Questions tagged [overtraining]
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Downsides to working out for 6.5 hours non stop in the gym?
Suppose one trains like this:
Midday Workout
Sunday, 21 May 2023 at 13:52
Boxing Class
Set 1: 45:00
S&C Class
Set 1: 45:00
Random Crazy Dumbbell Medley
Set 1: 0 kg × 58
Incline Bench Press (...
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Is waking up sore a reliable indication of overtraining?
My workout regimen is about 4 days a week lifting, split into two groups of exercise two days each, and about 2 days cardio (some running, some stationary bike). I am also on TRT, 48 years old male.
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What would be the effects of exercising (fairly regularly but) only on alternating weeks?
Suppose one goes to the gym and trains five times a week, and then doesn’t go at all, or even exercise very much the next week, before repeating this cycle. What would be the advantages and ...
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How is overtraining dangerous and how to know your limits?
I am looking for a low-down on how excessive training affects your body. Additionally, I would also like to get an idea of various techniques how to gauge how much is right and when you have crossed ...
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What can classify someone as a non-responder and what to do?
My friend is training with me doing calisthenics. He is consistent with his training and diet, gaining weight when weighed at the end of every week. I did a little bit of research for him as to why he ...
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working out 3 times a day
Five days a week I walk for 1.5 miles (about 20 minutes) in the morning around 7am, strength train in the afternoon (about 1 hr) around 1 pm, and walk again for 1.5 miles (about 20 minutes) in the ...
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What does overtraining feel like?
I have a goal, to make pull-ups my cardio. Kind of how babies struggle to walk but after some years they can do thousands of steps before they even begin to get tired.
In the past days I have tried in ...
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Is overtraing just an overdose? A bypassable overdose?
The human body works in a way such that small doses of poison can slowly build up resistance to that poison in a progressive manner. But the same poison in quantities too large for the body to process ...
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My homegym workout doesn't allow me to add 1 rep at each set of my Military Seated Dumbells Press
I want to increase my reps on the Dumbells Seated OHP. But I can't. I even tend to regress (reps decrease) ; I eat a lot and I sleep well. I'm tired every day, I don't know why. You will find the reps ...
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Is there a difference in doing 10 pushups per day for a year and doing 3,6K pushups in a day?
Is there a difference in doing 10 pushups per day for a year and doing 3650 pushups in a day?
I guess the muscle is being stimulated the same, no mather when.
Also the 10 pushups from 1 year ago ...
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Does over-exercising reduce muscle gain?
I know that over-exercising can have psychological effects and cause you to become more stressed or get a lack of sleep. However, are there actually any physical disadvantages to over-exercising.
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Warming up and "Greasing the groove" method
"Greasing the groove" or GtG is a training method developed by Pavel Tsatsouline, and made popular through his book 1999 "Power to the People! : Russian Strength Training Secrets for Every American."
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Is this amount of fatigue normal?
I've started the following light excercising regimen:
light warm-up (~10 min);
a 5 short sets of pull-ups (around 16 total);
some jumping and few sets of 50-60 mountain climbers in between of pull-...
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How long will it take to get used to current level of exercise?
Right now I am not exercising. As in 0 formal exercise. I believe in integrating physical activity that I like in my daily life, as opposed to formal exercising in the gym.
Except I have two puppies ...
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Do I lack mental toughness?
I have been working out on and off since I was a teen. However, I never have been compliant with routines for over a year at a time. It seems to be a psychological thing. Because a hardship in my life ...
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Impact of bike commute on running performance
I'm a runner and I currently run about 35-40 miles per week.
Recently I was giving the possibility to commute to work twice a week using the bike. I would be given $0.30 for every ridden mile from to ...
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How to avoid overworking lower back?
How can I avoid overworking lower back?
Everything I do hits lower back in some way... squats, deadlifts, rows.
How can everyone do all these exercises that work the lower back, every one of them ...
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Does over training exist?
Is it true that overtraining does not exist but its instead just under-recovery as to not rest,sleep,drink and eat enough?
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Does overtraining cause an initial increase in testosterone levels in men?
I'm a mid-twenties fairly athletic male and I typically exercise on a regular basis. One an average week, I will olympic lift ~3-4 times and play various sports (surf, volleyball, jiu jitsu, etc.) a ...
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Strenght-gain period in fullbody workout way
Well, last month I started to feel really tired after my gym sessions and, what most important here, my weights are not growing up anymore.
As a matter of fact I being doing full body workout during ...
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How does a middle-aged person know when he is over-exercising? [closed]
The middle-aged person is in his early 40s. His sole purpose of exercising is to keep healthy. Looking good and having an attractive body is not a concern. Over-exercising can lead to damage of body ...
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Numb Tingeling in Big Toes [closed]
Me: Overweight 30 year old male.
This year has been a particularly inactive year* leading me to grow increasingly interested in getting into shape. Because of this, and other reasons, this lead me to ...
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Does pushing yourself harder have any benefit to your results?
I am wondering i there're any specific benefits to pushing yourself extremely hard vs. just pushing yourself a little hard. Does pushing harder create more muscle? Make you stronger?
To simplify, ...
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I workout everyday. Weightlifting in the morning and crossfit after work and I never take a rest day
I don't ever feel sore though. I'm afraid that I'm not seeing the gains and muscle definition I want too because of these training style. I should have abs, but don't see them. And before anyone says ...
