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Am I over training?

seanr345
seanr345 Posts: 13
edited February 15 in Fitness and Exercise
I run twice a day and do the stair climber and lift weights. I run always right after I lift weights. I only run for 20 min each time straight burning 300 calories each time. The stair master I burn around 290 calories for 20 min straight. I like to work out, I lost over 100 pounds. It is life changing. Recently, I actually gained weight. I do not know if it muscle or what? My pants fit the same?

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  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    Well how much did you gain? Maybe it's your scale.
  • BenPVolk
    BenPVolk Posts: 22 Member
    I heard this the other day... Weight loss / gain is 20% workout, 80% diet.

    My doctor says if you're feeling fatigued then you're overtraining and need to take a few days off to recover.
  • DangerJim71
    DangerJim71 Posts: 361 Member
    So you're working out like 60-90 minutes a day? Sounds okay to me so long as you've worked up to it gradually and it sounds like you probably have.

    I do mostly cardio in the form of swimming, biking and running as I train for triathlon. There are studies that strongly suggest that large amounts of high intensity training can over years have a negative health impact. But I look at it this way, if I'm not doing this I'd be sitting on the couch eating pizza and that's not good for you either.
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