Rest days – Are they really that important?
ATHLETES IN ACTION
How much workout is ideal in order to actively promote muscle growth and repair? When is it getting too much? Keep an eye on the frequency and make sure you don’t overdo it. In the second part of my fitness guide, i will present you, why non-workout days are that important.
LEVEL: BEGINNER – ADVANCED
During your workout, you provoke and fatigue your muscles. Therefore it is important to give them a break afterwards in order to let them fully recover. The actual muscle growth also called hypertrophy only takes place right after or during the recovery process.
Rest days are crucial
There is one important thing to keep in mind. If the recovery phase is too long, you loose the favored effect and give away valuable potential. But, if you start your workout too early, your overall performance will decrease as well. The typical effect of overtraining.
Overtraining
Overtraining can arise due to high intensity or short rest periods. It is for sure, something bad! The so called overtraining has a negative impact on your performance and the muscle growth process stagnates.
Typical symptoms of overtraing are fatigue and mopishness, increased liability of bacterial infections, increased strain, massive sleep disorders and head aches.
Overtraining is a lingering process – it does not arise overnight. Listen to what kind of signals your body sends you and follow them. In the end, your body will thank you and so will you.
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STATEMENT
Every athlete can train as many times per week , as he would like . As long as he adjusts volume and intensity , taking into account his experience at the frequency of workouts .
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