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Three weeks of sore legs - possible overtraining - how should I address this?
I've been working out for about two and a half years and have been mostly using Fitness Blender (which is wonderful). I had reached the point where I could comfortably do one of their 40 minute level ...
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Is alternating between push ups and pull ups everyday overtraining?
I've started working out consistently at home for the first time. My workouts include some daily exercises for improving posture (I have rounded shoulders and anterior pelvic tilt) and also some ...
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Shortage of breath - is this a sign of overtraining [closed]
I know there are lots of QAs available on over training and shortage of breath, but I could not find specific answers to my doubts/problems. I know few things cant be decided over a forum and I may ...
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Will this be 'Overtraining'? [closed]
Right now I am doing a 5x5 workout 3 times a week. However I want to workout more frequently (maybe 4-5 days a week).
My current workout routine is something like this:
Monday (Squat, Deadlift), ...
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How can the CNS possibly need recovery after a strength workout?
In the last days I have read here and there some comments about CNS (central nervous system) fatigue produced by heavy lifting, and about allowing recovery for the CNS, not only the muscles.
It does ...
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Does exercising when only partially recovered benefit your performance in the long run?
I wonder how training a particular muscle when not recovered fully affects long term performance gains. I know there is evidence that this does negatively affect short term performance, as well as ...
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Should I wait until my muscles are 100% free of any signal of soreness before training for strength again?
I am trying to avoid injuries at all costs while still training for strength. I seem not to have the greatest recovery ability (42 yr male, healthy but unable to sleep more than 6 hours a day on ...
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Is a mainly cardio based schedule any good?
Currently I run every morning before work and follow that run up with some Chin-ups, Muscle-ups and Push-ups.
I'm not trying to build muscle with these exercises but I just want to make sure I don't ...
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Trouble falling asleep after a workout at night
It started happening a while ago and has been getting worse. I usually workout from 6-7 in the evening (unfortunately can't workout any time before that due to my schedule) and go to bed around 10:30 (...
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Safe weekly amount of crosstraining for over 40 healthy adults
I am a 42 yr old male. About a month ago I finished a running program that has me now well adapted to running 3 times a week for half an hour (the famous C25K, non-commercial and freely available at ...
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Possible overtraining
I have been following the below mentioned regime since June
Upper Body (A) - Dumbbell Shoulder press, Incline Push ups, Barbell rows
Lower body (B) - Goblet squat, Barbell deadlift, dumbbell lunges
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I run one hour without a break everyday. Am I over training?
Normally I run 1 hour every day without taking breaks. After reading posts about overtraining, I am worried that I am doing that. How long can we run without over training?
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Can overtraining occur when I'm alternating muscle groups?
I started working out and I'm doing only bodyweight exercises with progressions from convict conditioning book. The workout routine in this book was not intense enough for me. I read on many websites ...
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If I am at risk for health condition caused by overweight/obesity, what's the fastest way to cure myself (reduce weight/fat/etc)? [duplicate]
If my increasing weight is causing problems (and I am at high risk of getting problems, e.g. cardiovascular, my doctor said) - what are the fastest, most effective and most "urgent" steps to take to ...
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How to solve major calorie deficiency problem for very active person on plant-based diet with insufficient appetite? [closed]
I follow a plant-based diet - basically Joel Furhman's diet as outlined in his books. No oils, no processed foods. I'm a very active female, 27 years old and working out on average 1-2 hours a day, ...
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Is it possible to workout too long? [duplicate]
Is it possible to workout too long? If so, why?
At the beginning of this year I started really working hard at the gym and would lose track of time and would sometimes workout for almost 2.5 hours. ...
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How do I know if I'm training too hard?
I'm an averagely built guy (183cm, 85kg, 20% body fat) that's looking to build a bit of muscle, lose some fat, and generally turn some heads if I ever go running topless down a beach, but I've got a ...
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Can some people just not exercise very much? Do some people become overtrained at typical levels of exercise?
I am very interested in fitness and I have done a lot of training in the past (both cardio and strength). However, I become overtrained very, very easily. When I get overtrained I become extremely ...
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How to get out of a Work Out Funk?
Currently I've been working out about 4-5 days a week trying to get in about 6-7 different lifts in per day. Focusing on a major muscle group each day for example Legs day 1, Arms day 2, chest day 3 ...
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Is my cardio routine too intense?
Because I get shin splints easily, I do cardio workouts by walking up steep inclines. My routine is this: I raise my heart rate to 180 for 30 minutes straight with only a water break in the middle. ...
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Start running and progress without overtraining
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I am an ex smoker (male, 26, 173cm (5'8")) – smoked about ten years with varying intensity – and since some month really getting into sports. I started mountain biking, shortly after I ...
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Is running 10 miles twice a week too much when is combined with swimming and weightlifting?
I went through a period of having recurring knee pain while mainly been using a treadmill. I stopped running on the treadmill and took up road running and also did more swimming. So now my current ...
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Overtraining my legs doing both cardio and leg workouts
I work out three times a week, using a full body workout plan, doing one leg exercise each time (squats, lunges, deadlifts, with the largest weight I can lift, so it's quite challenging). Two-three ...
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