Do I need to have a Rest Day?

[BigE2013]

My current workout routine is as follows
Day 1: Triceps/Shoulders
Day 2: Back/Abs
Day 3: Legs
Day 4: Chest
Day 5: Biceps/Abs
Day 6:?
On Day 6 would it be safe to just reset my workout routine and begin again with triceps and shoulders or should I take the day off and just rest? I'm curious because technically I'm still giving my muscle groups about 4 days of recovery time from when I worked them out last. Any advice would be great.

[mastersimons]

Your chest day involves muscles used during a triceps/shoulder workout, so I would give those muscles a rest. If you added anything, it might be another leg day. It all depends on how long you've been training and what your goals are.

[TJP33]

do you need a rest day? I dunno

I know for me to train at a high training intensity for the volume I use, I need a rest day (used for cardio) roughly after 3 consecutive workouts.
so it depends on training program and your tolerances..

Ill admit my biggest mistake Ive made early on when training, was not fully understanding the benefits of rest days and not utilizing enough. Don't need to feel like sh$t for a rest day, actually much better to use rest days before symptoms of overreaching start appearing.

[davisj3537]

Do you need to eat?

[magician27]

you already have a rest day there if you are dedicating a day for biceps and abs. or shoulders and triceps.

[Min236]

My current workout routine is as follows
Day 1: Triceps/Shoulders
Day 2: Back/Abs
Day 3: Legs
Day 4: Chest
Day 5: Biceps/Abs
Day 6:?
On Day 6 would it be safe to just reset my workout routine and begin again with triceps and shoulders or should I take the day off and just rest? I'm curious because technically I'm still giving my muscle groups about 4 days of recovery time from when I worked them out last. Any advice would be great.

That's mainly up to you. But Rest Day is not just a day for your muscle to rest. It's also a day for your hormones to settle down and your brain and heart muscle to relax. So I do recommend 1 rest day per week.

[trugymuk]

Overall your daily routine is good but your Rest Day workout schedule is depends on your others day workout timing and also what kind of goal you have achieved in the previous 5 days. Obviously you can go for alternating ice and steam baths just to relax your muscles in case they have stiffened up. On a lighter note you can always go for swim or cycling just to keep your muscles busy and your cardio going...

[blue9steel]

It doesn't have to be a day of doing nothing, but at a minimum you should have at least one day a week where you don't lift weights. It's pretty hard for your body to recover properly otherwise.

[Madevilz]

Depends on your body, your intensity level, your caloric intake, etc...

I sometime go 2 weeks without a rest day.

[JayVincent]

Muscles repair and grow from the damage placed on them from a workout while you are resting. The workout doesn't produce the results - it stimulates your body to produce the desired result.

If you do not allow time for your body to produce the result by introducing the exercise stimulus again, you'll be spinning your wheels. This is very common among beginners and responsible for the lack of progress by many hobbyist body builders.

Rest.

[Jhawk Fitness]

Any reason why you don't want to take rest? When lifting heavy, its not just your muscles, your central nervous system (CNS) is also taxed. With no rest your CNS will soon buckle.

This is basically true, however, OP you seem to only have one High-CNS intensive day in your routine. The upper days are pretty low to be honest. Provided you're recovery methods are synergistically synced it doesn't look like youre really in much danger of running into OTS any time soon. That said, if you're for what reason adamantly against a rest/recovery day why not do something that a 180 from your normal training? Something that resets vagal tone.

[JohnSmeton]

Any reason why you don't want to take rest? When lifting heavy, its not just your muscles, your central nervous system (CNS) is also taxed. With no rest your CNS will soon buckle.

this.

alsono need to do a biceps and abs day, put that on chest day. Usually two on and one off is a good idea.

[JohnSmeton]

Depends on your body, your intensity level, your caloric intake, etc...

I sometime go 2 weeks without a rest day.

this as well. If your training heavy like some weights I use 405 on rack deads, 115 lbs db press, 315-455 hack squats , for 8-10 reps, and trains with intensity, yes youll need more rest days bc taxes cns more than someone who lifts 145 lbs=10x's .

[ironwill2008]

My current workout routine is as follows
Day 1: Triceps/Shoulders
Day 2: Back/Abs
Day 3: Legs
Day 4: Chest
Day 5: Biceps/Abs
Day 6:?
On Day 6 would it be safe to just reset my workout routine and begin again with triceps and shoulders or should I take the day off and just rest? I'm curious because technically I'm still giving my muscle groups about 4 days of recovery time from when I worked them out last. Any advice would be great.

Beginners almost always make the same mistake of thinking that if 'some' training is good, then 'more' is better; that sentiment is posted here frequently, especially at this time of year. You'd do well to reconsider what you're doing and instead find a structured program from the sticky threads at the top of the 'workout programs' forum, and then follow it to the letter.



Beginners also almost always never take this advice and instead, just go on doing what they want to do anyway, regardless of what they've been advised. Certainly you can do that as well; this particular issue has a way of sorting itself out eventually................one way or the other.

[sooby]

it's not really a question of whether you need a rest day, it is more of a question of whether you are getting adequate recovery. You can work 7 days a week but split the workload in a way that allows you to recover sufficiently. You could work 3 days a week and not get sufficient recovery. Alot of it has to with your volume and the amount of rest/sleep you get. As well as stress levels and diet.

[Jammer02xd]

Beginners almost always make the same mistake of thinking that if 'some' training is good, then 'more' is better; that sentiment is posted here frequently, especially at this time of year. You'd do well to reconsider what you're doing and instead find a structured program from the sticky threads at the top of the 'workout programs' forum, and then follow it to the letter.



Beginners also almost always never take this advice and instead, just go on doing what they want to do anyway, regardless of what they've been advised. Certainly you can do that as well; this particular issue hs a way of sorting itself out eventually................one way or the other.

Going to have to agree with the Mod man here. Unless you're a professional athlete with some "assistance", then working out everyday is just stupidity. 4 Days a week on a good program is plenty to see results while giving your body time to recover.