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Of course we all know that rest is vital for muscle growth…how much rest and how often is a matter for debate, I guess it depends on how you train and what your goals are.  I’ve been working out 3-4 times a week doing split training, compound exercises and intermittent cardio for almost 12 months now.  I feel good most of the time, but now I know it’s time for a break.  I’m going on vacation for a week, plus I’m going to try to stay away from the gym for an additional week….but it’s going to be so dog gone hard because I love working out so much! 

This last 12 months or so have been the most rewarding since I started working out, for a lot of reasons.  Mostly it’s to do with using bodybuilding.com and learning so much about exercise and nutrition that I could incorporate into my life.  It’s made a huge difference in my strength and mass gains.  My motivation and commitment is also at an all time high since I’m seeing such great results and also thanks to reading about other people’s experiences and getting so much positive feedback and helpful advice from other bodyspacers.  I can also look back at specific goals I achieved - learning deadlift and doing an amazing 405 lift; improving my 1RM on squat to 350; completing a 7 week bench press training program resulting in improving my 1RM by 15 to 235; doing more cardio - and knowing that I have the tools and commitment to improve a lot more makes me feel great about the years to come!

During my break I’ll be no doubt be walking a lot, I’ll be golfing once in a fundraising tournament (fist time golfing in 15 years!) and going swimming, and I’m going to eat well but stay away from junk food and fast food.  Here’s hoping for good weather!

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