Can you exercise "too" much??!!! Is there such a thing?

MeekMeals
MeekMeals Posts: 517 Member
edited September 25 in Fitness and Exercise
Just curious if one can do too much?

Tameka

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  • Breathe_Glamour
    Breathe_Glamour Posts: 136
    Yes. I mean you can exhaust yourself, overwork your body and make yourself sick.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    Yes, you can absolutely over train. Also extreme levels of exercise are associated with anorexia. It is as much a symptom as under-eating.
  • ladykaisa
    ladykaisa Posts: 236 Member
    I've heard no more than 60 min at a time. Up to twice a day, for short periods of time (not months) for helping to break a plateau. Anything over that your body's saying "nuh huh, no way, not happening".
    I used to do 80 minutes once a day, and I didn't loose anything, but if i stick with 45-60 minutes, I'll drop up to 1lb a week.
    I have no sites that back me up though. I can't remember where I read this =(

    Amy
  • jewelzz
    jewelzz Posts: 326 Member
    yes i believe you can over train.for myself i really have to watch how many calories i burn so i can keep up with my calorie intake.Plus I get really unmotivated and burned out if i do to much.
  • Mayor_West
    Mayor_West Posts: 246 Member
    Yes, if you don't give your body the nutrition it needs to recover from your workouts, as well as adequate rest, you can do more harm than good.
  • tmaksparkie
    tmaksparkie Posts: 279
    Yes it is called over training and if you do your body likes to use you muscle for energy. Look over training on google or bodybuilder.com
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    My opinion, you can exercise too often. Weightlifting, for example, would require recovery times based on genetics, which muscle groups were used, and intensity. Calve muscle recover very fast, but back muscles slowly. A 100# bench press wouldn't require as much recover as a 300# bench.

    As far as cardio only type things, as long as your sleep patterns aren't effected and you maintain diet I think you could do as much as you wanted.

    Crashing, burn outs, and potato are symptoms of excessive exercise.
  • mummum2
    mummum2 Posts: 415 Member
    YES you can! your body need to rest to repair itself.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Just curious if one can do too much?

    Tameka

    Yes, back when I was "over-training" during track season, I thought I would be running my best times due to all the working out and training and the opposite happened. I actually ran slower than the year before. Over-training can also lead to muscle deterioration, if not fueled properly.
  • ForTheFam
    ForTheFam Posts: 88 Member
    absolutely...makes me look lazy...setting the bar that high makes it easier too limbo though
  • ki4idb
    ki4idb Posts: 114
    I think you have to find a happy medium … I started my journey two weeks before Christmas. I thought all I would have to do was go to the gym and the weight would just fall off. Well after two months of going to the gym 3 or 4 times a week and working out for 1 ½ to 2 hours a night I weighted 3 pounds more then when I started.

    Then my loving wife (MFP – CindySharp1) told me to that I was over doing the gym and eating way to many calories. I did not believe her so we downloaded MFP to my Droid and plugged in the numbers …. Holy Crap … over 3,000 calories and the day was not over. That is when things changed … I know go to the gym no more than three days a week and only work out for 1 hour or less. I am averaging losing 3 lbs a week and eating under 2100 calories.

    My wife is so impressed with the results she started MFP and meets me at the gym when I get off work. I can’t wait to see her results this weekend on her first weigh in!

    Look her up and help keep us encouraged.
  • MeekMeals
    MeekMeals Posts: 517 Member
    I've heard no more than 60 min at a time. Up to twice a day, for short periods of time (not months) for helping to break a plateau. Anything over that your body's saying "nuh huh, no way, not happening".
    I used to do 80 minutes once a day, and I didn't loose anything, but if i stick with 45-60 minutes, I'll drop up to 1lb a week.
    I have no sites that back me up though. I can't remember where I read this =(

    Amy

    I am doing about 60 mins cardio and 15-20 mins strength during the day. In the evening I try to do a 60 min walk, on tuesdays i train for an hour with my personal trainer (circuit training boxing, cardio, strength etc) and here recently on the other evenings i do jillian michaels 30 day shred...

