Rest days are a total meme if you’re training right, eating, and sleeping enough. You’re losing out on at least TWO DAYS worth of gains every week if you’re resting.
>been running PPL nonstop for almost two months
>stronger each session
>steadily gaining weight
>looking joocy
What’s the catch? Why are rest days shilled so hard here?
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You have not lifted heavy.
I lift in the 8-12 rep range for upper body and 12-15 for legs. There’s no need to lift heavy if your goal isn’t pure strength as it’s just greater west and tear/risk of injury
You're more likely to injure yourself doing high rep workouts with less rest days in a week than you are doing heavy workouts with more rest days.
If you're doing more than 8 reps the weight is too easy and you need to do more weight until you can do 8+ with that weight.
Doing fluff and pump meme workouts with 10+ rep sets gives you muscle that disappears after a few weeks of not lifting. Strength gains and size last much longer and come back faster after a period of not working out.
This is all assuming you are natural, if you're on roids you can do whatever and still get big but strength is still optimal (see the weight that Yates and Coleman were doing)
I should clarify, for my one main compound per session it’s 6-8 reps. Legs are 10-12. There just doesn’t seem to be any point to taking days off of each muscle group gets 72 hours recovery between sessions
Tendinitis would be the only main concern but if that starts to happen I will simply take a couple days off
post body, moron
Imagine working out everyday and still have no life goals or gf
>have gf
>got sober
>get out of dead end career
>starting college in the summer
>getting in the best shape of my life
yeah, nah
couldn’t be me
post body
Been lifting on and off for years but started gym daily and eating ~3000 calories a day on November 23rd. Started at 146lbs after drinking and using drugs daily for months
>5’11, 165lbs
>bench 135 to 185x8
>strict OHP 65 to 110x8
>25lb weighted pull-ups x8
>full ROM wide stance leg press 90 to 275x15
Can’t squat or DL due to disc issues
>>5’11, 165lbs
I think we've found the catch.
See if you can keep skipping rest days in a year or two.
Sorry, 230x15 leg press
>Can’t squat or DL due to disc issues
lel You're going to have more issues than that if you keep going as you are. But feel free to "prove us wrong." See you in five years with your next post:
>Compounds are a scam! 100% injury rate! Machine isolation for lyfe!
Then after that:
>lifting is a scam! calisthenics is the way to go!
Followed by:
>why exercise you're all wasting your time go to the library
>being this mad that I don’t need rest days
I don’t care about numbers. I just like lifting and looking good.. plan to bulk to 180, then cut to 170-175 and maintain
>I don’t care about numbers.
Oh you will. Once you realize that muscles grow under tension, and that low weights don't give the same activation and growth. If you're fine with twinkmode then sure continue as you are.
If you think he is twinkmode you are a fat frick, guaranteed.
LMAO u look like that and decided you‘re gonna come here to preach ur bs?
post body
Say less samegay
Two days on one day off PPL + Occasional Arm Day
Oh please, post grainier picture with more toilets in the background 🙂
Once your mom is done cleaning them i just might, homosexual
Why the animosity, did your uncle rape you again?
Mirin chest
Post body.
165lb at 5'11" is..... not very much. If you're anything like me I think what you'll find is that you'll need dedicated rest days to break past 175.
Inexperienced lifters making noob gains training 6 days a week & assuming that more is better - truly an iconic combo
>leaving gains on the table every week
NGMI
I'm going to tell you something & you'll ignore it but that's ok. You're an early intermediate lifter which means you're at the stage in your lifting where you'll be doing the most days in the gym & the most sets.
The volume you need doesn't just keep going up. It goes up from beginner to intermediate then it actually goes down slightly as you get into the advanced stage because of your strength level & proficiency at grinding on the lifts. You're in that early intermediate place right now & 6 days training a week sounds real good. Problem is, you're treating it as a universal thing & telling people who are both less & more advanced than you what they should be doing. You haven't cracked the code because there's no code to crack - the ideal amount of training days & sets is not static, it changes as you get more developed in the gym. When your bench goes from 180lb for 8 to 220lb for 8 you may start to see what I mean.
Not him but i appreciate ppl putting effort into answers here
It's me again, replying to my own post. I just saw your post saying, 'I’ve been lifting off and on for ten years. I’ve used steroids, been 180 at ~10%'. You idiot, virtually ANY half decent routine would have been good for you these past two months - you're building back muscle which you've previously had! There's nothing magical about your specific setup. You're just doing the muscle memory thing.
Not this guy, but I would like to expand upon it. There is a positive relationship between skill level (in terms of weight used) and required rest. As you become more advanced, you have the capability to inflict more stress on your body. To compensate for this, the amount of rest you put in your routine MUST go up. There is not other way to continue progressing.
I appreciate the sincere reply.. It’s OP here, and the OP is mostly a shitpost but I’m pointing out that you don’t really need to rest if your programming and intensity doesn’t require it
You're lifting extremely light weight and not getting any injuries. Wait untill you start lifting big boy weights and getting all kinds of pains.
>been running PPL nonstop for almost two months
>two months
let that sink in. just imagine a 2 month lifter giving his hot take and advice to people who have been lifting for 10+ years.
you stupid fricking moron you can literally do burpees and eat whatever fb meme diet and make gains when you are 2 months in.
I’ve been lifting off and on for ten years. I’ve used steroids, been 180 at ~10%. I’ve had a 2plate front squat, repping out 100lb DB’s and a 4pl8 DL with my snapped back.
That’s literally the only reason I’ve put 50lbs on to my bench in less than 2 months you gay
I’m just going to keep lifting in the 8-10 range and adjust my diet as needed and I’m going to keep not resting until things stall or until things start to ache. Until then, there’s no reason to rest
those are really mediocre lifts for 10 years and steroid use.
> rest day? didn't you just have a rest night?
I take rest days because I do a fullbody workout. If you're doing ppl then every day is a rest day 4u
>PPL split
>every day is a rest day for 1/3 of your muscles
makes sense tbh
did you just circle some toilets with red marker to prove a point
Do you guys eat diff on your restday? I cut out carbs a lil but maybe that‘s moronic
Legit same bro, just been grindng away on PPL for 2 years (only rest days are when the gym is closed or when im still sore from the last day) workout 7 days a week and still been gaining muscle. IDK wtf restday pilled bros are on about. I think they just havent optimized their workouts yet.
Benefits of 7days/week
>routine activity
>optimized workouts mean only 1 hour max in gym, ie less wasted time
>keep mentally busy knowing that its a part of every day and that you have to plan things around it, ie time management practice
>constant gains
>always able to meet new people in the gym, ie no FOMO that you didnt see the hot chick that was there yesterday