Subject: mixing in rest days and weight training How does everyone do it? I haven't been able to get real consistent on rest days. Some mornings my alarm goes off @ 5:15 and my body just tells me: working out is not an option today. If I feel the same way in the afternoon, I take a rest day. I've been limiting myself to one rest day per week. Sometimes I lift on a rest day so it isn't really a rest day. Thoughts? I am a firm believer in a strong, consistent weight training routine for injury prevention and overall performance enhancement on race day. I tend to do 3 sessions a week but am worried I am not providing adequate time for muscles to rebuild. Right now, I lift on swimming days usually but the next day I am doing my running/biking workouts. Is the weight training wasted because I am not allowing the muscles to rebuild? Thoughts? None of this was an issue until I really started putting in the hours/miles. I've got the IMKY in less than three months! |