I'm curious as to what ST thinks about the article below, which argues that training seven days a week is "dumb, pointless, and holding you back". I am certainly not denying the importance of rest. Obviously, our bodies need to time to absorb the training and we all need to re-charge our mental and physical batteries. But according to the article, I'm one of the athletes whose training is "just plain stupid" because more often than not I train seven days a week. I usually aim for 4 rides, 4, runs, and 3 swims. I find it easier logistically to spread my workouts over seven days and reduce the days I double up. I will take a day off if I'm tired, but I'll often go 4-6 weeks without a day off. I'm sure that wouldn't work for everyone, but I've never been injured and six years in I do not suffer from burnout. I usually have a ~2-3-month offseason where I do little to no structured training and do whatever I feel like on any given day. During that time I'm likely to take a day off each week.
Your "No Days Off" Mentality is Dumb, Pointless, and Holding You Back – Triathlete
Your "No Days Off" Mentality is Dumb, Pointless, and Holding You Back – Triathlete
- "So why is it that there’s an entire population of triathletes who believe that they are better off not resting?.... while I typically do not judge some of our community’s more alternative training methods, I can’t hold back my opinion on this one: It’s just plain stupid".