How good/bad is it to do lifts outside your routine on rest days?

>>41995741
its fine to do accessory exercises on rest days. Just make sure to replace TDEE.
Actually, its stated in PP that beginners have ability to recover within 24-48 hours so you might be recovered fully by the next day.

why not just do them on workout days so when rest days come, you actually feel like you need to rest?

SS/SL need accessories to truly hit that upper body.

>>41995773
I do. I'll do curls and shoulder workouts between sets on the bench, for example. I like the idea of doing accessories, but would they be more helpful during/right after SS routine, or on alternating days?

I'm mainly trying to satisfying this addictive need I have to keep lifting. I've literally never felt this in my life, so to have that motivation is nuts for me. My body does feel like it needs rest from the starting lifting and significant cardio I've been doing, but I haven't taken a day off in three weeks and feel I probably should.

But my fucking arms are begging me to go lift, even if they still feel a bit sore.

I also own a few 30lb dumbells, so I don't even need to necessarily go to the gym. I can just do them right here while I watch porn or read /fit/.

>>41995807
are your lifts improving?
so long as you aren't stalling (thus not repairing your muscle all the way) on lifts it won't work

>>41995824
>won't affect you negatively
dunno why I put work there

>>41995836
Might still be a bit too early to tell. I've only completed two weeks of SS, and I wasn't able to do squats on day 2 of this week (only squat rack was occupied every time I approached it over the course of an hour, at some point I had to bounce), so I did them on the rest day between 2 and 3, then did them again on 3 as part of the standard work out. Hopefully that'snot a problem, so long as I don't do it regularly.

But I have notice very very small improvements. Stuff I probably could have done at the start, but am more comfortable doing two weeks in. Just an extra 5-10 pounds on some lifts.

First week was only doing 25x3 and 35x2 on squats, and then yesterday did two sets with 45s, for example. I think I *could* have done that much two weeks ago, but was certainly more comfortable doing it yesterday.

>>41995867
if you aren't already strong/athletic you should be able to consistently up your lifts and really not need much rest like >>41995767 said

keep doing what you are doing. stop when you notice you're basically burnt out and not able to put up bigger weight. try to do as much as you can on one day and completely rest the next. this is what you will have to do eventually anyway so might as well get use to it now.
also remember to eat and get your protein in. you if you can't up the weight you lift, it could simply be your diet.

>>41996002
Thanks. I guess I'll take it easy today and try to go a bit harder come Monday when I get back in.

What about doing cardio as a supplement that utilizes some of the same muscles as I'm lifting with, such as swimming (I assume this is fine) and elliptical (maybe not so fine?), and even row machine.

>>41996071
>What about doing cardio as a supplement that utilizes some of the same muscles as I'm lifting with
fine so long as, again, you can still up your lifts next weight session. remember to eat extra to compensate for cardio. this is where the "cardio kills gains" comes from, working too much and not eating enough to repair/not lose weight.

all those things are fine if you can still put up better weight than last session's weight training. remember, every session you should be doing better weight then before, if not, you either aren't eating enough (either calories and/or protein amount) or not allowing your self to rest