rest days

hi

when exercising, and taking rest days, is it better to have 'blocks' of rest, or intermittent rest?

eg
M Work
T Work
W Work
Th Work
F Work
Sa Rest
Su Rest

OR

M Work
T Work
W Rest
Th Work
F Work
Sa Rest
Su Work

Reply 1

Indus1986

what kind of exercise?... for cardio do the second one, 3-4 times a week spread over a week is enough.

Bodybuilding. No more than 2 times a week spread over a week.

Reply 2

rock_eleven

depends how extreme the blocking you suggest is. Like, training every day for a year, then taking 3 months off = gay

what exercise are you doing exactly

edit: i posted this before seeing your edit, with the schedules

so yea, what exercise are you doing

Reply 3

kikzen

oh sorry yeah its cardio.

blocking like above. maybe another rest day.

Reply 4

ChilledDJ

My routine goes :

M - Gym & basketball training
T - Rest
W - Gym
T - Rest
F - Train & basketball training
Sat - Rest
Sun - Rest

Reply 5

rock_eleven

what kinda cardio, like what duration/intensity

Reply 6

Barny

Theres no rule for rest days when it comes to exercise, it depends on so many factors, but as rock asks, what sort of duration/intensity are you doing?

Reply 7

kikzen

ah, nothing too heavy. maybe 45 minutes/an hour cycle of running and cycling (gym)

Reply 8

Barny

Well, I'd go out on a limb and say you could do that amount of exercise everyday without needing a rest day, your body will easily be able to cope with that amount but its just whether or not your mind can, so just have the rest days when you feel you need a break from the monotony or whatever.