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I hate resting

Spedward Posts: 101 Joined: 2001/04/16	2001/04/02, 10:00 PM I hate to rest....To me, there is nothing worse than getting to the end of a awsome 8 or 12-week program and having to take a week off. I know it needs to be done, but i can't stand it.
Arnold Posts: 1,112 Joined: 2000/11/27	2001/04/02, 10:45 PM I agree.. you're 100% right that it's needed but it is so mentally hard! You feel such a void.. The week or two afterwards are for sure very intense though since you are all fired up to get back into the run of things! .o0 Arnold 0o.
Amr_Mr.Olympia Posts: 195 Joined: 2001/04/03	2001/04/03, 07:11 AM Wow.. you are lucky man, I usually have a hard time going to the gym and I usually wait for the resting days to come.
CplWood Posts: 1 Joined: 2001/01/31	2001/04/18, 04:10 AM Not only is it hard resting for a week, but I find extremely hard when I am in the gym, to simply stop. You feel that good pump for 4 or 5 exercises and just want to keep going.
sunnyjack Posts: 159 Joined: 2001/03/01	2001/04/03, 02:57 PM This is a good time to catch up on some of the other things in your life - like cleaning out your gym bag or reading Arnold's Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding.
sunnyjack Posts: 159 Joined: 2001/03/01	2001/04/04, 01:37 PM There will be plenty of time to rest when we're dead.
bore Posts: 320 Joined: 2000/12/30	2001/04/04, 08:24 PM Do other activities. Like Mt. biking, or hiking, do the ones you like but don't normally do when lifting weights.=) Rob
green9r Posts: 42 Joined: 2001/03/19	2001/04/12, 10:43 PM Doesn't your body rest between workout days? Why rest another week at the end of your program?
Ruffsapp99 Posts: 20 Joined: 2001/01/04	2001/04/17, 11:36 AM It sounds like U like 2 workout...yeah U need to take that week off, and I'm on my week off right now...U can do somethin' else like swim or somethin' that is cardiovascular.