Does anybody work out with little or no rest days?

[n1ck]

I like only having one rest day a week. ANybody else feel the same and if so how is it working out for you?

 

[louden_swain]

I don't recommend training six days per week. Your body will turn against you in terms of wanting to grow because it will always be in the state of catabolism. The key is to get in the gym and take care of business rather than messing around several days per week.

 

[Thaibox]

Bad idea. If you can train more than a few days in a row, you aren't training hard enough man.

 

[ZGzaZ]

agreed, but if you want to keep it up...do it, you'll see the gains come to a screeching halt, might even see yourself losing muscle and strength soon

 

[LongBall]

I do a
3 day train
1day off
3 day train
2 days off




Longball

 

[strider364]

3 days on
1 day off

I've had good results with this.

 

[Zander1983]

My routine isn't set in stone. I take rest days as I need them. At most, I can workout 3 days in a row before needing a complete day off, and two of those days are weights (upper body and lower body on separate days) while the other is some form of cardio. Can't do weights on three consecutive days if I want to train at a reasonable level of intensity and get the job done right. Rest is super-important.

 

[GhostMan]

My routine:


Monday: Shoulders, Tri's a little
Tuesday: Back and Bi's
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: Chest, Tri's
Friday: Back and Bi's
Saturday: Legs
Sunday: Off

 

[DrBones]

When I was late 18, early 19, I used to train 13 days in a row...
Every 14th day would be a rest day. My strength consistantly went up for a while and I got lean as hell.... But I never really grew too much....

The worst part about training so frequently is your joints, tendons and connective tissues don't really get an opportunity to heal.... From this training regime stemmed a two year on/off light weight lay off due to an EXTREMELY fucked up shoulder.

I was told by MANY doctors... (roughly 7) that my shoulder was done, and that I will never be able to train heavy again.

I was so jealous of people who didnt have shoulder problems and who were still capable of working out. It was terriblefor me... I just sat and regretted how I had trained for so long.

If these are the kinds of things you'd like to see happen to your body... train your ass off without a break.... you will thank all of us you give your body a break when your joints are still functioning properly in 10 years.

PS: By the way... I had a 95% shoulder recovery due to an awesome Chiropractor and an amazing Deep tissue massage therapist.... I went to a chiropractor before and never saw too much in terms of results.. and the deep tissue massages have allowed my shoulder to function completely in its normal range of motion.... heres a link to their site
http://www.lougheedchiropractic.com


Thanks

 

[PolishHammer1977]

I have a set routine but I go outside a lot. I usually wait until all my lactic acid is just about gone in a body part b4 I continue the next. I have always been better off taking an extra day of rest as opposed to overtrain. I am getting stronger and fast.