I know it is alot of exercise-but what should I cut?

grover0ca

I was just reading another post about the amount of exercise done in a week..and how too much can be counter productive.

I in a situation where I am training for a purpose and therefor I don't know what to cut or if I should cut back.

I train in Taekwondo for sparring (this is my focus) as well as traditional classes as I will have a black belt test soon. I can't miss these classes. So I have 4 hours of Taekwondo a week, this includes 2 hours of full on kicking/sparring and the other 2 hours can vary between light to heavy work. We also have an additional 2 hours of conditioning (strength and a little hiit cardio, this is usally a high burn for me).
Total hours at Taekwondo per week = 6

I also feel like it is important to get in more strenght training & core work ..so I have been adding in 30 to 60 mins of weights 2 to 3 times a week.

I also try to make it yin yoga once a week because of back & hip pain that have plauged me for years. 90 mins.

So there you have it, at least 9 to 10 hours a week..and I just don't see what I can cut out without sacraficing my goals at taekwondo and to build muscle. I didn't focus on building muscle before and really can see now the benefits of doing this. I feel stuck between a rock and hard place because I read that working out 3 to 4 times a week is optimal..and clearly I am way over that.


I have calculated my TDEE at 2810, my BMR is 1629 and I am currently trying to eat 2200 (and not losing pounds but a very small amount of inches since I started upping to 1800-1900-2000-2100 a few months ago). I used 5-6 hours of strenous activity per week as the yoga & often 2 of the tkd classes are not that streneous..also I have been doing TKD for so long that I am not sure it is a challenge for my body anymore? Or maybe that does not matter in the calculation of calories burned! Should I be using the 7+ hours a week of streneous activity instead? I have a desk job and am pretty sedentary otherwise.

Thanks for any advice ya'll might have!

31prvrbs

With that level of activity, you should absolutely be in the strenuous category. That is a lot of exercise.

I understand the point of each thing you have included, but , when it comes to sports specific training, you have to pick a goal.

You can't tackle everything at once. Is there an off season at all, from Taekwondo, where you can focus more on strength and cut back on sparring practice?

Strength training is important, but it you are closing in on testing and want to hone in on that, you may need to cut back your strength sessions to only 1/wk or even less until you complete your current goal.

Sometimes our fitness goals and physique goals don't always coincide. Cycling different types of training (cross-training) in "off" seasons is usually the answer. If there is no off-season, then your fuel is that much more important, as is proper rest and recovery.


~Kiki

grover0ca

I will definately cut back on TKD come July/Aug, December is also at least 2 weeks of down time.

I will change my activity level and start working up towards the new calorie goal, thanks for your feedback on that.

Not enough time in the day to do all that I want to do!