Overtraining & AS

[takniteasy]

I am in 8th week of ox. I have made some good strength gains and abs are coming through. A bit of water retention, to the tune of about 8 lbs. My problem is I think I am overtraining, I have most if not all signs like fatigue, no stamina, totally unexcited about working out, soreness that stays for longer than a couple of days, etc. I dont want to waste this cycle but I need to take off some time from training. Would taking a week off from training hurt my cycle? I am actually using it to cut so my eating is clean and will stay that way. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[takniteasy]

Diet is clean, chicken, tuna, lean steak, egg whites (I dont like yolks), oats, lots of broccili, spinach, green beans,romaine lettuce salads with cauliflower, cucumbers, grape tomatoes, some brown rice and baked yams. My meals are never the same day to day, just mix them up. I eat anywhere from 4-6 times a day.

Training split is: I have been doing 4 sets of 3-4 moves depending on how I feel.

Monday:
Shoulders, usually front and medial, front plate raises, side lateral DB raises, front or rear military press either with DB or BB, incline BB front raises, DB front raises, some front and side laterals on cables (I dont remember what they are called)

Tuesday:
Legs, I concentrate on quads one week and hams the next. Whichever one I am doing is usually heavy and the other is moderate. Have been doing wide stance squats, leg press, some hacks (dont like hacks), one leg squats on Smith machine, SLDL, standing or lying hamstring curls, good mornings...I could go on forever, as legs are my favorite to do.

Wednesday:
Chest, flat bench DB or BB, flat bench DB flyes, incline press with DB or BB, some decline press with DB, cable flyes, pec dec

Thursday:
Back, lat pulldowns, pull ups, seated rows, one arm DB rows, T-bar, reverse flyes, bentover BB rows, sometimes deads

Fri-Sun:
Usually take off, this is my rest period.

I do very little cardio, as I respond better to weight training. I would change up my schedule but work does not allow it.

 

[takniteasy]

Oh yeah. It's getting late. Two tbps daily Udo's, NYC , multi-vit and soon to start Yohimburn.

 

[takniteasy]

I usually fit tris in with back and bis in with chest or shoulders. Kinda bass ackwards, I know but it works for me. As for sleep, I go to bed at 9 or 10 pm and get up at 5:30 am, so I get plenty of sleep. And I sleep good for the most part. Occasional hot flashes but not often anymore. Last break was around Christmas time. I generally eat protein source of some kind about an hour before I work out (which is anywhere from 4:30 to 5 p.m.), then afterwards I eat dinner, another protein source (I am carnivorous ) with plenty of vegs. Only occasional potato, wheat pasta or brown rice at night. I have also been extremely busy at work and I feel that that is contributing to burn-out.

Thanks for your replies!