Rest/OFF Days - schedule or not?

[Damios]

Hi dudes!

Topic about Rest/Off days from gym. How does it look in your's routines? Are you taking rest day becouse this is in your plan even when you feel very well and can go to the gym or are You basing on your fettle and do it by instinct?

My split routine is:

Legs
Arms
Chest
Back
Shoulders

I'm taking day OFF only when i fell tired, sleepy etc. Sometimes i can train 21 days in a row, sometimes only 2 days. And... i dlon't like rest, i fking love train and i'm feelling better when i have train day than rest day.

What about Your's exeperiences with Rest/OFF days?

[oldtimer1]

Most guys schedule rest days using the logic if we trained instinctively we would take a nap instead of training. Lifting is hard work and you need a work ethic to accomplish anything.

Having said that if you truly have a good work ethic then rest days should be according to if you need them. Mentzer use to say why do we train according to what day of the week it is? The body doesn't work on a 7 day cycle. Yates said something similar. He said his split cycle can run from 6 to 8 days according to how he feels. You just have to tread lightly thinking do you need a rest day or are you just a lazy bastard.

[monstermunch]

Don't schedule but typically its after leg day, just feel drained.

[Papper]

That's for beginner teens.. Scheduled rest is for those who can't listen to their bodies.

[Mr Anabolic]

20 years ago, when I was training 6 days a week, my rest day was always after leg day.  


 

[BigCyp]

Shizzo recently had an unscheduled rest day after posting for 1000 days straight

[Army of One]

Shizzo recently had an unscheduled rest day after posting for 1000 days straight

That was only because he pissed on the keyboard because he thought he was in the bathroom

[tom joad]

I thought you grow when you rest (especially for a natty.)

[Mr Nobody]

[BigRo]

I need a couple rest days a week for optimal growth and recovery. Also 3 days in a row usually means the 3rd days workout suffers. Cannot comprehend how coaches like John Meadows have people training 7 days a week.

[the trainer]

Hi dudes!

Topic about Rest/Off days from gym. How does it look in your's routines? Are you taking rest day becouse this is in your plan even when you feel very well and can go to the gym or are You basing on your fettle and do it by instinct?

My split routine is:

Legs
Arms
Chest
Back
Shoulders

I'm taking day OFF only when i fell tired, sleepy etc. Sometimes i can train 21 days in a row, sometimes only 2 days. And... i dlon't like rest, i fking love train and i'm feelling better when i have train day than rest day.

What about Your's exeperiences with Rest/OFF days?

You are massively overtrained even if you are on steroids you still wont grow to your full potential on your routine.

[Damios]

You are massively overtrained even if you are on steroids you still wont grow to your full potential on your routine.

Why do You think so?

[CalvinH]

Why do You think so?

Your body needs rest to grow.

[the trainer]

Why do You think so?

You need more rest there is no reason for a human to weight train more than 5 days per week, if you cant work all your bodyparts properly in 5 days then there is something seriously wrong.

[Damios]

A lot of threads here there is not something like "overtraining" in Bodybuiling.

[Papper]

You need more rest there is no reason for a human to weight train more than 5 days per week, if you cant work all your bodyparts properly in 5 days then there is something seriously wrong.

x2

If it's not happening with 5 days a week it's not gonna happen as a natural guy.

I like a rolling schedule, much easier to fit in with ordinary life and allows you to rest when you really need it.

Mistake to think you are a robot or a cybernetic organism.. you adapt to your workout regime, switch exercises, sleep quality may vary, you might wanna do cuttin/bulking cycles, not to mention all other mental and physical stress factors in your life.

[nasht5]

powerlifters typically schedule rest days. The Bodybuilders I know split up their body over 5-6 days, usually taking sundays off.

[anabolichalo]

powerlifters typically schedule rest days. The Bodybuilders I know split up their body over 5-6 days, usually taking sundays off.

the unemployed bbers splite it up into twice per day

morning tris


evening delts


etc

[Damios]

Ppls said that is hard to overtrain muscles. Easier is overtrain CNS but in Bodybuilding training style it is so hard.

[Icelord]

the unemployed bbers splite it up into twice per day

morning tris


evening delts


etc

the unemployed BBers work out at 11 a.m. to 1 pm

[phreak]

I never schedule rest days. It's total bullshit to schedule them when you have NO CLUE when your body would need them. Also: what retard believes all muscles need rest at the exact same time? If my biceps feel hammered, they get a rest. Doesn't mean my triceps can't be trained. So why would I skip arm day completely? Hell, my medial delts have been feeling fried for two weeks, but my rear delts are still growing and getting stronger. So fuck no I'm not going to give my shoulders a complete rest. Medial delts get skipped one or two workouts, the rest is on full blast.

[nasht5]

I never schedule rest days. It's total bullshit to schedule them when you have NO CLUE when your body would need them. Also: what retard believes all muscles need rest at the exact same time? If my biceps feel hammered, they get a rest. Doesn't mean my triceps can't be trained. So why would I skip arm day completely? Hell, my medial delts have been feeling fried for two weeks, but my rear delts are still growing and getting stronger. So fuck no I'm not going to give my shoulders a complete rest. Medial delts get skipped one or two workouts, the rest is on full blast.

so your training 7days a week? every day of every month?

[Mr Nobody]

so your training 7days a week? every day of every month?

If you can't train 7 days a week - damn equals a weak person.

[Damios]

I think it's hard to train everyday only for Powerlifters who often do DL, BP, SQ every other day in 1-5 reps. It's so fking hard for CNS.

If Bodybuilders need 6-20 reps for training ( galeniko said it's the best option... ) and do main lifts only 1x in 5-7 day frequently it's so hard to overtrain CNS even do 20+ sets on each workout day and training everyday in 5 day frequently for each body part.

Or am I wrong?

[dr.chimps]

Yes, and no.