236. The Truth About Rest Days and Muscle Growth

If taking a rest day makes you feel guilty, anxious, or like you’re going to lose progress… this episode is for you. In this episode, I’m talking about the mindset shift I had to make around rest days, recovery, and what actually helps your body change. I used to believe taking a day off would make me gain weight, lose momentum, or somehow fall behind. A rest day meant that “I failed the plan” A lot of that came from the fitness culture I was around at the time, where doing more was...