most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-21T21:47:49Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/user/14980 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/113941/at-what-point-is-active-rest-no-longer-rest/113944#113944 Nick 2012-04-22T17:20:16Z 2012-04-22T17:20:16Z

<p>I train a boatload but always make sure to take a scheduled 1 day off/week where I don't really do anything physical besides simple recovery practices (i.e. foam rolling, etc.). My volume is pretty high like yours (2 sessions a day 4 days/week, 1 session a day 2 days/week) but its mostly strength/power work (gymnastics, hand balancing, and oly/power lifting) and I would guess to not be nearly as glycolytically taxing as martial arts.</p> <p>I don't always feel the need for a full day off but I think that if I consistently skipped on the FULL day of rest I would eventually pay the price. I should say I also follow Poliquin's prescription of every time you come back to the same workout - no matter how you are feeling - you scale total volume to 40%. These practices along with proper nutrition/sleep leaving me feeling pretty well recovered all the tie.</p> <p>Short answer: If you're really training hard 5 days a week I would make sure to take a full day off and play with the volume of the rest of your workouts. You'll be able to go harder when you need to and last longer in your chosen sport.</p> <p>Check out some of the stuff on 8weeksout.com. Joel Jamieson has some legit stuff on programming for MMA fighting and it might be similar to what you are looking for?</p> <p>Hopefully this was helpful... :)</p>