Why I never take more than one rest day at a time? Well, for starters I’m in this for the journey! Kind of like when you love your job your not in a rush for the weekend to come and the work week to be over. In fact, I have to force myself to take a rest day. Second, it’s habitual. Taking two or more consecutive days off at a time from training can sometimes create the tendency to get used to being inactive. It’s sort of like when we have a full cheat day instead of just a cheat meal. It’s harder to bounce back to a normal routine if you had an entire day of cheat meals or maybe even a cheat weekend! I believe the same applies when it comes to taking time off from training. Another reason is the the process of protein synthesis. When we train, especially resistance training our body is spending up to 24-48 hours some times rebuilding and refueling the cells of the muscles that were worked. That said, there is an advantage to taking only one rest day at a time right after a training day and allowing that time to be used wisely while your body is in the process of protein synthesis. There are a multitude of other reasons why I break my rest days up into every 3 or 4 days but these are a few. I would like to note that I am not anti-rest and that what works for me may not work for you but I just wanted to share my take on this topic. There is a time to work and a time to rest just make sure that the timing is right for you. ✌🏽 #trainlikeprince #fittip #fitnessprofessional #gainlikeprince #fitness #personaltrainer #onlinetraining #onlinetrainer #tapin #keepitspicy #makeithappen https://www.instagram.com/p/Cais3GtuK8A/?utm_medium=tumblr