The Mental Struggle of Taking A Rest Day

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4 жыл бұрын

In this QUAH Sal, Adam, & Justin answer the question “What's your advice with someone who mentally struggles with taking rest days?”
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@RickBrood 2 жыл бұрын

Came here for an excuse to take a rest day. Now. Now I'm headed to the gym. Thanks

@santhakumar9692 3 жыл бұрын

'Your best' doesn't mean pushing yourself to your breaking point. 'Your best' means the best you can do while being the best you. Get enough sleep , give yourself breaks, listen to your limits. 'Your best' is better when you're happy and healthy.

@holdiver307 2 жыл бұрын

This helps ty brother

@Jeffwolfenson 3 жыл бұрын

I work out after work each day but since Saturday is a morning workout I skip Friday night. 65 going strong.

@lunamoona_uy 3 ай бұрын

Rest days make me f**king depressed, I need activity since I'm prone to depression and I hate that my muscles hurt the next day and I have this idea I don't have to do exercise, thank you for telling us that we can make it lighter

@NickWalczak11 3 жыл бұрын

this topic has been very relevant for me lately, training is therapy for me, I need it everyday. For 10 years I've been pushing my limit 5-7 times a week. Now that I'm actually gauging my intensity and volume, I've found that 7 days a week can be manageable. Yoga, meditation, stretching and cardio are all underrated tools that I'm now starting to consistently tap into. Thank you for these videos and the podcast. Taking my experience to the next level.

@HobbyistPrinter 3 жыл бұрын

I’m feeling this today. I feel like I can push physically but I mentally don’t want to work out.

@aaronj20 3 жыл бұрын

This is so crazy - this showed up in my KZfaq feed this morning, and covers EXACTLY what I'm going through! Thank you, gentlemen. I really needed this today.

@gizv.6032 7 ай бұрын

Yeah this is definitely me. I feel like at least I need to workout or my day will be horrible. Exercise is like therapy to me and I also feel like I will lose progress.

@sds6303 Жыл бұрын

Took a rest day today & it felt weird. But I knew I had to do forced myself to

@meowlover1142 2 жыл бұрын

This so me🤣🤣🤣 i needed to distract myself so i started playing video games and it worked perfect

@Geno20916 Жыл бұрын

A man who goes to the gym regardless how they feel will always beat the guy who only goes to the gym when they feel like going.

@johanmoreno7488 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this

@evanm4682 Жыл бұрын

Thanks guys this helped me out a lot. I'm worried I won't stay lean if I miss a day of some form of intense training which I know isn't rational or healthy. I think it would be good for me to take a look at why I feel like I need to look a certain way to be happy. Id much rather just be happy no matter how I look.

@monkeymonk4976 2 ай бұрын

Rest day is my arm day, get a nice pump but nothing crazy, hit some abs and do some cardio and stretching.

@dindjarin2772 3 жыл бұрын

I watched this video in hopes of making me feel better about taking a rest day. First thing he says “don’t take a day off”

@antoniaosborne4972 2 жыл бұрын

You can’t generalise - for Some people, if you’re mentally Struggling with it then you might need to - It totally Depends on individual. Love the step thing and did it myself 💚

@pooja27490 2 ай бұрын

Totally obsessed with gym and workout . Yes I exist !! And it’s my rest day and it’s killing me 🥹

@ryandeffley7652 Ай бұрын

For most people, they want any excuse to avoid exercise. But for me, I detest rest days and have to literally force myself. 😆 It's getting better though : 1) No more calorie deficits. Now it's maintenance/tiny surplus only. 2) Lifting is full body 3x per week and only 2 work sets per exercise. So this comes out to only 12-15 sets per workout which means my volume is WAY lower. 3) I'm active and walk daily. But I no longer do high intensity cardio and only do 20 min of formal LISS cardio 3x per week after lifting. Overall I've got at least 2-3 days per week now I'd consider "active rest" where it's literally just walking and some mobility stuff. Then 80% of the day is me just relaxing and napping. Doing this is really hard for me, but I'll admit I feel better.

