Should you ever take more rest and recovery than one day off a week?

Absolutely there is a time and place for taking more than one day of recovery/rest. For instance if I have a client (or myself for that matter) who has prepared and participated in an athletic event that required maximum effort, it is probably wise for them to take more than a one-day rest during that following week. Your body needs time to heal/repair/recover, and if the “event” that it is recovering from was one of maximum or high-intensity effort, the “extra” rest is not only smart but probably necessary.

LaRue, CSCS
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