After exercise it is essential to get enough rest and recover as your body uses this time to build back your muscles stronger. This is why recovery day(s) and your breaks during a workout, eating the right foods and using our Muscle Reboot Post-workout formula are most important; they should never be skipped. Do not feel guilty about taking a day off as your body needs this time to re-build stronger and prepare you for your next workout.
In the worst-case scenario, too little rest and too few recovery days can lead to over-training syndrome. Once you have this condition it is difficult to recover from it (Kreher JB, Schwartz JB).
Building this recovery time into your training schedule is very important. All our programs have rest and recover days incorporated for long-term recovery
Exercise or any other physical work causes fluid loss, muscle tissue breakdown, and the depletion of energy stores (muscle glycogen).
Recovery allows the body to replenish energy stores and repair damaged tissues.Without sufficient time to repair and replenish, the body will continue to break down from intensive exercise (Dalleck, LC).