    This week I was exhausted! SO i was wondering was i wearing my body out!
  • seymoneisgoing2lose
    seymoneisgoing2lose Posts: 16

    I am doing about 60 mins cardio and 15-20 mins strength during the day. In the evening I try to do a 60 min walk, on tuesdays i train for an hour with my personal trainer (circuit training boxing, cardio, strength etc) and here recently on the other evenings i do jillian michaels 30 day shred...

    This week I was exhausted! SO i was wondering was i wearing my body out!

    Are you using heavy weights with Jillian Michaels? I dont use the 1-3 pound weights, I use more of the 5- 10 pound weights and I am especially worn out after her routine.. I think with your current routine you are doing too much.
  • ladykaisa
    ladykaisa Posts: 236 Member
    I've heard no more than 60 min at a time. Up to twice a day, for short periods of time (not months) for helping to break a plateau. Anything over that your body's saying "nuh huh, no way, not happening".
    I used to do 80 minutes once a day, and I didn't loose anything, but if i stick with 45-60 minutes, I'll drop up to 1lb a week.
    I have no sites that back me up though. I can't remember where I read this =(

    Amy

    I am doing about 60 mins cardio and 15-20 mins strength during the day. In the evening I try to do a 60 min walk, on tuesdays i train for an hour with my personal trainer (circuit training boxing, cardio, strength etc) and here recently on the other evenings i do jillian michaels 30 day shred...

    This week I was exhausted! SO i was wondering was i wearing my body out!

    I'd say you were wearing yourself out! My trainer told me to stick to 10-15 min cardio on days you're doing weights, to warm up, and then another 10-15 cooldown. if you're doing cardio in the evening to, maybe try 30 min cardio during the day, then another 30 at night? Leave tuesday for your PT, since they're working you hard.

    Personally I do 1/2 hour tae bo in the morning, then walk to and from work (44 min total). I'll alternate my tae bo with a Women's Health toning video (i laughed when my friend brought it over... HOLY COW I still hurt and I did that Monday!). "The Last 10lbs" shows people working out 3 hours a day and such.... but that's with a trainer and a nutritionist, and it's super intense.

    It does depend on how much you have to loose, what your stats are, and your diet is major important to. I'm a horrible one to talk about diet, so I'm not touching on that one. But if you jump right into an intense workout routine, you're gonna do more damage than good!

    Amy
  • MeekMeals
    MeekMeals Posts: 517 Member
    I've heard no more than 60 min at a time. Up to twice a day, for short periods of time (not months) for helping to break a plateau. Anything over that your body's saying "nuh huh, no way, not happening".
    I used to do 80 minutes once a day, and I didn't loose anything, but if i stick with 45-60 minutes, I'll drop up to 1lb a week.
    I have no sites that back me up though. I can't remember where I read this =(

    Amy

    I am doing about 60 mins cardio and 15-20 mins strength during the day. In the evening I try to do a 60 min walk, on tuesdays i train for an hour with my personal trainer (circuit training boxing, cardio, strength etc) and here recently on the other evenings i do jillian michaels 30 day shred...

    This week I was exhausted! SO i was wondering was i wearing my body out!

    I'd say you were wearing yourself out! My trainer told me to stick to 10-15 min cardio on days you're doing weights, to warm up, and then another 10-15 cooldown. if you're doing cardio in the evening to, maybe try 30 min cardio during the day, then another 30 at night? Leave tuesday for your PT, since they're working you hard.

    Personally I do 1/2 hour tae bo in the morning, then walk to and from work (44 min total). I'll alternate my tae bo with a Women's Health toning video (i laughed when my friend brought it over... HOLY COW I still hurt and I did that Monday!). "The Last 10lbs" shows people working out 3 hours a day and such.... but that's with a trainer and a nutritionist, and it's super intense.

    It does depend on how much you have to loose, what your stats are, and your diet is major important to. I'm a horrible one to talk about diet, so I'm not touching on that one. But if you jump right into an intense workout routine, you're gonna do more damage than good!

    Amy

    Thanks Amy and xxllamaxx,

    Next week i'm going back to one a day!! Until I hit a plateau again. Then i'll bump it up for a min
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