losing fat in arms Do You REALLY Need Rest Days Between Workouts?

Why not just workout everyday? Do we really need rest days?

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A lot of people pride themselves on working out every single day! They brag about how dedicated they are with sticking to a strict regimen of daily exercise.

But should you take days off from the gym to rest and recover, or are rest days over rated?

I was recently asked "Why Do We Need Rest Days?" from my friend Kevin, who is a member of the Total Fitness Bodybuilding Inner Circle Coaching Club.

In his question Kevin said how he loves to workout everyday and has done so consistently. But now that he has switched to including planned rest days as part of his routine, he is actually making better gains in the gym.

This becomes obvious when you realize the fact that muscle doesn't grow when you are working out. Going to the gym DOES NOT build muscle!

The workout itself simply stimulates muscle growth, you are breaking down muscle tissue. It's only when you rest and recover in between workouts where actual muscle growth takes place.

If you try and short change this process and workout too frequently or with too much volume you will break down your body faster than it can recover. While you maybe able to get away with doing daily workouts for the short term, it's eventually going to catch up with you and your workouts in the gym are going to suffer. This is what's known as "Over Training". Basically doing too much exercise for your body to recover from.

Purposely taking planned rest days will allow for better recovery of your muscles and central nervous system. This will allow you to fully recover between workouts. Then on the days when you do workout you'll feel stronger, have more energy, and be able to push yourself harder.

Building muscle comes down to stimulating growth in the gym and then allowing your body time to rest, recover, and grow. You can't short-cut the process.

As for how many rest days you should take. It really depends on your fitness level, experience, how intense you are training, what type of program you're following, etc. But a good general rule of thumb that works well for most people is to workout every second day.

Having a full 48 hours of rest in between workouts to rest will allow you to hit the gym feeling strong and fresh. When I look back over my training journals I've generally made my best size and strength gains when following an every second day workout schedule.

Now some people may like to stretch this out and workout 2 days on and 1 day off and they find that this works well for them. Bottom line there are a lot of variables involved so there isn't one answer that fits everyone. But I think every single strength and conditioning coach will agree that rest days are an important part of any workout program.

So if you are one of those guys who likes to workout everyday and your progress is stuck in a plateau, try cutting back on your workout frequency and taking more rest days. The extra recovery time maybe just the thing you need to start growing again.

all the best,
Lee Hayward
http://www.totalfitnessbodybuilding.com

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