What to Do on Rest Days

In this QUAH Sal, Adam, & Justin answer the question “What do you do on a rest day when you want to go to the gym?”

If you would like to get your own question answered, follow us on Instagram where we post QUAH requests weekly.

Free resources & guides on building muscle, fat loss, improving mobility, & more:

Check out the full episode 1458 here:
“What to Do on Rest Days“
LIKE this video if you learned something new!
COMMENT your thoughts on this topic.
SUBSCRIBE for more valuable fitness content!
#MindPump

CONNECT WITH US:

SHOP MIND PUMP:

PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP:

PODCAST:

[Cirearyk]

Clean, wash clothes, read, take a walk, shop at target, walk your dog, stretch, meal prep, write in a journal. There’s so much to do besides lifting weight come on guys.

[zoedixon]

What to do on your rest day when you really want to work out? Here’s what I do, I go to the gym and get a light pump on 😂👌🏽 The gym addiction struggle is real. Glad to know it’s not just me. 💪🏽✨

[kdckrusia]

Bruh here i am on my ass in my bed on my rest days smh thank god for this video

[billm]

Going to church on at least one rest day is a great option. It refocuses on what's most important, and gives opportunity to interact with others.

[justinjaya]

Try practicing possing on rest days they really work on developing mind muscle connection and a great stimulating factor

[ForruptedHrek]

A good thing to do during rest days is to do stretches and isometrics

[fireblaze]

What to do on a rest day ?
don't rest, got it.

[aaronlol]

Just rest until your muscles feel recovered. But a bit of mobility and stretching can help on rest days

[NedStarrk]

we had a really good trainer in highschool football who was way ahead of his time. After every game saturday morning we would do a "recovery" work out which was basically a lift and work out we would do normally but lighter weight. We also always did dynamic stretches before games never much static streching. Seemed like it really helped. Always weird lifting when your body fealt recked but by sunday you were all good.

[bwayne]

I workout everyday. I do chest day 1, back day 2, legs quad focused day 3, shoulders day 4 and arms day 5 legs ham focused day 6 cardio day with accessory workouts day 7 and by the time I’m at day 1 again I’m recovered enough to hit chest again and repeat. No issues 5 years plus. I only go very heavy for 1 multijount workout per day (squat, rows, bench, shoulder press, deadlifts) and drop set/volume the rest.

[sds]

Taking an occasional rest day is okay. To me a rest day is doing what I’d do on a normal day but just not work out. This means: running errands, going to work, meal prep, taking a walk, etc

[MrTraveller.]

Good conversation on a topic I was curious about. Thanks 💪🏽🔥💯

[LowkeyMav]

The dude at 1:25 is like one octave away from Joe Rogan’s voice 🤣😂

[Jrwaxowski]

I'm just now starting to really take my rest days into account and wasn't sure what to do but this vid helped a lot.

[megladongaming]

I workout 6 days a week and I don’t feel soreness I guess I have gotten used to it

[JoseRamirez-etdi]

I go hard on my lifting days but it’s hard to let my muscles relax on rest days because my job involves heavy lifting.
You think that typa shit affects your gains?

[derond]

Should you consume the same amount of protein on rest days as normal days at the gym?

[SurprisedGolher]

This channel is awesome! My arms were too sore for me to do anything days after my workout, I watched this video, grabbed a kettlebell and now my arms are back!

[martyfenton]

I have glaucoma so I cannot drive. I walk every day no matter what. I also use my backpack to carry anything I buy when I walk to a store to buy things.

[bjdaniel]

What about overtraining syndrome combined with anorexia which have both been problematic for >10 years? I've often been told by my treating 'professionals' that I need to get over my gym addiction and have more days off but I can't seem to concentrate or function on those days at all. I feel like a zombie.I've found for me still going to the gym to get a light pump helps me to at least function to get through that day, but in the long run my body isn't seeming to heal. I still feel very weak, fatigued and have lost my ability to produce testosterone to even be close to the lower range of normal.