Do you take breaks?
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MMX2
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great question----
you need to take a break when you are not making any gains or you are just going through the motions. I take my breaks after I finish a show. Its normally a few weeks, but its hard to stay away, so it ends up being a 7-10 days.
I feel so much better when I get back into it.
you need to take a break when you are not making any gains or you are just going through the motions. I take my breaks after I finish a show. Its normally a few weeks, but its hard to stay away, so it ends up being a 7-10 days.
I feel so much better when I get back into it.
tool
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I take a break every 5 weeks or so. just about 4 or 5 days though. I feel like sometimes I just need to rest for a little bit. But when the rest is over I hit it hard cause I feel like I was missing out.But when I'm fully rested and start again I feel like a new person every time.
DB006
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i feel too guilty if i miss, i havent missed a day of weights in a while. i got caught up drinking the last couple weekends, i guess thats my break. it was the first time partying in about six months, but now i need a break from that. plus i like food too much, and being shorter and thicker a halt to exercise with an increase in calories would be a disaster.
ColdHeartBear
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Personally I believe one should plan all breaks in advance. If you find that you are losing motivation due to feeling stale then you have not been very smart in your planning.
Example, If you are doing a compacted HIT cycle with the use of ergonomic aids you may not actually want a break and may not actually notice a lessening of performance (for those who do not check over or keep training logs) but you will pay for it off cycle if you have not judiciously planned a minimum 10 day break every 6 weeks. If 2 weeks after break there is a slackening of performance on cycle then the break was not long enough.
Example, If you are doing a compacted HIT cycle with the use of ergonomic aids you may not actually want a break and may not actually notice a lessening of performance (for those who do not check over or keep training logs) but you will pay for it off cycle if you have not judiciously planned a minimum 10 day break every 6 weeks. If 2 weeks after break there is a slackening of performance on cycle then the break was not long enough.
redox
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I am taking a whole month off,my gym closed all august this year and the other gym i found is on the other side of the city and they asked me for 200 dollars for 1 month membership,so i am walking the dog for a few miles everiday,go to the sea 2 or 3 times a week and do a bit of push ups crunches and pullups as soon as i wake up and before bed,i am keeping proteins high but i am also eating food i wouldent eat the rest of the year(i follow a really clean diet,basicallly chicken,tuna,brownrice,eggs and potatoes)my bodyweight is the same and i feel really motivated and full of energy,looking forward to the 1st of september:evil:
smeton_yea
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recently i just took a 2 week break from intense training in the past 4 months i gained 20 lbs of intense hard training(im a natural i never juiced)
i went on vacation and when i went on vacation i broke loose from all the times i didnt party im like a gorilla getting out of its cage.
anyways i think m going to take a break every 8-10 weeks .
I am training intensity and am goign to do whatever it takes to get to my bodybuilding goal of 230 lbs ripped muscle.and im getting there fast
i went on vacation and when i went on vacation i broke loose from all the times i didnt party im like a gorilla getting out of its cage.
anyways i think m going to take a break every 8-10 weeks .
I am training intensity and am goign to do whatever it takes to get to my bodybuilding goal of 230 lbs ripped muscle.and im getting there fast
