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donny h asked in SportsMartial Arts · 3 years ago

Do you need to take days off if you rotate your workouts well?

I mean do your muscles have to take a full day off without any strain at all, or can you count a day where you just play football or do some yoga or spar for 15 minutes a rest day?

My typical routing is:

Monday - chest and tris

Tuesday - boxing and jiu jitsu (back to back)

Wednesday - back and bis

Thursday - thai or mma sparring

Friday - flag football (casual), sometimes yoga in the morning also

Saturday - shoulders and legs

Sunday - wrestling and jiu jitsu

So basically the question is does Friday count as rest day?

I've maintained this for a few years and the only thing that seems to get burnt out are my legs, which brings me to another question, considering how much work legs get from MMA can I drop the leg lifts completely or reduce them to maybe once a month (in theory thick leg muscles are not beneficial in my sport)?

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  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Samurai gave a great answer. I would add this. You ever consider doing a bodyweight based workout? With bodyweight exercises and a circuit routine you can do what you are doing and not add mass or put strain on your joints. There is a bodyweight equivalent to every weight exercise you are doing. It is actually easier on your body an you do gain lot of strength. Or you can do bodyweight and after the bodyweight exercise circuit routine lift weights. Unlike lifting weights doing bodyweight you also get a stretch and a strengthen the muscles. And not only is it easier on the joints you will find that the bodyweight will help with old injuries. Or you can supplement bodyweight with resistance bands instead of weights. Both bodyweight and resistance bands is less stress on the joints and connecting tissues and will help prevent injury. Also you maintain or increase the range of motion. This is something every martial artist truly wants. To be supple and strong. Plus if you include your activities it might be better to do the bodyweight and resistance bands. Also listening to your body is key. Yes we all get sore or have an old injury flare up. And this is the issue many martial artists or athletes who weight lift will have. One of the best ways to aid this is to revert back to the basics in bodyweight.

    There is a reason why bodyweight works so well. Why have all the warriors thru the centuries have use some form of bodyweight to improve strength and health? Because it is effective and lessens injury. Mainly with exercises like pushups, pullups, deep knee bends, hanging legs raises. Wow almost sounds like a phys ed class or a pt session in basic training. They would supplement bodyweight with adding weight to the body or doing more advanced exercises. A classic example would be the Roman Legions, Gladiators or even the Spartans. Just look at some of the classic statues from that time. You will find statues of men that have chiseled muscles and definition that would make the average bodybuilder jealous. Yet they did not have the injuries associated with training that we have today. Of course the food was different an the mindset was different. Taking care of your body should be number 1 concern. Listen to it and always get enough rest. Maybe an actual day off of activities and exercise might do your body some good.

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    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    One of the things I have talked about before in this forum is the importance for fighters or martial artists who want to reach a high level is the importance of learning to listen to your body. Working out so hard and too much can be counterproductive and actually hurt you and your training and you reaching your fullest potential if you are not careful.

    This problem is further compounded by you doing "split workouts" for lifting. Are you trying to get "big" and add bulk to your frame? If so then all this other training runs contrary to that. With split workouts and getting big you are shortening muscles while things like fighting arts and martial arts you are stretching and elongating muscles.

    All this being said you might want to consult a good personal trainer. I would certainly consider the weight I was doing for legs and maybe only do medium weight and do leg curls first followed by leg presses and then do leg extensions last. That way you are extending and stretching those muscles at the end rather then contracting and shortening them. I would also consider doing a circuit type weight training regiment instead of split workouts and have always been a big proponent of that approach over split for fighters and those involved in martial arts and fighting arts. In closing don't be afraid to take a day off entirely when your body starts to show signs of breaking down or maybe you have a nagging training injury. Make sure you get enough rest, and eat right, and abstain from things like alcohol and tobacco. Training and reaching a high level requires dedication and sacrifice as well as being smart in your approach to things and then willing also to change and modify your approach when that is needed and instead then substituting something else that will work for you and your training to reach or maintain the highest level,

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