“Although often overlooked, rest is quite possibly the most important aspect of any training program. This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t train hard. Rather, it’s absolutely beneficial to train as hard as you possibly can, but only if it’s countered by sufficient amounts of quality recovery time.
Your body is temporarily weakened after a period of rigorous training. It reacts to this weakened state by rebuilding itself in order to better execute its designated task the next time. This adaptive reaction to training is called supercompensation. The trick, then, is learning how much rest your body needs to achieve supercompensation. If you climb again before reaching that point, you won’t be able to access all the benefits of your earlier training session.” -Katie Brown
Believing that rest and recovery are essential parts of your training program can be hard to trust, especially resting for multiple days in a row. And knowing how often, how much, and when to rest can be tricky. It’s different for everyone.
This article from climbing.com, discusses quantity of rest, the three major recovery periods the body goes through to reach supercompensation, Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), and encourages taking the occasional extended rest period.
It’s an important reminder that it is actually during your rest periods that strength gains will be realized….
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(photo courtesy of climbing.com)
