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The Real benefit of a Break from Muscle Building
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8:40 AM 6/29/2008
So the question often asked is "how much rest is TOO much rest". Or in other words, when does your rest pass beyond the point of allowing the muscle to recover and moves into muscle atrophy, or the point where the muscle begins to shrink.
I have read numorous studies on this topic and though you can find one to support whatever position you wish to take, they all seem to support a time frame of "it's longer" than you would think. As with all things muscle building, it is so dependent on each individual that generalities are about as far as I would go.
Having said that, I am currently taking a two week vacation from my muscle building and can say that one full week into it, I feel and look as strong as a week ago. I can also say that all my joints fell better and obviously there is no muscle soreness of any kind. So at the seven day point, nothing negative.
But I am beginning to see the REAL benefit to taking a little time off. I am starting to get a little anxious about NOT lifting. I have another week to go and my mind is starting to formulate how I will attack the gym when I return. I can already see that my first couple weeks back to muscle building will be done with a fresh approach and a renewed dedication, that would have been impossible for me to do witout taking some time off.
The two week break may result in some atrophy, in the sense that everything will "feel" heavier when I return. But two weeks is not long enough to allow a real loss of hard earned mass. And the renewed enthusiasm that I will return with is going to allow me to push harder than I would have otherwise. The benefits out weigh the negatives.
My suggestion is that if you are thinking you need some time off then you do. If you have to take a break, turn it into a positive. Use the respit as a chance to recharge and rededicate, and don't worry about what may be lost. Because in truth, with this approach, NOTHING is.
The Real Benefit of a Break from Muscle Building
One of the hardest concepts for me to get my head around is the idea that rest makes you stronger. The whole notion that to NOT lift is when the muscle recovers and mass is added, and lifting tears the muscle down and is not actually when the muscle building occurs, just seems so "backwards". But of course, this is the facts of muscle building.So the question often asked is "how much rest is TOO much rest". Or in other words, when does your rest pass beyond the point of allowing the muscle to recover and moves into muscle atrophy, or the point where the muscle begins to shrink.
I have read numorous studies on this topic and though you can find one to support whatever position you wish to take, they all seem to support a time frame of "it's longer" than you would think. As with all things muscle building, it is so dependent on each individual that generalities are about as far as I would go.
Having said that, I am currently taking a two week vacation from my muscle building and can say that one full week into it, I feel and look as strong as a week ago. I can also say that all my joints fell better and obviously there is no muscle soreness of any kind. So at the seven day point, nothing negative.
But I am beginning to see the REAL benefit to taking a little time off. I am starting to get a little anxious about NOT lifting. I have another week to go and my mind is starting to formulate how I will attack the gym when I return. I can already see that my first couple weeks back to muscle building will be done with a fresh approach and a renewed dedication, that would have been impossible for me to do witout taking some time off.
The two week break may result in some atrophy, in the sense that everything will "feel" heavier when I return. But two weeks is not long enough to allow a real loss of hard earned mass. And the renewed enthusiasm that I will return with is going to allow me to push harder than I would have otherwise. The benefits out weigh the negatives.
My suggestion is that if you are thinking you need some time off then you do. If you have to take a break, turn it into a positive. Use the respit as a chance to recharge and rededicate, and don't worry about what may be lost. Because in truth, with this approach, NOTHING is.
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