Advice: Weekend's Too??

HarveysBud

Should I lift on the weekends?

I've got a great gym at work, and in the routine of a Monday --> Friday 6am workout. I always start with 20 on the treadmill to warm up, followed by 30 minutes of weights. I focus a different group each day. M: Chest; T: Tri's and Abs; W: Back; Th: Legs; and F: Bi's and Shoulders.

Saturdays and Sundays I take my pup for a 8km/5mi walk which is great, but am I missing out by going 2 days without lifting? Or is the rest necessary? Should I get a local membership to a gym for the weekends?

Thanks in advance.

toxikon

At least one rest day per week is a good idea. If you want to throw in a 6th day of lifting - give it a try, but if it's too much, just scale back to your usual schedule.

mulecanter

I do the same walk with my pups--your canine bud needs to workout too!! Increase the intensity of your existing workout regime and keep doggie happy.

HarveysBud

mulecanter wrote: »

I do the same walk with my pups--your canine bud needs to workout too!! Increase the intensity of your existing workout regime and keep doggie happy.

Kinda what I am thinking @mulecanter. Thanks for the comment.

Silentpadna

Your muscles build during recovery. As long as the group you're working on gets 48-72 hours rest, you should be fine.

That said, overall rest days help with general fatigue. General fatigue can creep on you and affect your recovery times. Get enough sleep and eat enough to support your lifting. If you hit a wall in your lifting, it's almost always to due adequate recovery - affected by rest time and diet.

HarveysBud

Silentpadna wrote: »

Your muscles build during recovery. As long as the group you're working on gets 48-72 hours rest, you should be fine.

That said, overall rest days help with general fatigue. General fatigue can creep on you and affect your recovery times. Get enough sleep and eat enough to support your lifting. If you hit a wall in your lifting, it's almost always to due adequate recovery - affected by rest time and diet.

Very good to know. I had no idea they built during recovery. I'm leaving towards not lifting SAt-Sun, and just continuing the walk with the pup. Thanks for the comment @Silentpadna

Silentpadna

No sweat. The general idea is that your muscles go through a cycle: stress (your workout) - recovery (the building process that happens best with no stress - sleep is the best builder) and adaptation (the part that allows you to do more during the next session). Each cycle, when done properly results in increased strength.

When you stress before recovery is completed, you build fatigue and prevent the recovery and adaptation. That is by far the most important thing I learned in lifting. Don't over-train.

HarveysBud

Silentpadna wrote: »

No sweat. The general idea is that your muscles go through a cycle: stress (your workout) - recovery (the building process that happens best with no stress - sleep is the best builder) and adaptation (the part that allows you to do more during the next session). Each cycle, when done properly results in increased strength.

When you stress before recovery is completed, you build fatigue and prevent the recovery and adaptation. That is by far the most important thing I learned in lifting. Don't over-train.

Again, thank you. This is all very insightful!