How do I know if I am overtraining?

mcmoosehall

Ironic as I used to be lazy, I train both days at weekend and may be 3 or 4 during week after work. I spend 60 hours a week average at work and do some work at weekends. I know it sounds like a tight schedule but if u want results .? On training I do cardio intervals and strength. Feeling tired and irritable but that might just be because I am a beast
Should I cut done to 3 to 4 sessions a week, what do u guys do?

annieheavrin

I have always been told that your body needs at least 1 rest day a week. However, I don't follow that. I'm slightly addicted to working out & just being in the gym sweating in general, SO, I never take a day off. At least, I haven't taken a day off in about 3 weeks. I will however, not push myself as hard 1-2 days a week.

mncardiojunkie

It's difficult to tell if one is "over-training". I've heard that before, too. I don't know if there's really such a thing. The only thing that I think might be over-training is if you don't put enough nutrition in your diet to compensate. The other thing is if you get too, too busy and you can't train like that for a couple of weeks or so...what happens? I know that I gained 20+ pounds from not being able to really work out hard for about three months (but I also made chocolate a major food group in my diet).

I over-train too. I actually think my clothing is tight if I don't work hard one day. So just as annieheavrin I may take it a bit easy on training 1-2 days a week, but I still workout at the club.

Do you hurt? Or are you just crabby?

cekeys

I've been going to the gym 6 days a week for about 3-4 weeks now & am doing fine. Make sure you're alternating your weight training. If you're doing whole body, wait 2 days before doing weights again. So my routine is weights, cardio, weights, cardio, etc...

I will say that the 1 day of rest works for me. By day 6 my body is usually sore & ready for some downtime & that day makes a big difference because I can hit the gym harder the next day.

Now, I don't have kids & I work 40 hrs a week on a consistent schedule and have been consistently going to the gym for a year. I don't want anyone to judge themselves poorly on my account. I started with 3 days a week, then many MONTHS later, moved up to 4 then 4-5.

zafferFL

Ironic as I used to be lazy, I train both days at weekend and may be 3 or 4 during week after work. I spend 60 hours a week average at work and do some work at weekends. I know it sounds like a tight schedule but if u want results .? On training I do cardio intervals and strength. Feeling tired and irritable but that might just be because I am a beast
Should I cut done to 3 to 4 sessions a week, what do u guys do?

care to share your workout routine ?

Huffdogg

Don't train the same muscle group (resistance train) two days in a row, and leave yourself some time and energy to have a life, or you lose perspective on why you're doing all this in the first place.

What are your goals? Ironman race? Look better naked? Deadlift 400 lbs? You might not be overtraining, but it's entirely possible that you're training "sloppy," and could cut down to fewer sessions while still achieving your desired results.

Brunner26_2

A sign of overtraining is that you find it difficult to make it through your workouts. I'm not talking about trying a higher intensity and it being hard, but of doing something you've done before easily and finding it really difficult. A rest day per week is recommended often. But it can also happen if your workouts are too intense every time. Speaking from a runner's POV, I shouldn't be running at my max effort every time. Most of my runs should be of a moderate effort, with an easy run and a hard run once a week. An objective way to gauge effort is with a HRM.

jimmie25

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtraining

Sl1ghtly

When you lose strength, become increasingly tired, lose appetite, and dread excersize.

That said, I think most people under rest/eat more than over train.

thekateb

I have always been told that your body needs at least 1 rest day a week. However, I don't follow that. I'm slightly addicted to working out & just being in the gym sweating in general, SO, I never take a day off. At least, I haven't taken a day off in about 3 weeks. I will however, not push myself as hard 1-2 days a week.

I don't really take full rest days but usually 2 days a week I just walk for 30-45 minutes.

mcmoosehall

HiI do stuff with a personal trainer EPOC training in spin and rower ( interval cardio) boot camp and spin class during the week then also have 2 days of weihtbtrainignlegs and back then shoulders and arms 20-25 reps upping weights each time with ,ore cardio time permitting
Thanks for replying to my post just feel tetchy recently and lacking motivation