How much days a week should i be taking off?
As many or as few as you need to to adequately recover. There’s the basic answer.
I’ve gone weeks where I’ve had zero rest days, where I’ve gotten lots of food, lots of rest, and not much stress. There’s other weeks where I’ve needed multiple rest days in a row because my body wasn’t able to keep up.
However, I’d probably start with 3-4 rest days (and 3-4 training days) and adjust from there. Stick with that for 6,8,12 weeks and see what your body can handle. If at that point you want to add another day, do that, stick with it for at least 2 weeks to decide if it works for you or not.
What does your current training look like?
I just read the other thread where Chris tweaked your planned routine. Just do that. Don’t worry about taking too many or too few rest days at this point. 6 months from now, you can start maybe considering to possibly think about it, but for now just stick with that plan (or another good program).
depends what your routine is like etc.
I have a 3 day split for weight training (Day 1 chest, cardio, day 2 legs, day 3 back, rest) ect
its never always perfect. some days i can’t make it to the gym so i go for a run
[quote]LoRez wrote:
As many or as few as you need to to adequately recover. There’s the basic answer.
I’ve gone weeks where I’ve had zero rest days, where I’ve gotten lots of food, lots of rest, and not much stress. There’s other weeks where I’ve needed multiple rest days in a row because my body wasn’t able to keep up.
However, I’d probably start with 3-4 rest days (and 3-4 training days) and adjust from there. Stick with that for 6,8,12 weeks and see what your body can handle. If at that point you want to add another day, do that, stick with it for at least 2 weeks to decide if it works for you or not.
What does your current training look like?[/quote]
[quote]jake_richardson wrote:
How much days a week should i be taking off?[/quote]
Lifting three days a week and resting four days a week is the basic template for lots of effective programs. You’re fine.
Going for a run is not an acceptable substitute for getting to the gym and lifting.