Pushing myself too hard??
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jdawson002
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Being fairly new to fitness and going to the gym, how do you know when your maybe pushing yourself too hard?
Last night I achieved the below results on elliptical and came off absolutely knackered! The trouble is I always want to beat my previous performance but when does this become too much?
Last night I achieved the below results on elliptical and came off absolutely knackered! The trouble is I always want to beat my previous performance but when does this become too much?
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jdawson002 wrote: »Being fairly new to fitness and going to the gym, how do you know when your maybe pushing yourself too hard?
Last night I achieved the below results on elliptical and came off absolutely knackered! The trouble is I always want to beat my previous performance but when does this become too much?
If you are new to fitness and working out do yourself a huge favor: Run, don't walk, to read all you can on what is called the training effect.0 -
SingingSingleTracker wrote: »jdawson002 wrote: »Being fairly new to fitness and going to the gym, how do you know when your maybe pushing yourself too hard?
Last night I achieved the below results on elliptical and came off absolutely knackered! The trouble is I always want to beat my previous performance but when does this become too much?
If you are new to fitness and working out do yourself a huge favor: Run, don't walk, to read all you can on what is called the training effect.
Some people hate running. .. such as me. So OP do whatever kind of fitness u want.
if u find ur having trouble or taking longer to recover then yes ur pushing yourself too hard. I'm horrible for that and it'll take me 2 days to recover
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If your new to it, you will get tired
When exercise becomes unhealthy you will know!0 -
babypunkprincess wrote: »SingingSingleTracker wrote: »jdawson002 wrote: »Being fairly new to fitness and going to the gym, how do you know when your maybe pushing yourself too hard?
Last night I achieved the below results on elliptical and came off absolutely knackered! The trouble is I always want to beat my previous performance but when does this become too much?
If you are new to fitness and working out do yourself a huge favor: Run, don't walk, to read all you can on what is called the training effect.
Some people hate running. .. such as me. So OP do whatever kind of fitness u want.
:laugh: this actually made me lol... bit awkward as i'm at work!!!2 -
[Some people hate running. .. such as me. So OP do whatever kind of fitness u want.
if u find ur having trouble or taking longer to recover then yes ur pushing yourself too hard. I'm horrible for that and it'll take me 2 days to recover
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I don't necessarily hate running but still weighing 16 stone, things still wobble!!0 -
jdawson002 wrote: »
I don't necessarily hate running but still weighing 16 stone, things still wobble!!
the comment by @SingingSingleTracker is nothing to do with actual running....4 -
babypunkprincess wrote: »SingingSingleTracker wrote: »jdawson002 wrote: »Being fairly new to fitness and going to the gym, how do you know when your maybe pushing yourself too hard?
Last night I achieved the below results on elliptical and came off absolutely knackered! The trouble is I always want to beat my previous performance but when does this become too much?
If you are new to fitness and working out do yourself a huge favor: Run, don't walk, to read all you can on what is called the training effect.
Some people hate running. .. such as me. So OP do whatever kind of fitness u want.
if u find ur having trouble or taking longer to recover then yes ur pushing yourself too hard. I'm horrible for that and it'll take me 2 days to recover
Um I think she means hurry and go read something called "the training effect" you know, like run, don't walk to your nearest dunkin donuts while supplies last.
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jdawson002 wrote: »Being fairly new to fitness and going to the gym, how do you know when your maybe pushing yourself too hard?
Last night I achieved the below results on elliptical and came off absolutely knackered! The trouble is I always want to beat my previous performance but when does this become too much?
for me this is the reason I exercise, I like to push myself until I'm exhausted, and I always like to beat my previous goals. I feel like this is what it's supposed to be like. I also think that if you are doing 3.9 minutes miles in an exercise you need to up the resistance.
