How many days is best to rest between intense leg workouts?
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05-25-2011, 02:06 AM #1Registered User
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Rest between Leg workouts
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05-25-2011, 02:11 AM #2Registered User
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Different strokes for different folks. It takes me at least 48-72 hours to fully recover from a heavy leg day. Lots of stretching, adequate rest, and light cardio a day or two after tends to speed things up as well.Originally Posted by lapere1
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05-25-2011, 02:19 AM #3Registered User
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I squat on Monday and Friday and since switching to this frequency, progress has never been better.Originally Posted by lapere1
Of course the rest period depends on how much volume you do in a given workout.Strength + Speed = Power
If you never fail, you aren't truly pushing yourself to the limit. If you never push yourself to the limit, how do you know what you're truly capable of?
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05-25-2011, 04:17 AM #4Registered User
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I let mine rest 6 days. They bulge out and continue to grow in size and strength.
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05-25-2011, 04:24 AM #5Under Construction
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^this. depends on what you are doing. if you are hitting them so hard that you can't walk, once a week is probably enough.Originally Posted by matjusm
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05-25-2011, 05:06 AM #6Registered User
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But my question is... What's the rush?!
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05-25-2011, 05:43 AM #7Seoul-Brotha
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It depends on intensity. I had done a program where all you did for legs was squats. When doing that program, I was able to hit legs 3x per week. On my normal split, I hit them so brutally from all angles that they hurt for up to 4 days afterwards. In that case, I'd wait at least 6 days.
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