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rest days necessary?

acl15 Posts: 39 Joined: 2005/09/30	2005/10/14, 01:29 AM I split my workouts into bi/back, shoulder/abs/legs, chest/tri, rest. do i really need to rest on day 4? im thinking about just working out everyday. working out my bi/back on day 4 instead of resting wouldnt really be bad since i would have already rested those muscle groups for 2 days right?
bropie Posts: 1,084 Joined: 2004/12/04	2005/10/14, 05:48 PM its still good to have a day where you do no weight training. your body needs time to rest and recover, even if you haven't trained bis/back in a few days. without the rest day, less calories will be going towards repairing and building muscle and more will be expended through exercise.
michelle9510 Posts: 172 Joined: 2005/07/14	2005/10/14, 06:51 PM You should have a rest day. You'll get burned out if you don't.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/10/14, 08:21 PM At most you should workout 5 days aweek..idealy...4. You grow when you rest....period -------------- Friends don't let friends squat high... People don't reach thier true potental, only those who seek it.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2005/10/14, 08:25 PM As big Andrew said you grow and actually get stronger by resting. right now you may and I mean MAY get away with lifting all the time. A couple of things will happen. One is you will overtrain. Another is you will actually go backwards in terms of gains. You may even cause a injury. My advice is for every 3-4 days training take 1-2 days off. At least! -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com