Rest after playing basketball?

Question

I play basketball everyday for about hour and a half and i was wondering should i rest? I know you need rest days when u weight lift or do some intense cardiovascular workouts but do i need rest days from playing basketball?

Answer 1

As long as your body can tolerate it. But my suggestion is to play basketball only 6 days in a week, 3 times lift weight and 1 time Intense cardiovascular workouts.

Here is my suggestion:

Sunday: Play basketball only

Monday: Lift weights and play basketball

Tuesday: Play basketball only

Wednesday: Intense cardiovascular workout only

Thursday: Lift weight and play basketball

Friday: Play basketball only

Saturday: Lift weight and play basketball

* I think this schedule would still give you time for everything: Work on your basketball skills lift weights and works on your cardiovascular conditioning.