Ever wondered how long you should rest your muscles after a killer workout? Although there is no universal answer, we got your back (and biceps, chest, triceps... 😜) with some helpful insights.
When you hit the gym, you're creating tiny tears in your muscle tissue. May sound scary, but it's actually a good thing! 💪🏻 During rest, your body repairs those tears, making your muscles bigger, stronger and ready for more.
That's why it's important to give your muscles a break. Over-stressing them, could lead to injuries and slower progress. And that is something you definitely don't want!
Gravl's "Workout recovery" gives you a visual representation of your current fatigue levels. After a session, your recovery percentages will drop. By how much, will depend on the number of the sets you've done for the muscle group and your exertion rating.
Gravl doesn't just track what happens inside the app, either. Runs, rides and other sessions imported from your connected apps affect your recovery too, based on the effort you rate them with. That way, your Sunday trail run is honestly reflected in Monday's leg day. 🏃
💪🏾 Gravl Tips:
- Tap on Workout recovery and the first muscles on the list will be those that you are supposed to train in your next session.
- If our recovery estimate feels off, you can always adjust the fatigue manually.
- If recovery of the muscles in your next workout is 60% or below, take a rest day. Alternatively, you can skip that session and focus on training other, more recovered muscle groups.