Rest is Important
Q: I recently started taking advice on my workout routine from a trainer who is a friend of my husband. I value his opinions because has a long history of natural body building and I would like to gain some mass and bulk. He has advised me to cut back my routine from 3 to 4 days/week of "total body" to a 3 day/week routine of chest & tris on day 1, legs & abs on day 3, back and & bis on day 5, keeping cardio only as a warmup on those days and allowing more intense cardio on the "off" days. It seems I will be hitting each muscle group too infrequently to see any gains in size. What do you think?
A:
He is encouraging you to let your muscles to rest. Rest is very important for getting stronger. Listen to him, he is giving you good advice.
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