Author Topic: How often and how much time off do you guys take after lifting for a long while?  (Read 1996 times)

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NEVER or I'll go insane.

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ya...try not lifting for almost 7 months.

i cannot imagine.  Every day sucked.  i was such a little bitch to be around.

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Seems like a week for every 6 weeks give or take a day.

The 2 other rules I use are:

a) If bar speed is slow during the first few lifts, I skip the workout or it becomes a 60-70% maintenance day.

b) If after 2 two training sessions, I don't see an improvement  in work capacity or strength, I start tweaking exercises, etc...  

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The only breaks I've ever taken were due to injuries (not sustained while working out), and I've been doing this for over 25 years.

WTF is a break?