Workout Board: Recovery Week

#Gainz

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Should you take a recovery week after a few months of continuous lifting?

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Do the exact opposite. Lift twice as much with more weight. Your gainz will be huge.

yes - and force yourself to do yoga and stretch. I recommend getting Fountain of Youth Yoga with Tony Horton and doing the original P90X stretch routine - alternate days. I curse and hate Yoga before and during the session, but I love Yoga after.

I knew that was you Smash!

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Poo is right.

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It's Pu thank you very much but yeah my shite is always right.

Apology accepted. Carry on and don't make a big permanent deal about it in 30 years.

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Same stuff but lighter weight.

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Do the exact opposite of this. Everyone should take a week break from strenuous exercise - the question is: when do I take that week off?

Usually, there are two thoughts on when to take that break: 1) the older you are, you breaks should be more frequent (i. e. In you 40's take a break every 4 to 6 weeks; in your 20's every 8 to 12 weeks); and 2) listen to your body (if you're feeling weak, tired, and mentally out of it, take a break).

Not taking a full week away from the iron pile will eventually lead to an injury and will prevent your muscles from ever being able to fully recover.

The year of #Gainz is almost upon us.

I'm making a run at the 1,000# club for the second time in muh lawf.

#Wendler
#Gainz
#ASTROBAW
#NitroBaw

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Should you take a recovery week after a few months of continuous lifting?

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Yes. This is also referred to as de-load week.

All you are doing is dialing back both the volume and tonnage of your workout.

This is a general principle applied with a number of undulating periodization cycles for resistance training.

This has proven to be highly effective in improving future strength and muscular gains and allowing you to mentally recover from the grind of the previous few months.