RESTING?

[JACKAL]

how often should someone who trains as hard as most of us do take time off (im talking about a week or so.) i heard that it's not good to continuously work without giving your body a rest.

[Stonecold54]

Originally posted by JACKAL
how often should someone who trains as hard as most of us do take time off (im talking about a week or so.) i heard that it's not good to continuously work without giving your body a rest.

actually the best way is to not let your body get to the point where it needs to take a rest. most people train way to often. I can take a month off training and not lose any strength or size. so why do we find it necessary to train 5 to 7 days a week. As in other threads I have said that I train every 3-4 days. which means each muscle gets hit every other week or so. The body as a whole needs much more recuperation than the individual muscle groups do. the book The Stress of Life by Hans Seyle explains the difference bewtween LAS (local adaptive syndrome) and GAS(General Adaptive Syndrome). which is the comparison of how a muscle will recover more quickly than the bodies endocrine system. but yes taking a week off maybe three to four times a year is not a bad idea.

[TheRussian]

I usually train 10-12 weeks, then take a whole week off. Good physically as well as mentally. Usually come back refreshed and stronger. Although it's difficult to stop going to a gym for a whole week!

[JACKAL]

Originally posted by TheRussian
I usually train 10-12 weeks, then take a whole week off. Good physically as well as mentally. Usually come back refreshed and stronger. Although it's difficult to stop going to a gym for a whole week!

no kidding. one time i took four days off to go to the beach and i wanted to kill myself. cant imagine a week

[JACKAL]

Originally posted by stonecold54
actually the best way is to not let your body get to the point where it needs to take a rest. most people train way to often. I can take a month off training and not lose any strength or size. so why do we find it necessary to train 5 to 7 days a week. As in other threads I have said that I train every 3-4 days. which means each muscle gets hit every other week or so. The body as a whole needs much more recuperation than the individual muscle groups do. the book The Stress of Life by Hans Seyle explains the difference bewtween LAS (local adaptive syndrome) and GAS(General Adaptive Syndrome). which is the comparison of how a muscle will recover more quickly than the bodies endocrine system. but yes taking a week off maybe three to four times a year is not a bad idea.

interesting...

[bowbow]

I got to a point where I knew i needed to take a week off and when I came back I actually was able to lift more than before. It can be very benifical.

[Stonecold54]

Originally posted by bowbow
I got to a point where I knew i needed to take a week off and when I came back I actually was able to lift more than before. It can be very benifical.

so if you can lift more when you come back doesn't that mean it would be better to space your regular workouts more, that way you can always increase your weight.

[JACKAL]

Originally posted by stonecold54
so if you can lift more when you come back doesn't that mean it would be better to space your regular workouts more, that way you can always increase your weight.

i dont know, if i took several days off between workouts id just end up getting fat. i think thats why we eat so much. i get plenty of protein and nutrients to my muscles, that way i dont need more days. also, if youre cycling then you shouldnt need much more recovery time.

[Stonecold54]

Originally posted by JACKAL
i dont know, if i took several days off between workouts id just end up getting fat. i think thats why we eat so much. i get plenty of protein and nutrients to my muscles, that way i dont need more days. also, if youre cycling then you shouldnt need much more recovery time.

that is what I am talking about though, the fact that your actual muscle is recovering doesn't mean that your body as a whole is recovered. overtraining is a state of the body not a particular muscle and the fact that you are taking anabolics doesn't mean you are superman, your body is still on the same procedure but when taking gear you are masking some of the symptoms.