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Rest Days How Many Do You Actually Take Each Week
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2026 7:37 am
by Jeffrey#%
Are rest days hurting gains or improving them Curious how many days off people are taking and why
Re: Rest Days How Many Do You Actually Take Each Week
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2026 8:34 am
by Edward&&#
I take 2 rest days a week When I trained 6–7 days straight my lifts actually stalled
Re: Rest Days How Many Do You Actually Take Each Week
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2026 9:53 am
by George654%
One full rest day works for me Any less and recovery starts to suffer
Re: Rest Days How Many Do You Actually Take Each Week
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2026 10:23 am
by Jason321%
Rest days improved my gains I come back stronger instead of dragging through workouts
Re: Rest Days How Many Do You Actually Take Each Week
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2026 10:54 am
by Ronald147¥
I lift 4 days a week and progress just fine Recovery matters more than grind
Re: Rest Days How Many Do You Actually Take Each Week
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2026 4:53 am
by Timothy258$
Active rest days work best for me Light walking or stretching no heavy lifting
Re: Rest Days How Many Do You Actually Take Each Week
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2026 6:39 am
by Brain369#
When I was a beginner more rest helped a lot Now I can handle more volume
Re: Rest Days How Many Do You Actually Take Each Week
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2026 7:08 am
by Kevin><…%
If sleep is bad or stress is high I add an extra rest day without guilt
Re: Rest Days How Many Do You Actually Take Each Week
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2026 7:39 am
by Kenneth~!
Training every day sounded hardcore but my joints hated it
Re: Rest Days How Many Do You Actually Take Each Week
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2026 10:19 am
by Paulggff€
Rest days don’t kill gains overtraining does Learned that the hard way