Rest days and exercise days

Angall08
Angall08 Posts: 148 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
How many rest days do you take?? How many days do you exercise?? Do you take your rest days on a certain time of the week or do you take the rest days whenever??

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  • cs2thecox
    cs2thecox Posts: 533 Member
    I only lift 3 days a week - more has proven to be counterproductive for me in terms of fatigue and soreness etc.
    Because my gym is near work, I'm a Monday, Wednesday, Friday person.
    At one point I was on 5 days a week of HIIT and weights, which I managed for 3 months or so, but I needed so much sleep that I had zero social life. Not a tradeoff I was willing to make.

    Until I moved house the other week, I also used to do a reformer pilates class once a week as well. I'm still trying to find a studio near my new house.

    I do something like 12,000+ steps a day as well, so even rest days are pretty active, but 3 good quality weights sessions a week seems to be my sweet spot.
  • tomwasilj3w
    tomwasilj3w Posts: 186 Member
    I workout 5-6 days a week. I aim for 6 but sometimes it doesn't work out that way. I'll usually try to throw my rest day in between the workout week. So workout 3 days in a row, rest day, workout 3 days in a row.

    But really I listen to what my body is trying to tell me. Usually my mind will be motivated and tell me to go but I know my body is fatigued when certain tasks are harder than that usually are when I'm well rested. Figuring old problems a little harder, feeling sluggish, etc.
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    I lift 4days a week. I take either 3 rest days or two, if I decide to do a cardio day.
  • km8907
    km8907 Posts: 3,861 Member
    Legs on Monday/Thursday, arms on Tuesday/Friday, abs and cardio on Wednesday. Saturday and Sunday off. Works well for me, but a week long break every few months is vital.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    Complete 'lazy do nothing rest day' for me is Sunday...

    I strength train Mon-Fri, and run 4 days (3 of them on the same lifting day).
  • MrStabbems
    MrStabbems Posts: 3,110 Member
    Whenever required. I usually first feel it on the bike, I'll know going up a hill if my legs have the juice or not. If they don't I do a slow "recovery" ride and do more as needed. In terms of weights I rarely need rest days but I put some in if I feel i'm not quite at it.
  • Sivadee00
    Sivadee00 Posts: 428 Member
    edited May 2017
    Whenever. If my body signals I need a break then I'll take one. I want to avoid burn out or doing any harm to my body by pushing too much too fast. Things take time.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    few rest days a week, but those are days I like to walk or do something lights to stretch and just get the cardio up a bit.
  • faysalubit
    faysalubit Posts: 272 Member
    4 days running , two days cycling and 1 day rest ..
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    edited May 2017
    As needed. Monday is usually pretty light because the weekends are heavy. Hill repeats on Tuesdays.

    I keep tabs on my cumulative training load and monitor my fitness vs fatigue, so it's pretty easy.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    One...at the moment, it's Monday 'cuz Monday is crazy.
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    Lift 5-6 days/wk
  • JeepHair77
    JeepHair77 Posts: 1,291 Member
    It's SUPPOSED to be 5 exercise days and 2 rest days. I kickboxing class, 2-3 lift days, 1-2 run days. (Sometimes I swap an extra kickboxing class for a run, or lift an extra day and just do a short run).

    But lately - it's not going so well. I exercise when time allows. There really aren't any "planned" rest days - they're just the days I didn't get around to it.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    Rest day is Friday .
    I try to hit it really hard on Saturday mornings.




    ... sometimes I even make it to the gym.
  • Brad_Winter_HC4L
    Brad_Winter_HC4L Posts: 23 Member
    Nowadays, its roughly 1 on 1 off. And every few months I'll take 4-7 days off.
  • tsortsor
    tsortsor Posts: 830 Member
    6 days rest
  • Lipsmahoney
    Lipsmahoney Posts: 512 Member
    I do fasted cardio 7 days a week. lift 7 days a week (twice on Sunday) and do a weight/cardio bootcamp twice a week. I have been avoiding rest days for many months and now I am feeling the effects of under eating, low carb and over training :(
  • tsortsor
    tsortsor Posts: 830 Member
    ^ id recommend going to a doctor....lifting 7 days a week is counter productive even if a person was eating enough
  • Lipsmahoney
    Lipsmahoney Posts: 512 Member
    ^ yup ... did and got my orders. I am just very driven and stubborn. Time to dial it back.
  • tsortsor
    tsortsor Posts: 830 Member
    Unfortunately working out that much slows progress
  • LucasLean
    LucasLean Posts: 100 Member
    I've been working out 3 days a week (mon, wed, fri) with weights. 4 rest days.

    The first year I did push/pull/legs twice a week and took Sunday off. It worked for half the year, then I tried manipulating volume/eating more to try to progress, but it didn't work any longer. The second year I tried working out 5 days a week, but that resulted in very little gains (for most people I realized). Now I'm building muscle on 3 days a week, with low volume, and I'm progressing faster than ever before. I just needed more rest to gain again.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    5-8 days a week. depending on cardio/strength split
  • BedsideTableKangaroo
    BedsideTableKangaroo Posts: 736 Member

    i've been doing it wrong. i need to sprinkle in one exercise day a week.
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