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How much rest do you embed into your weekly workout routines?

Posted on 9/21/25 at 9:32 am
Posted by Artificial Ignorance
Member since Feb 2025
1424 posts
Posted on 9/21/25 at 9:32 am
Which / how many days?
This post was edited on 9/21/25 at 9:32 am
Posted by TigerReich
Member since Dec 2024
565 posts
Posted on 9/21/25 at 9:54 am to
I run a back to back PPL split most weeks with 1 “rest” day. I have an early Monday morning work meeting so use that day as a “rest” day, although instead of taking off entirely, I just run a high zone 4-5 treadmill session for ~1 hr. Usually, I strength training for 60-90 minutes followed by 60 minutes of treadmill 6 days a week (PPL/PPL Tuesday-Sunday). I’m technically only “resting” from strength training on Mondays, but it still helps with overall fatigue and the PPL allows enough rest between muscle groups so as not to overwhelm the whole system. I’ll occasionally have a really heavy squat/deadlift leg day that has me doing a lower intensity 2nd leg day of the week, but I typically don’t rest that much.
40yo in December.
Posted by pwejr88
Red Stick
Member since Apr 2007
37526 posts
Posted on 9/21/25 at 1:57 pm to
All my muscle groups get hit once a week. Still getting sore after years of lifting so I love it
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
13135 posts
Posted on 9/21/25 at 4:35 pm to
2, Saturday and Sunday. Dynamic effort bench (all days with accessory work), Max effort box squat, ME bench, DE Squat/DL. One of the five weekdays is usually crushed with meetings, so it ends up being a flexibility/stretch day in the middle in a shorter than usual workout. If it's not, I'll do throw in a day of Olympic lifts just for a change of pace.
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22520 posts
Posted on 9/21/25 at 6:00 pm to
They say you grow during rest so I rest at least a month between workouts. I have really grown.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
104196 posts
Posted on 9/21/25 at 6:59 pm to
Just depends on my schedule and motivation. Sometimes I get in three full body workouts a week, sometimes one. Occasionally I miss a week. I average about twice a week when it's all said and done. Same with rowing on the concept 2. I'm in no danger of overtraining so I don't really track it.
Posted by Odysseus32
Member since Dec 2009
9713 posts
Posted on 9/22/25 at 8:59 am to
1 true rest day - Sunday

M/W/F - Lift
Monday - Chest
Wednesday - Back
Friday - Legs

M/T/W/Th/Sa - Run
Monday - 20% of weekly long run
Tuesday - Normal run
Wednesday - Pace run
Thursday - Normal run
Saturday - Long run
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
15572 posts
Posted on 9/22/25 at 9:31 am to
I lift weights 3 to 4 days per week. Active recovery on the rest. I run 3 to 5 days per week and on the rest I do low impact exercising like cycling or walking.
Posted by bad93ex
Walnut Cove
Member since Sep 2018
33920 posts
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:58 am to
Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday are my non-lifting days but I still walk every day.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
38282 posts
Posted on 9/22/25 at 2:00 pm to
Rest and recovery are vastly undertracked and not understood properly. A genetic/epigentic test can reveal if you are a relatively "quick" or "slow" recoverer...and it can make all the difference in the world.

If you are a slow recovery person hitting it hard many days per week, you might be hampering your gains (a lot).
Posted by s0tiger
Member since May 2008
1005 posts
Posted on 9/22/25 at 4:19 pm to
Over 50, old man gray pubes wendler 531

2x days lifting
3x days conditioning
Do bodyweight push / pull on conditioning days
2x days rest - walk or hike
This post was edited on 9/22/25 at 4:26 pm
Posted by Homey the Clown
Member since Feb 2009
6018 posts
Posted on 9/23/25 at 1:51 pm to
quote:

I strength training for 60-90 minutes followed by 60 minutes of treadmill 6 days a week

You workout/exercise ~15 hours a week???
Do you have kids?
Do you have any other hobbies?
Are you trying to compete for something?
Posted by subotic
Member since Dec 2012
2759 posts
Posted on 9/23/25 at 4:02 pm to
Push/Legs/Pull then rest two days then repeat.
Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
12747 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 9:05 am to
Monday push weight lifting day
Tuesday hour bike ride
Wednesday rest
Thursday pull weight lifting day
Saturday hour mountain bike ride (HIIT)
Sunday hour mountain bike ride (HIIT)

I end up missing one of those bike days quite a bit though. That gives me 5-6.5 hours a week of exercise.
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