do you ever take 3 days off from the gym grind?

[Remasn]

I was talking to a friend of mine who is a big-time athlete and he said to never take more than two days off from the gym because if you do you will rapidly lose your conditioning and could lose a lot of strength in a short amount of time
do you agree with this and do you usually take three days off from the gym or do you like to go at most 2 days off

 

[DjuriEggink]

It all depends on your training schedule, volume et al. Personally, I run a 3 day split with 4 days off (with light workouts), but my volume on my gym days is a bit heavy.

 

[SteveSmi]

i went years never taking more than a week off. building consistency and muscle memory is true. but your body does need breaks. atleast do deloads

 

[going2cycle]

I was talking to a friend of mine who is a big-time athlete and he said to never take more than two days off from the gym because if you do you will rapidly lose your conditioning and could lose a lot of strength in a short amount of time
do you agree with this and do you usually take three days off from the gym or do you like to go at most 2 days off

i never take off more than 1 day per week, always train more

 

[Mobster]

Doesn't matter as such
1) We all differ
2) Gains lost are easy to get back

 

[MONSTRO]

monstro Doesn't take time off
weight training is my life

 

[Vadim Fedorov]

you should be taking off in between days you train hard

 

[2Thick]

days off are for pussies never take any days off

 

[e2]

I only take days off if I'm extremely sore

 

[StevenDarwinMD]

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[Ulter]

I like to take a day off after I do my legs

 

[chesty]

I do four days on and two days off

 

[ROIDDERS]

2 days on and 1 day off and if rinse and repeat

 

[CEO]

bros after my car accident I had to take a full year off but then I came back strong and haven't stopped since

 

[Masonic Bodybuilder]

Sometimes your body needs a break. You are not going to lose all your gains in 3 days, lol.

 

[Noah Wixx]

Yeah u need 2 take breaks otherwise you get injured badly

 

[ballin2504]

Doesn't matter as such
1) We all differ
2) Gains lost are easy to get back

so much truth to this Mobster.

 

[25homes]

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I was talking to a friend of mine who is a big-time athlete and he said to never take more than two days off from the gym because if you do you will rapidly lose your conditioning and could lose a lot of strength in a short amount of time
do you agree with this and do you usually take three days off from the gym or do you like to go at most 2 days off

sometimes the rest is needed bro so yes is the answer

 

[PCTShopRep]

I don't actively take time off from the gym but sometimes life gets in the way and I may only get a few workouts in that week, I actually notice when I come back the next week and return to a normal routine of 4-5 days/week that I often break through a plateau in terms of development. Especially if I prioritize a specific body part coming back after the rest period.

 

[Justine Arthurs]

Hi all. I'm new here. Two weeks ago I started going to the gym. I need to lose about 23-25kg. I would like to know from you whether it is worth sticking to a diet if I go to the gym?