Rest Days How Many Do You Actually Take Each Week

Jeffrey#% · Post by **Jeffrey#%** » Sun Feb 08, 2026 7:37 am

Are rest days hurting gains or improving them Curious how many days off people are taking and why

Edward&&# · Post by **Edward&&#** » Sun Feb 08, 2026 8:34 am

I take 2 rest days a week When I trained 6–7 days straight my lifts actually stalled

George654% · Post by **George654%** » Sun Feb 08, 2026 9:53 am

One full rest day works for me Any less and recovery starts to suffer

Jason321% · Post by **Jason321%** » Sun Feb 08, 2026 10:23 am

Rest days improved my gains I come back stronger instead of dragging through workouts

Ronald147¥ · Post by **Ronald147¥** » Sun Feb 08, 2026 10:54 am

I lift 4 days a week and progress just fine Recovery matters more than grind

Timothy258$ · Post by **Timothy258$** » Tue Feb 10, 2026 4:53 am

Active rest days work best for me Light walking or stretching no heavy lifting

Brain369# · Post by **Brain369#** » Tue Feb 10, 2026 6:39 am

When I was a beginner more rest helped a lot Now I can handle more volume

Kevin><…% · Post by **Kevin><…%** » Tue Feb 10, 2026 7:08 am

If sleep is bad or stress is high I add an extra rest day without guilt

Kenneth~! · Post by **Kenneth~!** » Tue Feb 10, 2026 7:39 am

Training every day sounded hardcore but my joints hated it

Paulggff€ · Post by **Paulggff€** » Tue Feb 10, 2026 10:19 am

Rest days don’t kill gains overtraining does Learned that the hard way