Rest Days

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RF426

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• Aug 13, 2002

• #1

How do you rest? Currently I usually rest for two consecutive days (Sat&Sun or Sun&Mon), but sometimes split them (thur&sun). I'm wanting opinions/facts on whether it is more beneficial to split your rest days or keep them consecutive. If either way has superior effects.

 

gymrat

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• Aug 13, 2002

• #2

I split my rest days. I just can't go two straight days off of the gym

 

cybersteffan

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• Aug 13, 2002

• #3

I don't think splitting rest days will make that much difference. I wouldn't work out with weights on consecutive days however. After weight training days I always have one day of. Although I sometimes do cardio on those days.

 

sully

Banana

• Aug 13, 2002

• #4

everybody is different

...i dont think it matters at all...if your body is "ready" to workout again then you are ok...it depends on "you" only and how your body feels...but i do think you should completely rest at least two full days out of seven for optimal recovery...

 

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RF426

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• Aug 13, 2002

• #5

I normally just listen to my body to determine when I rest, but was curious if any facts out there supported one way or the other.

Thanks guys.

 

sully

Banana

• Aug 13, 2002

• #6

Presser said:

sully should know he is the king of rest days, i think he's working on 30 consecutive now,lmao,sorry it was there

i like 2 consecutive days off, but it varys when ur doing daily doubles,you need to change shit up alot depending on how you feel like slacker sully said

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...LMAO...you dick...lol...

 

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bossmann

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• Aug 13, 2002

• #7

person preference bros. I used to do two IAR, now I split. No difference.

 

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TAZ

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• Aug 13, 2002

• #8

There is no right or wrong answer here. It all depends on how well you recover and what your training regime looks like. I try to put a three day span (on of those being a rest day) between Quads and Hams because my legs need more time to recouperate but everones different.
-TAZ

 

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tubman

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• Aug 13, 2002

• #9

my .02 cents is change it up every month or 2. Right now I take Sat and Sun off and have been for a month, after one more month I'll switch up to Mon, Wed, Fri with possibly cardio on Tues and Wed with Sat and SUn off. The body gets used to whatever you are doing after a while which is one of the reasons we plateau.

So my opinion is change it up from time to time.

later
-tubs

 

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boking

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• Aug 13, 2002

• #10

i go 3 days on, 1 day off, 2 days on, then 1 day off again and back to the begining

 

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stumpy

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• Aug 13, 2002

• #11

I REST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, I FEELS GREAT TO COME IN MONDAY NICE AND FRESH FOR THE WEEK. MAYBE TWICE A YEAR, I TAKE OFF FOR A WEEK TO HELP MY BODY RECOVER.

 

MacGyver

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• Aug 13, 2002

• #12

I follow boking cycle too but it depends on how my body feels.