Should i take rest days between running?

Question

my schedule:

mon: jiu-jitsu

tues:lift weights then walk/run/jog for 30 minutes straight

wed:jiu-jitsu

thurs:lift weights then walk/run/jog for 30 minutes straight

fri:jiu-jitsu

sat:lift weights then walk/run/jog for 30 minutes straight

sun:rest

since i am aiming for burning fat while maintaining or building more muscle,should i run 6x a week instead of 3x a week??

or is my schedule good already?

Answer 1

um i say run 4 times a week  that should help out a bit

Answer 2

yes. you need time to let your muscles rest. results will come faster if you do this.

Answer 3

looks like a pretty darn good schedule to me!

Answer 4

ITS WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT

Answer 5

I am a total athlete and do jujictu every day but Mondays and Wednesday. On those days i do swim team and after both swim team or jujictu i play volleyball basketball soccer ( which i am on all club or competitive teams)  or i run and lift weights. And i am doing really good i think you should keep up all that stuff!

Answer 6

Your schedule is good already but I'd suggest at least two rest days a week and no don't run on the same day as your jiu-jitsu training as you may accidentally cause injury by fitting two much in.

Only my opinion but personally on my non jiu-jitsu days I used to train at Boxing at my old club once a week that was enough for me.

Hope this helps best wishes :)***

Answer 7

Yea your muscles need time to rest

Answer 8

Just think of it this way: if you nick your finger and draw blood it might heal the next day or the one after that. but if you nick it again  before it has a chance to heal you will have a problem.

Every other day is alright for any strenuous exercise, Don't forget the heart is a muscle too.

Answer 9

If you are running to burn fat keep running 6 days a week 5 miles a day the pounds will fall off but you got to watch what you eat and drink

Answer 10

I would say adding some type of HIIT training on your jiu jitsu days might help with the fat loss and your fight endurance which will be different from your running endurance.

Stationary bike sprints like five sets of four minutes or four sets of five minutes as hard as you can consistently pedal (probably 140-165 heartbeats per minute would be best) for the time frame; rest 90 seconds, and do it again.

Don't forget every four to six weeks to take a week off from running or jumping rope to allow your joints to heal.  Keep the cardio up shadow boxing, swimming, rollerblading, biking, or using machines during your off weeks.