Recovery · Body Focus

Rest is a rep.

Burnix treats recovery like training: per-muscle guidance for 8 muscle groups — practical tips, typical rest windows and the red-flag notes that separate soreness from a signal. Guidance, not guesswork.

Body Focus muscle map — front view
Body Focus muscle map — back view

Lit on the map: Quads

Body Focus

The muscle map, lit up.

Body Focus is an interactive muscle map with front and back views. Tap any muscle group to explore what it does, how to train it — and how to let it rebuild.

Front and back, one body

Both views on the same canvas, so pressing muscles and pulling muscles get equal attention — not just the ones you see in the mirror.

Tap to explore

Every group carries its own guidance — written per muscle, so the day after leg day plans itself.

Per-muscle guidance

Eight groups. Straight answers.

For each muscle group, Burnix gives you three things: a practical tip, a typical rest window, and the red flag that tells you when soreness is a warning — not a badge.

Chest

Press variations share load with shoulders and triceps — space heavy push days apart instead of stacking them.

Rest window
Typically 48–72 h after a hard session
Red flag
Sharp pain at the shoulder joint or collarbone is not soreness. Stop and reassess.

Back

Rows and pulls recover faster when your grip gets a day off too — rotate holds and implements across the week.

Rest window
Typically 48–72 h after a hard session
Red flag
Pain that shoots down an arm or a leg is a nerve signal, not muscle fatigue.

Shoulders

Shoulders work on push and pull days alike — count that indirect volume before you add more direct work.

Rest window
Typically 48 h between direct sessions
Red flag
Pinching at the top of a press is a mechanics problem. Fix the setup, do not push through.

Arms

Biceps and triceps collect plenty of indirect work from presses and pulls — direct arm days need less than you think.

Rest window
Typically 24–48 h after a hard session
Red flag
Elbow pain that arrives with every rep is tendon, not muscle. Back the load off.

Core

Your core braces in nearly every lift — train it directly, but do not hammer it daily on top of heavy compounds.

Rest window
Typically 24–48 h after a hard session
Red flag
Lower-back pain during core work usually means form leaked. Reset before you repeat.

Quads

Squat patterns tax quads hardest — schedule your heaviest leg day for when you are freshest.

Rest window
Typically 48–72 h after a hard session
Red flag
Knee pain that sharpens as you warm up is a signal to stop, not to stretch harder.

Hamstrings

Hinges and curls load different ends of the muscle — rotate both across the week instead of repeating one.

Rest window
Typically 48–72 h after a hard session
Red flag
A sudden pull behind the thigh mid-rep is a strain risk. End the session there.

Calves

Calves carry you all day already — full range of motion beats sheer volume every time.

Rest window
Typically 24–48 h after a hard session
Red flag
Pain in the Achilles rather than the muscle belly deserves rest, not more reps.

Rest windows are general training guidance — in the app, guidance is written per muscle group, right where you plan your week.

Recovery × Training

Guidance that follows the phases.

Burnix programs run in periodized 4-week blocks — base, build, peak, deload. Recovery guidance reads differently in each one, because week 3 is not week 1.

Base — build the tolerance

New volume is its own stress. Early in the block, honoring rest windows is how your body learns to carry the work.

Build & peak — protect the output

As load climbs, recovery is what keeps quality high. The red-flag notes matter most exactly when you feel most tempted to ignore them.

Deload — recovery, scheduled

Week 4 drops the load on purpose. It is not a lost week — it is the part of the program where the gains get banked.