What do people do to help with muscle recovery? How much sleep do you aim for how many rest days and do you do de load phases or take breaks?
Personally I would always aim for at least 7 or 8 hours of sleep each night. At least one day off through the week which I still did cardio on and usually would deload my weight by 20 or 30 % for a week every 6th week or so. Sometimes I would even take a full week off but I hated it lol. I also tried hot cold showers or baths post workout where it goes from insanely hot to insanely cold every 45 seconds but didn't see or feel any benifets from it. I'm also wondering if im lacking sleep would gear help in muscle recovery and possibly make up for effects of exhaustion?
Personally I would always aim for at least 7 or 8 hours of sleep each night. At least one day off through the week which I still did cardio on and usually would deload my weight by 20 or 30 % for a week every 6th week or so. Sometimes I would even take a full week off but I hated it lol. I also tried hot cold showers or baths post workout where it goes from insanely hot to insanely cold every 45 seconds but didn't see or feel any benifets from it. I'm also wondering if im lacking sleep would gear help in muscle recovery and possibly make up for effects of exhaustion?