Last week I was on vacation with my family. I decided to take the whole week of from training and just focus on hanging out with my family and relaxing. I rode a few miles a day on a bike and hiked, but besides that I didn't do any lifting or exercising. In the past, when I would have take a week of I would stress about how I need to get back into a gym. When I would finally get back, the stress from worrying about how I was going to perform would ruin my workout. This time I got back into the gym with eagerness, but was stress-free and had a fantastic workout.
Your body needs to time recharge and relax. By taking a few days off, you come back fresh and ready to absolutely kill it in the gym. I had begun to lose some motivation for my own training before my trip, when I got back I was ready to start lifting again and pushing towards my personal goals. Burnout is a very real thing in sports, lifting, and life. Sometimes you need to take a step back, appreciate what you've done, reassess what you're doing, and then get after it. Signs of burnout can include: lack of motivation, loss of strength, tiredness, anxiety, etc. If you are starting to feel that way about your training, then relax, take a deep breath, a few days off, and get after it again. You've got to keep your mind happy as well as your body, and the deeper you push yourself through a burnout phase, the deeper you have to climb out.
So keep your body happy, your mind happy, and your training happy: take a break, it's okay!
-Nick
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