ERF 896: Should You Push Through or Take a Rest Day? Here’s How to Decide

Eric Roberts Fitness

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Fitness

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🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Lose Fat With Personalized 1:1 Coaching HERE https://theclubhouse1.lpages.co/1to1-coaching In this episode, I chat with Coach Linda and Coach Mary about one of the toughest questions in fitness: should you push through a workout or take a rest day? We break down how to listen to your body, the difference between smart training and overtraining, and give you a simple way to know which choice is right for you! Lose Fat With My Clubhouse App HERE https://theclubhouse1.lpages.co/erfclubhouse-app-info/ Free Calorie Calculator https://ericrobertsfitness.com/free-calorie-calculator/ 20% Off Legion Athletic Supplements Code “ERIC” HERE https://legionathletics.rfrl.co/qj2dy Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@ericrobertsfitness

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0:00.0	When should you listen to your body and rest?
0:03.8	And when should you push yourself anyway?
0:07.1	In this episode, I chat with two of my assistant coaches, Coach Linda and Coach Mary,
0:12.3	and we go through tactical advice on when you should be pushing yourself,
0:17.5	when it's okay and safe to push yourself, but then when it's not safe and not okay to be pushing
0:24.6	yourself and when you should actually take more rest, you should not lift as heavy. You should
0:30.9	prioritize your recovery more to prevent injuries and allow yourself to make long-term progress. I know this is something most people
0:39.7	struggle with both physically and mentally, because even if you are run down, maybe you feel
0:46.0	guilty that you're not pushing yourself as hard, or maybe you feel like you're going to lose
0:50.9	progress if you don't push yourself as hard. Don't worry in this podcast, we cover everything.
0:56.9	So I really hope you enjoy it. Two quick things. If you do enjoy it, please leave a five-star rating
1:02.5	and review. It really helps the podcast. And if you're interested in working with our coaching team
1:08.6	one-on-one to build you a personalized plan and hold you accountable. Click the link in the show notes of this podcast. Thanks, guys. What's up, Linda? What's up? Nothing much, nothing much. What's up, Mary? Mary washed the hair today. She was a hair wash day for Mary. So she's here as well. What's going on? I don't know. How's the hair? Good. I don't like hair wash day, but I got through it. How many days a week do we wash hair?
1:31.2	Yeah. She's here as well. What's going on? I don't know. How's the hair? Good. I don't like hair wash day.
1:28.4	But I got through it.
1:29.6	How many days a week do we wash hair? Eh, two and a half. Is that average for girls? I think so. Linda, are you on par with that or probably more? Daily. Yeah. Some people are daily. Definitely not daily. I'm like every two and a half to three days.
1:44.3	Well, like for me, like Mary's got great here.
1:47.1	I like, Definitely not daily. I'm like every two, two and a half to three days.
1:47.1	Well, like for me, like, Mary's got great hair.
1:55.7	Like, if I like it sweaty or anything like that, like seriously, like, dude, that, that shit looks crazy.
1:56.9	Crazy? Wow.
2:02.7	Well, I mean, if I had to get my haircut a little bit shorter, it may be better, but yeah.
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