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Do you take rest days?

Posted on 10/24/17 at 5:20 pm
Posted by TDcline
American Gardens building 11th flor
Member since Aug 2015
9503 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 5:20 pm
I rarely take a rest day. Maybe once every 2 weeks. I pretty much have to since my diet is not strict.

Do you take rest days? What’s your weekly breakdown?
Posted by Dixie Normus
Earth
Member since Sep 2013
2868 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 5:41 pm to
5 days on, 2 days "off." Off days are usually a jog around the lakes or going to play intramurals or going for a jog or something. I try to do something active at least once a day if I'm not lifting.
Posted by Capo Losi
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2016
2193 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 5:47 pm to
3 days hard at the gym, about 2 days a week doing bodyweight, mobility, and GPP stuff at home. Walk everyday with the dogs and family.

Sometimes I'll skip the home workouts if the baby isn't letting me sleep much or I'm just tired.
Posted by SabiDojo
Open to any suggestions.
Member since Nov 2010
84429 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 6:09 pm to
Two days usually
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
78304 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 7:23 pm to
Nope. 24/7 grinding
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
37948 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 7:51 pm to
That’s because you are exercising not training. Big difference.
Posted by TDcline
American Gardens building 11th flor
Member since Aug 2015
9503 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 8:05 pm to
So much assumption
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
126745 posts
Posted on 10/24/17 at 8:11 pm to
If you don't take rest days you wont make gains or grow

Unless you are on juice
Posted by crazyLSUstudent
391 miles away from Tiger Stadium
Member since Mar 2012
6126 posts
Posted on 10/25/17 at 6:41 am to
I take rest days on Monday
Posted by TheWiz
Third World, LA
Member since Aug 2007
11885 posts
Posted on 10/25/17 at 8:01 am to
Mondays are for rest. Every fourth week is scaled back too. My basis is cycling not weights, tho.
This post was edited on 10/25/17 at 9:31 am
Posted by litenin
Houston
Member since Mar 2016
2740 posts
Posted on 10/25/17 at 8:49 am to
I started tracking my workout days a few years ago. I usually average between 15-20 days of exercise per month. About half of those days are fairly intense.

I have always tried to include sufficient rest days along with sleep.
Posted by tommy2tone1999
St. George, LA
Member since Sep 2008
7779 posts
Posted on 10/25/17 at 9:06 am to
Working out tears muscle down, rest re-builds it larger than before. If all you do is workout and not rest, all you do is tear muscle down.
Posted by AUtigerNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since Apr 2011
17246 posts
Posted on 10/25/17 at 9:11 am to
5-6 days on 1-2 days off depending on whats going on but that's the normal routine.
Posted by NotoriousFSU
Atlanta, GA
Member since Oct 2008
12426 posts
Posted on 10/25/17 at 10:19 am to
Are you suggesting take a full day of rest to recover in between every workout, twice a week or possibly more?
My workouts target one major muscle group each day with time in between the next workout of that same main muscle group coming after about 6-7 days. Such duration in between workouts will typically have me lifting close to 25 days out of the month.
I take BCAAs during every work out, creatine after and plenty of whole foods to keep my body fueled up. The reason I mention this is because I feel great in terms of energy, and fatigue isn't really the issue, nor is recovery (good sleeper I suppose), but my gains have been incrementally slowing down to the point where it feels more like maintenance than improvement. Does that have something to do with the volume of workouts I'm doing, and would adding more days off to recover increase the rate of improvement?
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
27767 posts
Posted on 10/28/17 at 9:04 am to
quote:

you don't take rest days you wont make gains or grow



This. The muscle must rebuild. In addition, as you age “working through the soreness” becomes counter productive to outright injury causing.

When I was a total gym rat it was 2 rest days.
Posted by bbeck
Member since Dec 2011
15395 posts
Posted on 10/28/17 at 11:33 am to
Saturday and Sunday

Don't know how people go nonstop. I'd be burned out.
Posted by tiggah1981
Winterfell
Member since Aug 2007
18281 posts
Posted on 10/28/17 at 8:46 pm to
quote:

rarely take a rest day. Maybe once every 2 weeks. I pretty much have to since my diet is not strict


Same...I eat like shite and don't really concern myself with what my body needs(I'm a picky eater)..it's the soreness/aches at 36 that will make me rethink my fitness obligation
This post was edited on 10/28/17 at 8:48 pm
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