Full Body Resistance Machine?

Question

I have a full body resistance machine at home and you can do it in differant resistance levels.. im trying to gain muscle mass..so i do a heavy resistance level and when im done my whole body is aching.. and people tell me sleeping and protien help with soreness and microtears but i still feel achy and sore even with sleep and protien..should i go back on the machine but do the resistance on a much lower level thats what i heard is what your suposed to do..to get your body used to it.. for example in weight lifting {doing 100 lbs sets one day then the next do 20-30 to get rid of the sorness and microtears) is this true?

and another question..
To be honest i think the term 'rest days' is some bs you need to keep your body moving otherwise your body will stay sore and painful it dosent have to be as intense at all as the previous workout but something thatll knock off the pain and soreness..im one of the only few people that belive that? isnt it acctualy true

Answer 1

exercising the muscle worked the previous day with very light loads is one of many forms of active recovery, and it does work with the right diet.

rest days are not bs at all. the higher the intensity of training the greater the central nervous system is taxed. since skeletal muscle recovers much faster from training than does the CNS the stronger a person is the more time there must be between training sessions to allow the CNS to recover.,

for persons that training using low intensity exercise then there is no need for a rest day. exercises like walking, yoga, pilates, lifting light weights etc. can all be perfored daily.