Overtraining

[bodhitree]

What are symptoms of overtraining? Thanks for any replies!

[Ford Prefect]

Fatigue, loss of strength, sickness, injury, etc.

[rubthebuddha]

lack of interest where there was once strong enthusiasm is another.

[rubthebuddha]

tony -- definitely.



and the best response to overtraining? that four-letter word ... rest.

[ewallace]

I thought Rub was going to say Inic. :)

[rubthebuddha]

:D

[Diamond Dragon]

dizzyness

[Golden Arms]

From personal experience: If you have to wonder if you are experiencing overtraining, then you probably are, or you wouldnt be wondering..you would just be working out :)

[fragbot]

Trouble sleeping. . .even if I'm physically exhausted.

[TonyM.]

Been there done that.:D

[[Censored]]

If you have to wonder if you are experiencing overtraining, then you probably are, or you wouldnt be wondering..you would just be working out

I would say the opposite. If you aren't certain that you are overtraining, or if you have to ask whether you are or not...then you are not.

[Golden Arms]

Censored may be right in a way.... I think it has to do with your natural tendencies..mine are to overtrain, so I know if I actually wonder if I am then I probably have been training WAY too much...Fragbots sounds right too..I can never sleep right when it happens

[fa_jing]

Sometimes when I am sore I have trouble sleeping ... but that is intentional overtraining, I guess.

[bodhitree]

Thanks for all the replies. If you practice external styles, lift, ect.
how often do you rest. I never take a whole day off.

[Ming Yue]

I take fridays off.
If I'm being very good, my sched is:

y-gung and negung 5x a week

monday training
tues cardio + weights
weds training
thurs cardio + weights and forms
fridays off
saturdays I'll try to bike or something
sundays back at the cardio & weights