5… or 6 days a week?

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williamw

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Does anyone notice a qualitative difference in their results / workouts if they go to class 6 days a week as opposed to 5? Or do you find that that extra day of work is largely superfluous?
 
@drmirabilis I wonder if you weren’t eating enough protein to begin with? I’m just starting to track my protein intake, and I’m realizing I was typically NOT hitting my .7-1g protein per 1 lb of body weight target by eating what I thought was a diet with plenty protein.
 
Not sure why this comment got a downvote… it was an actual question, not an attempt to somehow throw shade (if that’s how it was interpreted)
 
@williamw Didn't downvote but protein is only a tiny variable of proper recovery. Even quite overstated in my opinion. It just feels quite bro-sciencey to believe that protein must've obviously been neglected
 
@williamw You went from "not recovering properly" to "consuming too little protein?". That's what I was referring to. I'm not saying that protein doesn't play it's part, your source does provide good info. But e.g. adequate calorie intake or training volume, like OP was stating, are more significant
 
@williamw It's really dependent on what's getting programmed. Personally I have a hard time not being active each day, but on the same note I've recognized I'm only good for 2 or 3 days of strength/high-intensity work in a row, after that I can definitely feel myself being sluggish and ineffective if I do workout, and often becomes a junk day (I was there but don't think I gained much). Mainly best thing to do is track how you're feeling each day to get a sense of what works/doesnt.
 
@williamw I vary my weeks. Some I’ll do 5 classes, others I’ll do 3. It’s mostly because of work scheduling but I’ve noticed way bigger gains on my 3 class weeks. Though I do supplement with daily static exercises too (pull ups, push ups, sit ups) so that might be helping.
 
@williamw Changes from week to week and honestly day to day. Some weeks are brutal programming and 5 is the sweet spot, other weeks I feel great and will hit 6.
 
@williamw The answer will be a little different based on your body's response to the stimulus as well as your own personal goals. If you want to be competitive/get results faster 6/week. If you're happy to maintain 5/week is fine.

I've been doing CrossFit for about 8 years and would say I was definitely at my fittest and most competitive fitness level working out 6/week. I'm working out on average 5/week and still feel good although I can not keep up with my previous times. I would say as I am in my early 30s now and priorities change I am more than content to maintain fitness rather than push to be competitive. 5 days a week for me does that pretty well.
 
@williamw I think it depends. Some people do better quality work with less quantity. Some people can maintain that quality with quantity..some people don’t know how to do quality work and so forth
 
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