilders do
Overtraining - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtraining)

It's not ideal but I don't think it will wreck a sway as long as someone is getting a good level of rest and eating right.