bookworm05 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I'm training for a marathon and I also do weight workouts. Right now I'm running 3-4 days a week (expect that to go up) and weight training 3 days a week (there is some overlap and sometimes I do both on one day). My question is, how many rest days do you guys take? I have weight to lose so I don't want my body to chronically be stressed out but I like going to the gym and exercising when I have the energy to do so. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physibeth Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Personally I try to take 2 full rest days when I'm half marathon training. I would rather overlap weights on an easy run day and have both my pre and post long run rest day. That said I only fit weight training in 2 days a week right now. When I switch to lower mileage running again I plan to up my strength training and go back to 1 full rest day a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amberino21 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 We do weights 5 times a week...at the moment I do no cardio, G does 3 HIIT workouts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookworm05 Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 I'm taking two full rest days right now (though the way my schedule has been it's two full rest days in a row which isn't ideal). I've been doing weights 3 times and running 3 times but I'm hoping to up both to 4x a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ultrarunnergirl Posted July 22, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 22, 2013 I run 4-5x a week and lift 2-3x a week. I'm a big believer in rest. Depending on how your body handles it, you might be fine with just one rest day a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris74 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 3 days off per week, 1 week offish every 6 weeks. Its of my honest opinion if you can work out more than 3-4 times per week you're not working out nearly hard enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris74 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Why do people run so much?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee Lee Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 I think 4 days running AND 4 days of lifting is too much. I like what Physibeth and Ultrarunnergirl suggested. I assume that ultrarunnergirl has been doing this for a while and is probably more adapted to high volume running that you probably are right now...so that's probably the ideal to work up to, but DON'T START THERE! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Rose Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 I train six days a week often but am trying to cut down. Now an active rest day might be a walk or a stretch class. I always have one total rest day. I am also going to try and add in a recovery week, where I cut the training volume by half . I say listen to your body. If you find you are full of beans, go for it. If I feel good I train am and pm. If you feel like training is a chore and you are tired and sore, rest. Over training can stand in the way of strength gains, that's why I am cutting down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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