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Any way to help muscles grow during rest, besides food (protein etc.)?
Since muscles grow when they are resting, has anyone got any tips, supplements or anything at all that will help my muscles grow more effectively during resting period?
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Do we need contiguous sleep for gains?
We know that sleep is important for gains, but does that sleep need to be contiguous?
What if we slept in phases, each time waking up after REM sleep, and then going to bed a couple hours later?
Or ...
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Which activities are OK during resting days?
I am currently going to the gym 3 times a week doing 2 alternating workouts. I am 31 years old and in a healthy condition.
During some weeks I feel the need to do more. I am sitting at home during ...
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Arranging powerlifting and martial arts workouts for optimal recovery
I am following Johnny Candito's Linear Program for powerlifters. Essentially, the program goes as follows:
Mon: heavy lower day (competition style squats and deadlifts)
Tue: heavy upper day (...
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Proper sleeping time after tough workouts?
Everywhere it is written to "sleep well" to lose weight and build muscle.
I wonder what is the "correct" number of sleep hours? For Cardio workouts? Weight lifting?
If I'm doing a more intense ...
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Recovery Run vs Rest Day
I have question with regards to rest days & recovery runs.
The last three days I ran rather intensely (Interval & Intesive Durationrun). Today i was supposed to take a "rest day". (To be ...
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What is the best posture (stand, sit, etc) to take when resting during intense training (such as for kickboxing)?
Background
In college, I had the honor of participating in a wrestling training seminar led by a coach of an elite wrestling program in the States. During the lesson, he (the coach) mentioned that he ...
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Things to do during rest days
Currently, my workout consists of (exclusively) high-intensity exercises (some sprinting HIIT, pullups, and more).
After a few attempts at research and help from this community, I've come to accept ...
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Is series training more exhausting than long run training?
I would like to know if when training in a day with a speed series like 8x400 is more heavy than a 18k longrun. Because yesterday I did my first speed series training and I was sleeping all the ...
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If StrongLifts takes longer should you reduce volume?
I'm aware of what the report says but was advised to post the question. I am also interested in the responses more so that I can figure out how to proceed with my own gains.
One of the main draws I ...
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Is it possible to be "too tired" to fall asleep?
I have noticed that on days where I push myself physically more than normal, for example a long hike, running a half-marathon, starting lifting weights again after a long break etc. My body will feel ...
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Studies About Rest Time
I'm trying to figure out how long I should rest between exercising a particular muscle group.
Have any studies been done that correlate the muscle-mass gain with the number of days between sets?
I'...
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