Are rest days a meme? I never feel like I need to rest, nor do

not jack shit

perhaps a walk

>>41457532
You're clearly clearly not pushing yourself hard enough in the gym then

if you don't see the need for rest days you're not training hard enough. if you train hard enough you'll see a steady decline in performance if you don't give yourself enough time to recover.

Sprints

>>41457608
sprints are taxing as hell. definitely not something you can do on rest days.

>>41457599
>>41457591
I guess I should have clarified, I see a lot of routines with three days on, four days off. Is that necessary? Or would something like 5 on 2 off work just as well?

>>41457580
Walks are 100% the right choice.
The worst thing for recovery is just sitting on your ass.

>>41457532
maybe you should try lifting weights

>>41457703
I do PPLx and that's a good ratio of rest for me. I think 3 days a week programs are just created to suite people's ""busy"" lifestyles, not to maximize gains.

>>41457532
I tried training 6 days a week heavy and was fine for about two weeks but then the fatigue caught up and I ended up destroying my cns. I later strained a muscle going for a single rep on a weight I did pause reps on for 6 two weeks prior.

Having a ramping up progressive overload schedule or a regular deload in your schedule I've learned is a very necessary thing if you want to lift heavy often.

>>41457532
theyre a meme for anything under a year of lifting for sure, except the first few round of doms.

i really hate not lifting for a day since it's all i live for. i'll give myself a 'rest day' by just grinding out calves, abs, and usually shoulders or chest.

>>41457703
I'm doing 5 days on 2 days off, feels like i'm doing a little too much but the gains are still top tier