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Anonymous
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me and my roommate have been hitting the weight room every week this semester. However, finals are next week and after that we'll be transitioning back to home life. I've heard it's important to take a week or so off every few months to let your body rest and shit.

Should my break be one week or two weeks?
>> Anonymous
If you rest properly i.e. don't exercise when your muscles ache, you wont need a break
>> Anonymous
>>100146
Wait, what? You're retarded, don't give advice to people please.
>> Anonymous
>>100140
not necessary.... sometimes nice... personally, I never miss a day that I planned to work out on (sick, etc.)... I'll decrease what I'm doing so that it's safe.... but your choice as to the length or existence of this break....


>>100146
GET OUT!!!! NOW!!!!
>> Anonymous
If you train seriously, taking a week off after ~4 weeks of training is good, so that your body can go through the super compensation phase. If you are a beginner it's probably not that much, maybe after ~7 or so weeks depending on the need, but you should still take planned weeks off. It's better to take planned weeks off rather than take weeks off when you injure yourself.
>> Anonymous
>>100423

by weeks off I mean training light enough to improve recovery. Aim is not to cause more stress for your body.
>> xrkfrm !O4ZEpB7lss
I was considering raging @>>100423until>>100426came along... this man speaks truth
>> Anonymous
If you're only weight training once a week, that should be plenty of rest time in between. Even if you work out vigorously for several hours, six days is plenty of time for rest. If you're working out most days of the week, see everyone else's comments.