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If you're not so sore/tired the next day that you're discouraged from exercising, I'd say you're fine. Pushing yourself too far would be going to the point of you never want to be on a treadmill/elliptical again. If you have the drive to keep going, take advantage of that and keep going :]0
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So...what does "fairly new" mean? Have you been working out for a few months or a few days?
I'd be more interested to know how you feel the next day rather than immediately afterward. Feeling tired or a little bit wobbly immediately afterward is okay. Feeling mildly to moderately sore the next day is okay, especially if it feels better with movement (as in, you feel more sore when you first get out of bed but it gets better as you get moving).
Feeling extremely sore, to the point that it doesn't work itself out throughout the day or it interferes with your regular activities, is a sign that you might be pushing too hard. If you need more than 1-2 days in between workouts to recover, it could be a sign that you're pushing too hard. And if you're feeling any actual pain (not soreness), that means stop.0 -
babypunkprincess wrote: »SingingSingleTracker wrote: »jdawson002 wrote: »Being fairly new to fitness and going to the gym, how do you know when your maybe pushing yourself too hard?
Last night I achieved the below results on elliptical and came off absolutely knackered! The trouble is I always want to beat my previous performance but when does this become too much?
If you are new to fitness and working out do yourself a huge favor: Run, don't walk, to read all you can on what is called the training effect.
Some people hate running. .. such as me. So OP do whatever kind of fitness u want.
if u find ur having trouble or taking longer to recover then yes ur pushing yourself too hard. I'm horrible for that and it'll take me 2 days to recover
Um I think she means hurry and go read something called "the training effect" you know, like run, don't walk to your nearest dunkin donuts while supplies last.
I'm glad somebody figured out the English language. ;-)
Yes, my intent was to have the OP run - not walk - to his/her nearest library, book store, or Google search to read everything they possibly could on the training effect to learn about pushing hard, allowing for recovery, active recovery, how soft tissue is torn down and rebuilds and the time required to allow for that, when to listen to your body, etc. because of this statement...
The trouble is I always want to beat my previous performance but when does this become too much?
It doesn't matter if one is talking about lifting weights, distance/time/energy on an elliptical machine, swimming, downhill skiing, cycling, sprinting, hiking - whatever the physical exercise - you can't just walk in day after day and expect to match or top your previous day's performance.
The Training Effect remains my advice to the OP to learn more about it all.
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puking/passing out = to much.
otherwise you're probably fine.0 -
SingingSingleTracker wrote: »babypunkprincess wrote: »SingingSingleTracker wrote: »jdawson002 wrote: »Being fairly new to fitness and going to the gym, how do you know when your maybe pushing yourself too hard?
Last night I achieved the below results on elliptical and came off absolutely knackered! The trouble is I always want to beat my previous performance but when does this become too much?
If you are new to fitness and working out do yourself a huge favor: Run, don't walk, to read all you can on what is called the training effect.
Some people hate running. .. such as me. So OP do whatever kind of fitness u want.
if u find ur having trouble or taking longer to recover then yes ur pushing yourself too hard. I'm horrible for that and it'll take me 2 days to recover
Um I think she means hurry and go read something called "the training effect" you know, like run, don't walk to your nearest dunkin donuts while supplies last.
I'm glad somebody figured out the English language. ;-)
Yes, my intent was to have the OP run - not walk - to his/her nearest library, book store, or Google search to read everything they possibly could on the training effect to learn about pushing hard, allowing for recovery, active recovery, how soft tissue is torn down and rebuilds and the time required to allow for that, when to listen to your body, etc. because of this statement...
The trouble is I always want to beat my previous performance but when does this become too much?
It doesn't matter if one is talking about lifting weights, distance/time/energy on an elliptical machine, swimming, downhill skiing, cycling, sprinting, hiking - whatever the physical exercise - you can't just walk in day after day and expect to match or top your previous day's performance.
The Training Effect remains my advice to the OP to learn more about it all.
Can my excuse for not understanding be that I only got 2 hours of sleep last night? New mom and all lol:p
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