Is it good to...

[hemiman]

...Take a break once in a while.. like.. take a week off just from lifting... because ive been lifting for like... ever... every week.. every day except SAT/SUN... of course i do diff. muscles every day but today i just felt so exhausted.. it might of been because i played basketball before i lifted or.. because i didnt have much to eat... but yea.. could those be reasons? because i dropped weight on everything today (chest workout)

[jlozan84]

Yes, breaks are good. You usually come back stronger. You lift 5 days a week? That just isn't necessary unless you are on the Vitamin S.

[hemiman]

Vitamin S? could you explain this to me.?

[jlozan84]

lol - Steroids.

[hemiman]

ooooooo..... yea... deffff not on that.... i aint a cheater...

[Glockwork3]

i think there can be some exceptions to this JLo, not that i would ever really go against anything JLo says (since he is always putting out good info on BB cept his remarks here and there lol) But i workout 5 days week because....
mon
Legs squat etc..
tues.
bench (program)
bi's
wed
OFF
thurs
bench program
triceps/shoulders
Friday
Dead day and variations
delts
back
saturday
last day of week bench program that extends 7 weeks


some might strongly dis-agree w/ benching 3 times a week but this program really puts my numbers up when it comes to maxing and also reps in general and no im not on "vitamin S"

[Dooblecain]

Resting is sometimes the best thing you can do. I recently went to the edge of burning out, paid for it with a few days where I felt absolutely drained and downright depressed.

Took 4 days off and I came back into the gym feeling great. Even broke a personal record.

Its like anything in life, if you dont take a break sometime you will only hurt yourself.

[Will100]

Originally Posted by jlozan84

Yes, breaks are good. You usually come back stronger. You lift 5 days a week? That just isn't necessary unless you are on the Vitamin S.

LMFAO vitamin S haha...gave me a good chuckle there Mr. Lozan lol


ya man i took a break for 1 month during the summer...didnt do sh!t for 4 weeks..came back and hadent lost any strength, and i ended up skyrocketing past all my lift weighs

1 week is a good idea...if ur really exausted 2 weeks isnt bad either

[Babbs]

You should know when you start feeling jaded its time for a week off. I take em every 10-12 weeks.

I also take a couple extra days off when I have a **** workout, like today's. I've been over training, bad boy

[tomorrow-is-here]

i take a week off every three months......from diet and everything....works good for me, but i dont know how fundamentally sound that would be....i also change lifts every three months aside from a few core lifts