Important question about OVERTRAINING!

[WannaBPowerful]

How can you tell if you are overtraining? How many sets would you recommend for each bodypart, and how much rest is required if you take in 3/4 of your bodyweight in protein each day? I know less is better, but isnt too much less even worse? All responses to this welcome. Everyone has different methods and theories and all are welcome. THANX

 

[69Muscle]

It depends on your body, however rule of thumb is one muscle group a week. Ie. Arms one day, legs next day..

If you work out a body part more then once a week it's over training.

 

[DaCypher]

You are overtraining if you don't increase your strength the next time you do that workout. An increase in strength can be defined by something as small as 1/4 of a rep more than last week or a 10 pound jump in weight. If you're not making progress, you're overtraining. Do whatever routine sets/reps schemes you can that will allow this to happen...

 

[gymtime]

You are overtraining if you don't increase your strength the next time you do that workout. An increase in strength can be defined by something as small as 1/4 of a rep more than last week or a 10 pound jump in weight. If you're not making progress, you're overtraining. Do whatever routine sets/reps schemes you can that will allow this to happen...

I think that's a little oversimplified. By that logic, if you can't lift your car after a couple years of training, you're overtraining. In other words, I don't think the lack of gains is necessarily an indicator of overtraining. I never overtrain, yet I've pretty much peaked on most of my lifts. The only way I'll increase them is with AS.

Overtraining, IMO, is not something you'll feel in your body or be able to apply a perfect definition to. It varies with everyone. Lack of gains is one indicator. Another is lifting a single muscle group more than once or twice a week, or working a muscle group too much in one day.

For me, overtraining would be anything over three excercises for large muscle groups, two for small.

 

[110%]

i agree with gymtime, i dont think it is sure that you are going to increase strength if you are not overtraining, that would be too easy. also, i reccoment 12 sets per small bodypart, 16 sets for large bodyparts(legs, shoulders,chest, back) and training each bodypart once a week.

 

[visions]

i agree with gymtime, i dont think it is sure that you are going to increase strength if you are not overtraining, that would be too easy. also, i reccoment 12 sets per small bodypart, 16 sets for large bodyparts(legs, shoulders,chest, back) and training each bodypart once a week.

You think 12 sets of bis and tris is sufficient, I struggle with 9 I try to be strict with form and speed, and I usually am lucky if I get my last two reps of my ninth set. You think I should train with less weight and get more sets in?

 

[acer290]

16 sets for large bodyparts?
12 sets for small?
Are you joking?
I'm currently doing a high volume routine and am worried about overtraining. And I'm only doing ten sets per bodypart.

I think the number of sets depends on where you are in your periodization. When you add more sets lower the intensity. When you take away sets increase the intensity.

 

[HighIntensity]

It depends on your body, however rule of thumb is one muscle group a week. Ie. Arms one day, legs next day..

this is pure, Bullshit....its a myth....i train the same body part 3 times a week and im bigger and stronger then ever

 

[gymtime]

this is pure, Bullshit....its a myth....i train the same body part 3 times a week and im bigger and stronger then ever

Pure myth or pure truth are rarities in bodybuilding. Some things that work for some people don't do shit for others. Just because something works for you doesn't mean alternatives are bullshit.

 

[acer290]

High Intensity are you on gear? or is your program low intensity? because otherwise I don't see how training 3 times a week for each bodypart is possible. Plus, how long are you in the gym?