Advise on my workouts. Is it okay to skip a day?

Question

I’ve been consistently working out for months after recovering from my ED and I’ve had problems with over exercising. 7 days a week I workout but I’d say maybe once a month there’s a day where I don’t feel like doing it and just wanna chill because maybe I did a lot that day and I’m tired for instance today I did a lot and just simply don’t feel like doing it I don’t have the energy but I feel like I’ll just erase all my progress if I skip a day and I just feel like I don’t deserve to skip a day. Even tho I really don’t have the energy. What should I do am I being stupid should I just do it and stop complaining.

Answer

If you keep pushing yourself too much there won’t be any change. You have to let your muscles rest , you need rest days .

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Exercise physiologist here 🙋🏻‍♀️ You absolutely should take a rest day, at least once per week (or more depending on the intensity of your workouts). Your body needs opportunities to recover and repair itself. Not allowing it to do that can result in injuries and can actually slow any process you’re trying to make. Injuring yourself might result in the inability to be active at all, which is definitely not worth it. Your rest days can still include some light activity, such as light stretching/yoga, walking, etc. Be kind to yourself and give yourself some grace ❤️

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I am a weightlifter I usually take 1 day off when the program is hard. When it is regular I used to train everyday. Really depends, some programs are so hard that is only 4 days week, some russian style. So for growth it is needed a rest between muscles. Lets say you need 2 or 3 days to hit the same muscl.

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Even professional athletes and Olympians take days off weekly.
Working out hard 7 days a week for months at a clip is absolutley NOT good for you.

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I workout with my brother and he does a lot of workout efficiency research! He and i take rest days at least once a week (depending on the workout cycle layout it may be two days a week or even every other day) - definitely dont overexert yourself! You need to allow yourself to rest so that you can recover and continue to improve!

Advise on my workouts. Is it okay to skip a day?

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