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Mind Over Macros

3 Signs You Need A Rest Day

Mind Over Macros

Mike Millner

Neurotype, Wellness, Training, Diet, Health, Exercise, Mindset, Gym, Macros, Fitness, Weights, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

5.01.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Mike provides valuable insight into why rest and recovery is just as important as your training routine. We don't build muscle or lose fat in the gym... we improve by recovering adequately from the work we do in the gym (and the kitchen). There are usually plenty of symptoms that you need more recovery... find out what they are in this episode. ------------------------------------------------ Click here to apply for coaching! For some amazing resources and to be a part of a...

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0:00.0

So doing these side-by-side pictures made me realize how important it is to take pictures.

0:06.9

Ha-ha.

0:07.6

I didn't even realize how much progress I've made until I saw it side-by-side.

0:12.7

My back fat has improved way more than I thought.

0:16.0

You couldn't even see my bra on the sides in the first picture.

0:19.1

I am so thankful for the progress I have made.

0:22.4

I am definitely happy. Thank you so much. Just a quick and easy testimonial that was sent by one of

0:30.4

our clients to one of our coaches, obviously, as you could tell, with progress pictures, which I always

0:36.9

talk about how we look at objective and subjective

0:40.4

data because that is the way that you know that things are working. So there's really two

0:45.3

sides of this. There's the physical progress where we do things like your scale trends,

0:51.6

your measurements, and your progress pictures. And then there'll be other signs like your

0:55.2

clothes fitting better. Then there's the subjective, which is how you're feeling, which is a bit of

1:02.0

what I want to talk about today. There's the biofeedback, things like your energy levels,

1:06.5

your mood, your cravings, your hunger, your sleep quality, your digestion, your performance,

1:14.1

your recovery. Recovery is a big one. All of those things tell us, is your body actually responding

1:23.3

well physically and internally from a hormone perspective.

1:28.5

Like this is the first line of defense.

1:30.9

So one of the most common things that happens when I talk to people who are interested in making a change,

1:37.8

they're like, and just for context, most of our clients come to us, they've been doing this for a long time.

1:43.7

They've been struggling with reaching their goals. They've been doing this for a long time. They've been struggling with reaching their goals.

1:46.2

They've been trying and failing, starting and stopping, going all in and then going

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