>from personal experience. Your muscles may not need a full
>week to recover, but it can really recharge the mental/nervous
>system side of training.

If you work out regularly and are really consistent— schedule in a back off week every 6 weeks or so. You can program a really nice routine that ends with a hard/crush week right before the break.

The back off doesn’t mean you’re totally inactive but focus on mobility/yoga/ and other things you don’t usually do. Make sure you get 8 hours of slee

Even if you do this I still think it’s not a bad idea to schedule a complete rest week every quarter or so to let your body completely recover