7 Signs you're overtraining (article)

[mini-natty]

This article comes from one of my favorite tv shows Steven & Chris (IMO, they are pretty awesome and have very interesting topics and guests).


Steven and Chris | Seven Signs You're Overtraining

What do you guys think? Do you agree?


Natasha

 

[Trixoo]

Oh I love Steven and Chris although I never get to see it. I used to live in VT, where I discovered Canadian House & Home...the had a TV show back then and Steven did bits on it. Still love that mag although Steven has moved on. You lucky Canadians! .

 

[Jenniferlove]

Interesting and informative article, and I agree with it.

Occasionally my workouts are almost 90 minutes, and I can tell that I need extra rest and food so I allow myself extra rest and food.

I also notice that there are times when I don't have the strength to bang out all the pushups I normally can so that's when I know it's time to take a break.

Thanks for posting, Natty!

 

[jrichards111]

Hi,
I have never heard of them (Steven and Chris) before, but I agree with the article. When your period disappears something is not right. It's hard enough for me to get one hour of workout in, can't imagine doing much longer than that.

Awesome picture Natasha!

 

[mfv3]

Thanks for posting! I like the "keep workouts to an hour or less" one. That's all I usually have time for anyways but sometimes feel guilty that I'm not doing more. Not anymore

Cute new pic btw! Lookin' good!

 

[maddiesmum]

Basically seems like a sound article to me. Couple of things to comment upon:

Personal anecdote: I regularly work out for about 2 hours at a time. No, it isn't making me fat. I am thriving on it. But I only work out about 3 times per week, maybe 4. So, the advice in this article is good, but not necessarily universally applicable. We still have to pay attention to what works for us.

Research: I just read an interesting article on over-training targetting runners and it also mentioned the brain/mind effect. i.e., you may be over training if you are getting muddled, foggy thinking, unable to concentrate, etc.

They ran an experiment in which they had a control group of runners averaging a healthy mileage per week, and another group whose mileage was doubled. When they conducted cognitive testing after these exercise bouts, the group who had endured doubled up training scored significantly less well than those in the control group and complained about lack of concentration. Exercise is supposed to make our minds sharper, not cloudier!

More food for thought.

Clare

 

[elsie3]

I think it's spot on. I've had all of this happen to me (with the exception of missing my period--I've had a hysterectomy). Now I know that when I get continual muscle soreness and I can't sleep despite being exhausted all the time that I really need to back off. And its very true about the weight loss plateau. I think that's what leads to overtraining for me: I feel like I have to do more because I can't reach my goals; but ironically, the answer is to do less. It's hard to find the right balance, but learning to listen to your body is soooooo important.