Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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cardio a rest for weights

zared
zared
Posts: 42
Joined: 2004/06/27
United States
2004/07/09, 03:15 AM
if cardio is conciderd a rest for the previouse day of lifting and lifting is a rest for the previose day of cardio then is there really a need to have a day where u do neither and just sit around? to be honest i never reallt had a day where i just sat around doin nothing i always have to do some somthing
j-carter
j-carter
Posts: 9
Joined: 2004/07/09
United States
2004/07/09, 09:00 AM
yeah your right, you should always take 24-48 hours out of training a week as a rest day, this alows your muscles to recover and be stronger for the next workout.