As you can see, this workout split does not have too many working sets, meaning that you are likely to be fully recovered on day four, where you’d usually place a rest day.
Nevertheless, recovery is individual, so the day after your leg day, you have to see how your muscles feel.
If you feel recovered, fresh and full of energy, a rest day won’t really be needed, as you are in the state of peak recovery, when it is most adequate to train again.
If that is not the case however, give day 4 to recovery and only engage in some light cardio, plenty of food, water, sun and rest, in preparation for your next mini workout cycle!
As you advance through the workouts, make sure to progressively overload on your exercises, by doing the following:
- Increasing the working weight
- Increasing the repetitions (i.e if you’ve done 3 reps with a weight so far, try going up to 5)
- Slightly reducing rest times (doing the same volume but for less time)
Course: Get Strong Challenge – The Big 3