The Importance of Rest

After intense training, resting your body and muscles is just as important as your nutrition. Getting enough sleep, ideally 8 hours, is key to promoting recovery and ensuring you get the most out of your workout, as your muscles are put under an immense amount of stress during training. The most overlooked type of rest isn’t short term, but long term rest. Taking a week off from working out every few months is something that should be included in your annual training program. This time off will allow the muscles, ligaments and joints to repair themselves, and most of us will experience increased strength after this time off due to the recovery. Overtraining is one of the most common mistakes people make when trying to build muscle mass.