I've been told that you should have a week off completely after 8-10 weeks of solid work and I have been doing this but
1. Is that true?
2. If so should it be more/ less than 8-10 weeks or is that about right?
Thanks all
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07-21-2008, 12:02 PM #1
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You don't have to take the full week off, depends when you take the break. I had to take a break for exams a month ago, that was after 7 weeks training, but I didn't feel like I needed one like I have done before. So I only took 5 days off.
You should enjoy the time off anyway, not having to follow as much of a guidline for meal preparation, and perhaps cook less of them during the day.I rep back
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my shoulder started hurting on wednesday so i decided to take a little break and let it heal itself. sunday i decided i would start back up again on monday since it was feeling a lot better. when i went to the gym today it was my chest/tri day and holy **** 4 days off made a difference it seemed like i was stronger..it might have just been in my head though idk
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07-21-2008, 01:13 PM #16
i am just coming to the end of my week off - im on holidays, so i just decided to combine the two, as i needed to recover from a lot of niggly injuries - my body definately needed a break, but i wouldnt say to take on off every x amount of weeks - you'll know when you need to
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03-02-2010, 05:50 PM #21
haven't had a break in 3 months so starting last thursday I took a week off because I got sick lol...
I hear its good to have a break once in a while; when you go back to lifting you'll be more stronger because your central nervous system and all your muscles have had time to rest.
during breaks make sure to increase protein, but since you aren't lifting decrease carbs and total calories by a bit.
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05-13-2013, 12:02 PM #22
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05-13-2013, 12:05 PM #23
Wth, that's the first time I hear such thing.
But as I keep reading the comments, people actually support the idea.
I guess I should take those breaks too if they're beneficial.
I've been training a year and a half in a row with no breaks, Could I had a better body by now if I took some breaks?*Go to the bathroom, flex in mirror and forget to pee crew*
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