We always preach that recovery is as critical to a proper training program as the training itself. To be able to continue to perform at the highest level day-in-and-day-out, you have to take care of your body and mind incessantly. Coach Hunter wrote a great piece about Rest Days that you can find here: https://misfitathletics.com/articles/a-deliberate-approach-to-training-part-ii-what-happened-to-rest-days/