@thomasorchard Жыл бұрын

My biggest fear is if I take one day off, then it'll turn into two and three... and then a month will go by and I'll be like: "maybe I should start training again"... I decided to take NO days off now. That doesn't mean I have to push myself 100% everyday. There can be a mix of low intensity workouts and more focus on stretching.

@billytheripper4 4 ай бұрын

I used to be like that, I trained for approx 15 years essentially everyday in life, partly because I felt like if I didn't "keep the ball rolling" I would stop. One day I did stop 🥲 5-10 years now have gone by with virtually zero exercise lol better to keep that ball rolling after all lol

@thomasorchard 4 ай бұрын

@@billytheripper4 Time to be disciplined and get back at it!

@villagerjj 2 жыл бұрын

I would lift heavy every day for 3 months. Now I know why have not gown as much. This gives me an excuse to do cardio.

@reecer5469 2 жыл бұрын

Annoys me when people think they have all the answers. The fact is everyone is different, has differing bio chemistry and responds to different plans in their own way. I have to train full body daily with no rest days, I have tried everything else from GVT 2 twice a week to standard PPL and fullbody daily is where I'm at. The only advice 'experts' should be giving people is test what works best for you, and here is how to test properly

@tonymeyer777 Жыл бұрын

Why do you have to train full body everyday?

@Chomies 3 ай бұрын

I really don’t want to rest but I feel my body has to. But I just so want to go and work out hard.

@metemad 3 жыл бұрын

I work harder without even lifting on off days. There are so many areas to work on.

@chefe2152 Жыл бұрын

100 % I just came off of 8 weeks of mesocycle, and God I'm having hard time take 1 week lighter workout!

@terrencehill7309 3 жыл бұрын

I take 2 rest days I’m one who don’t like rest days I’ll do a active rest day where I do cardio for 40 mins might train a little calves and forearms then I’ll do Sunday as a full rest day but I’m still active but not killing my body if I was I. The gym

@sarajones6046 5 ай бұрын

I really struggle with rest days. I dont have any days off. I even work out on Christmas day and even the morning of my mums funeral and literally the day I found out my mum had passed away. Its becoming too much because It is taking over and affecting my relationships with family . I find it hard to change my pattern or take time to just live!

@terrywhelan6651 5 ай бұрын

Listen to your body. Mix it up, keep changing things. It's the people at the gym who are always doing the same thing that never seem to improve. Work at what you're not good at, not what comes easy to you. Keep moving forward. It's your central nervous system that needs to be protected. Some days, you start slow and end strong. Some days, it's reversed Listen to your body!

@IslandInsanity 2 жыл бұрын

This is why I’m here. My marathon training plan calls for two rest days, I’m on day 2, but I feel good, not in any pain, plenty of energy, should I take the day off or just go for a run?

@smillaw670 Жыл бұрын

"And don't do a power Yoga class, that's cheating", I tend to cheat a lot lately, and now I'm overtrained🥲Who can relate, liking an intense workout or the "pain"?

@teetee-vs5xy 2 жыл бұрын

Yup me. I cannot stay away from my pole, so on so called rest days, I do floorwork dancing. It's like drugs. 😅

@jessicagrooms2198 Жыл бұрын

My mental health suffers😢. I have to get out of my head.

@prisonmike3856 2 жыл бұрын

Pro Athletes and Olympians all take rest days. If the best athletes in the world need rest days, Joe Blow the gym rat isn't too good for a rest day. Rest days are a part of proper programing.

@antoniaosborne4972 2 жыл бұрын

It’s also about not relying on the exercise - If can become unhealthy

@eightpercentdisciple 2 жыл бұрын

Joe Blow likely works out for a different reason and has normal person struggles to go through outside of workouts rather than privileges that pro athletes or Olympians would have when they're not training. The solution is trigger sessions or mobility on "rest days" when they still have enough energy that they are missing workouts.