Don't want to overtrain; don't want to be a wimp either :)

zaftiggirl

I wanted to get some feedback on my fitness routine. I have about 100lbs to lose but I am still pretty good at moving by body in the gym; I used to be an athlete and I am pretty tall so it doesn't really prevent me from doing any exercises. I'm eating about 1500 net calories per day, high-protein/low sugar.

I ride my bike to and from work every day, totaling about 30 minutes of moderate cardio.

Monday: 20 minutes of HIIT on the stair machine in the morning before work; 20-25 minutes of weights at lunch, focused on 'pushing' arm, chest and back muscles plus kettlebell swings.

Tuesday: 20-25 minutes of weights with a focus on legs and abs before work, an hour of yoga at lunch

Wednesday: 20 minutes of HIIT on the stair machine in the morning before work; 20-25 minutes of weights at lunch, focused on 'pulling' arm, chest and back muscles plus kettlebell swings.

Thursday: 20-25 minutes of weights with a focus on legs and abs before work, an hour of yoga at lunch

Friday: 20 minutes of HIIT on the stair machine in the morning before work; 20-25 minutes of weights at lunch, focused on 'pushing' arm, chest and back muscles plus kettlebell swings.

Saturday: 2 hour hike with my husband with a 15lb pack.

We hike three or four times a week, usually for an hour.

My concern is that I will overtrain, but at the same time I want to be effective with my training... I think instead of HIIT cardio in the mornings I might eventually do crossfit-style workouts.

grantdumas7

I wanted to get some feedback on my fitness routine. I have about 100lbs to lose but I am still pretty good at moving by body in the gym; I used to be an athlete and I am pretty tall so it doesn't really prevent me from doing any exercises. I'm eating about 1500 net calories per day, high-protein/low sugar.

I ride my bike to and from work every day, totaling about 30 minutes of moderate cardio.

Monday: 20 minutes of HIIT on the stair machine in the morning before work; 20-25 minutes of weights at lunch, focused on 'pushing' arm, chest and back muscles plus kettlebell swings.

Tuesday: 20-25 minutes of weights with a focus on legs and abs before work, an hour of yoga at lunch

Wednesday: 20 minutes of HIIT on the stair machine in the morning before work; 20-25 minutes of weights at lunch, focused on 'pulling' arm, chest and back muscles plus kettlebell swings.

Thursday: 20-25 minutes of weights with a focus on legs and abs before work, an hour of yoga at lunch

Friday: 20 minutes of HIIT on the stair machine in the morning before work; 20-25 minutes of weights at lunch, focused on 'pushing' arm, chest and back muscles plus kettlebell swings.

Saturday: 2 hour hike with my husband with a 15lb pack.

We hike three or four times a week, usually for an hour.

My concern is that I will overtrain, but at the same time I want to be effective with my training... I think instead of HIIT cardio in the mornings I might eventually do crossfit-style workouts.

It's hard to say if you are going to overtrain but you may. I would do upper body Monday and Thursday and Lower on Tues and Fri. Wed could be a rest day or light cardio. I would limit the HIIT sessions to maybe Monday and Thursday.

zaftiggirl

Thank you for the feedback!

Phrakman

I doubt youd over train on that. Not a lot of nervous system taxation there. Think youll be ok. People grossly under estimate the human body. Overtraining is mostly a myth.

GetSoda

The human animal is capable of working at a higher volume that that. Don't sweat it.

zaftiggirl

It feels good to work out this much, so I'm going to try it for a while and see what happens

drefaw

It all depends on you really. But it does not appear to me that you are overtraining at this time ....

concordancia

Overtraining is mostly a myth.

No, it really isn't. People get very real injuries from pushing too hard for too long.

However, I do agree that it isn't likely to happen on about an hour a day, especially when you are already used to some physical activity.

Phrakman

Overtraining is mostly a myth.

No, it really isn't. People get very real injuries from pushing too hard for too long.

Over use is different from over training. Over training refers to the psychological breakdown as a result of CNS fatigue and rarely happens. Over use injuries are a different matter and yes happen quite frequently.