rest periods!

[silencer_]

Do you guys recommend taking a week off your workouts so that your body fully heals or what not and you can grow more?

ie) I usually work out a few months 3 - 5mos then I take 1 week straight off?

 

[silencer_]

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Thats what I thought, a few days would be good right?
I dont get sore anymore..

 

[Thaibox]

A week is good sometimes. Not a week of ass-sitting though. Check out Spatts' Active recovery sticky.

 

[jackangel]

If you've hit the weights for 3-5 months and then wish to take a week off from that, I don't think that's a problem. At all. Lots of people sing the praises of such rest periods. And what does soreness have to do with anything? If you're getting bigger and/or stronger, that's all that matters.

 

[Shark01]

I take 10 days off every two months to recover from little "owees" and ramp my excitement level back up

 

[Peckz]

i couldn't live without my rest weeks. They are crucial for my development. I swear i get bigger every time i take a week off.

 

[OreoPL]

same here every 8-10 weeks i take 1-2 weeks off and then i come back stronger and bigger than ever

 

[silencer_]

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Thats what I thought, I usually take a week off myself.. When I come back, I start off a little weaker; then the week after I go crazy and I could feel the soreness!