Rest days?
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kstreit1997
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Hi all
I am wondering the opinion on rest days that y'all have. I workout 5-6x a week but the days I don't workout I self sabotage myself that I should be working out and get frustrated with myself. How many times do you work out and have a rest day?
Thanks!
I am wondering the opinion on rest days that y'all have. I workout 5-6x a week but the days I don't workout I self sabotage myself that I should be working out and get frustrated with myself. How many times do you work out and have a rest day?
Thanks!
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i just got a new puppy who generally goes to work with me so im having to figure out a new plan (too cold for him to sit in a car in the sub dawn hours right now lol)
i used to go M-F and not on the weekends.
I think now I'll probably do 2 or 3 days a week (leaving puppy at home with the big dogs) and then go on the weekends. which kinda sucks, because the gym IS on my way to work, but not near my home (half an hour away). ill do it, cause thats my only option, but not looking forward to it.
find what works best for you and go with it.0 -
I exercise daily because that is my preference. I don't work out with the same intensity every day, I give myself lighter days when I'm feeling fatigued or I've been at it harder, and I make sure to give my muscles time to recover after resistance training.3
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I lift weights 4-5x per week. I need my rest days to recover and progress.1
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A rest day can be a day with lighter activity that doesn't stress the same muscles, joints, etc. as your main activity. They get stronger by resting on the rest days. Muscles especially need time to heal. Without it they will not get stronger.
My main activity is running. ATM I am running 5 days a week. On my off days I may go for a short hike, or if it's cold, ride my stationary bike. I'll do yoga or pilates. I walk seven days a week with the dog but that's slow and easy so doesn't stress my body. Rest days are a good time to run errands or clean the house or do some more time-consuming cooking.1 -
I run 7 days a week, lift 3 days.
ETA: I never feel the need to rest from cardio, but strength training requires rest days.0 -
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quiksylver296 wrote: »
Ack I just fixed the grammar but you quoted it so now it's there forever and ever.. haha3 -
I think it depends on the type of workout. Some exercises can safely be done every day and some require periods of rest.0
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3x week of high intensity ("high" by my standards) seems to be my sweet spot right now. Sometimes I try to do more, but I just don't recover that well/quickly at this point in my life. Low intensity stuff I don't consider exercise, but can be done pretty regularly/daily.0
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Depends on what you're doing. If I'm actively training for an event, the training volume gets to the point where I need rest days to recover. If I'm just riding and lifting for fitness, I don't really need a true rest day other than making sure I'm not lifting on consecutive days and varying ride intensities...like I'll throw in a recovery ride or two that is done at a fairly low intensity for a short distance...like a 20K or something.
Also, I might just take a day off from riding and do something else I enjoy like hiking or rock climbing or something.0 -
Mine are 3x a week. I enjoy going heavy so for the most part I need the rest in between days.
Broscience says, it's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights.1 -
I workout 2x a day 5 days a week, run 5k in the mornings and walk about 6+k on my lunch break. If I feel like it I will run anywhere from 5-10k on the weekends but I don't stress about it if I don't have time or am just too lazy...lol0
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I work out 7 days a week. I don't run consecutive days and I also vary the intensity of my workouts. If I feel like a rest day I take it but haven't since Christmas and before that since 11/27. I also feel guilty when I have a rest day and this schedule seems to keep me from being overtrained. It is off season though and once I start training for my spring half marathons that may change.0
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I lift every other day and cardio the other days, so I am at the gym everyday.0
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fatguitarist wrote: »
No injuries, been distance running over 10 years. I run anywhere from 7-15 miles/day, but generally on average do about 9 per day.0 -
I mostly alternate cardio and strength daily so I'm recovering from one while training the other.
Rare to have a rest day, even after a big event or particularly intense training session I'm more likely to be doing light active recovery work rather than inactive rest.
Most likely time for me to take a rest day would be the day before an event rather than the day after so I'm fresh and rested.
You do have to be aware of your recovery needs and vary intensity and volume accordingly. There's no shame in taking a rest day if you need or simply want one. If you are relatively new or returning to exercise then your needs may well be different to someone who has been training solidly for years.
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If you don't feel like resting at all, than something is wrong with your training approach. Most likely you don't train hard enough. Would like to know more about your program. Saying you work out 5,6 times a week is not enough. If you always stick with the same weight, same intensity, same everything, than it's no wonder you don't need rest.
If you train seriously with progressive overload, than the only way to self sabotage is by not resting.
If you train properly, your body will let you know it needs rest.9 -
I exercise daily but only for 30-45 min. My workouts are usually intense, but I mix them up. It just is easier for me to do short workouts at home every day than to schedule longer workouts several times per week. My preference, though.0
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I can only accumulate so much intensity/fatigue before I need a day off. I lift three days a week on a schedule, and ride and ski with mixed intensity. I prefer being outdoors than in, so most of the time a rest day means a light ride or an easy walk. Some days it means barely moving, and that's ok too.0
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