How to Know If You Need a Rest Day | Dr. Andy Galpin & Dr. Andrew Huberman

they need to stop with the Latin. Laymen do not know Latin and ALL things should be explained for laymen.
For example, I bet any money they lost some people just by using the word "hypertrophy" when they could have just said "muscle cell growth."
Latin is utter garbage and leads to far more confusion than understanding. I understand why we used to use it but it is time to update it to English and make it much much much simpler to understand. Imagine how much faster we could train doctors if things like "Gluteus Maximus" were changed to "Butt Muscle?"
Filanges are fingers. Etc etc

Did he answer the question?

"If hypertrophy is the goal, remember, volume is the driver"

Loved it. Very clear and practical points. Thank you

"Yeah yeah sure" "Yeah okay" 😂😂 damn what a nice response

My takeaway: Learn to listen to your body

Ppl are over complicating shit when it’s rly simple. Just listen to your body. If you’re too sore to workout the same muscle group again the next day then don’t. Stop looking towards science and start being more intuitive and paying attention to how your body feels. There is no one answer for everybody

Science lol

Would really appreciate understanding this from an endurance training standpoint. Like Ironman training which has volume requirements that exceed hypertrophy in vast proportions.

I was recently diagnosed with McArdle disease (GSD-V) at the age of 26. I'm in the Army, and have every intention in my heart to keep serving, any advice from either of you Docs would be much appreciated! I understand if you don't see this or don't want to answer. Thanks

When I’m doubt, rest.

I run 8-10k every day cycle play football(soccer) and lift weights my rest day is every Friday on that rest day I’m happy that I can rest but in the back of my mind feel like I’m losing all my progress and feel really bad how do I overcome this?

Sooo what I got is. When you feel concerned you might injure yourself. Rest day.

Terrible video. Does not answer the question directly. Nobody is able to use the markers that this guy stated, in day-today training… What a word salad warrior.

Mike Metzer enters the chat. Volume you say?

I wanted to discuss the effectiveness of implementing two days of workouts, targeting different muscle groups, followed by a single day of rest. Is this rest period sufficient for optimal recovery and progress?

While the concept of "listening to your body" is often recommended, it can be more challenging in practice than it sounds. Balancing exercise and rest is crucial, so I am seeking advice on whether this approach is suitable for maintaining a healthy and effective workout regimen.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

Please stop giving complicated, convoluted answers to very simple questions

Have to stop calling them rest days... It's bad for the Psyche of all strength athletes...

It's a GROW DAY focus on food and recovery just like you focus on form

The down side is that everyone responds differently to training and there isn't really a wrong way. Some guys never take a day off. Some train to failure all the time. Some train light with high reps and others heavy with low reps. You have to experiment and see what works for you.
When I was training ( out with shoulder and bicep at the moment) I was sore everyday. Not terribly but a little sore. I like feeling that way.
As far as OG's and pros in the game 100% of them recommend to train when sore. If you wait till your not sore then you won't be able to stay consistent and will have way too many days off.
Honestly if you aren't a little sore for next 2 days then you didn't train hard enough. Imo.

Many people listen to ASMR to fall a sleep and rest. Also to focus better. I think ASMR is very interesting to look into (with an expert in this field maybe?). What does ASMR do with our brain and body? How does it work and can it help us? And thank you for all your good work. I learned a lot from you and the experts in your podcasts. Thankful for that!

Doh!!

I don’t have a PHD so I don’t understand.

Volume Is not the driving factor of muscle growth but intensity 😅

I like how Andy answered Andrew’s question regarding “how to know if your nervous system is fatigued/if you need rest” and he answers with “get blood work”. 🤡

He gave 80% of 5 different answers... Nothing useable

In my experience, sun exposure can relieve muscle soreness. Listen to that podcast for more detailed reason why.

English Please.

did not answer a single question in a way the average dude can understand.

Ill save you 6 minutes - if your sore and tired yes take a rest day.

Nowadays I am trying not give any rest days unless my body asks for it. More likely I'll simply rely on whether I wake up on first alarm or second alarm which is after 1.5 hrs later. If it's second alarm that's it I won't workout that day. Otherwise I have self discipline tuned in to wake up at first alarm always and go for a workout every freaking day.

as the great legend said a rest day is like taking a shit, you dont stop to think do i need to take a shit you just take a shit

My workouts run 2-3 hours.... hit training atleast 5 days a week and my cardio is on point, but I wasn't growing, I've recently been experimenting with Mike Metzger style training actually taking days off, which is hard for me to do as I'm bipolar manic depressive and the gym is my addiction and only vice, but have noticed It seems as though it may be working, but like I said he recommended 3-4 days off 😳 that to me is just insane and really hard for me to do 😆

Being a roofer in Texas,it is very complicated to be able to stand the heat,many hours at work and still exercising. None of these specialists have an recipe for people like me.

What would be your intake for someone who does full body workouts to failure with each exercice ?

Welll bodybuilding your muscle most time is always sore after each training session so this doesn’t work for stuff like that out the window this advice goes . If you train to build muscle simple if your getting weaker , feel over tired , getting sick all the time , Ed , sleep quality getting worse . stuff like that you are over taxing your body needs recovery

I need a rest when I lie down on my bed during the day....and my body says "thanks"

Volume is not the driver of muscle building, its intense mechanical resistance. 💪🏾

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Taking a day(s) off should be built into the lifting program, as long as it is consistent.

Easier than rocket science.

I got a workout in the brain trying to understand everything he was saying. I get the bulk of it.

Boring!. I'm gone

This is great

Thanks. I am 63 and have had deep muscle pain each day after gardening. I have been trying to figure out what's going on.

volume isnt the driver tho...

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Really smart guy! Very interesting stuff.

True intelligence is not sounding smart and making something simple more elaborate it is making something elaborate seem more simple

Thanks

Love this content but I can do a bunch of sets and barley feel sore.
I’ll sleep like a baby afterwards but soreness rarely occurs for me.

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