Can I Work Out on the Seventh Day of P90X or Should I Rest?
Can I work out on the seventh day of P90X or should I rest or do P90X Stretch X? First off I want to say that I always suggest that during your initial 90 days with P90X you try and follow the work out guide to a “T”. The work out guides says take a rest on day 7 or do stretch x and that is what I would do. P90X is an extreme work out and your body does need time to rest for optimum performance. Once you are finished with your initial 90 days of P90X you will have a better idea of how P90X is going to affect your body, how much rest you will need, how much sleep you will need, how many carbs you will need and on and on. With this in mind you can then make a judgment call based on how you feel since no one knows your body better than you do. Personally after my first 90 days of P90X I still took the break on the seventh day most times but there were times where I did run, played a soccer game or played some tennis. I never hit the weights on the rest day or did any type of resistance training and I think I performed better the day after giving my muscles that much needed break. Again, listen to your body. It is sending you signals.
Remember, there is such a thing as over-training and also remember, your muscles need that rest to grow and heal. When you are working out give it your all and when you are resting do the same. Kick off those shoes, hop on the boat or hop on the hammock and enjoy your rest day. You earned it.
