Sign of overtraining?

[Legion Kreinak]

Hey all, I was wondering if maybe I'm overtraining. I normally worked out every other day, a full-body routine. When going to do my normal routine today, my first workout happened to be the military press (I was in that mood) and I stretched and warmed up properly and everything. After using the weight I normally use for my 3 sets/12 reps, I felt my muscles ache after the end of my first set. I never feel much of anything until the 2nd set's completion and was wondering if I'm possibly overtraining?

 

[The Shadow]

fatigue
accelerated heart rate
general malaise
loss of appetite
poor sleep

....more than 2 of those and you are over doing it

 

[Greek Freak]

You need to change your split. Cornholio gave a pretty good list of all the symptoms. Also you will see you could lose weight/plateu and you wont be making any gains in the gym. Very general training routines (upper body/lower body) are only good if your working out like 3 days a week.

 

[Scaggs]

EOD Full body routine and your not on gear? I would say your overtraining. First sign I find when I overtrain is the loss of motivation and aggression. Then the fatigue and constant tiredness everyday when i get home from work. If you have to close your eyes before a training day and relax a bit...or somewhat dread the thought of your routine.... stop and take a few days off. don't risk the injury. then cut some things out. a few less sets maybe or a few less exercises. see what works. you have to figure out what your body can handle.. i wouldn't do full body either... seperate your muscle groups, like back one day, legs another, arms another etc.

are you trying to build mass or just burn calories?

me personally i couldn't do a full body workout EOD working at full intensity. Just my OP

Scaggs

 

[Legion Kreinak]

Hm, I guess I'm trying to burn calories and build some strength, but mass is the furthest thing from my goal. A lil' more wouldn't bother me, but otherwise it's just strengthening for me. I don't personally like doing the SL Deadlift, the only muscle groups I actually enjoy working at biceps, triceps, abdominals, quads, calves, and chest. Forget back and hams, they piss me off. I may try doing only inclined bench because flat sort of develops tits, heh. I worked with flat for three months without doing inclined my I'm out of proportion now and look like I'm in need of a training bra. I guess I'll do inclined only until I go back into proportion, then make sure to do them both equally.

 

[kronk]

Once you hit "Ice Ice baby" on your CD track, you know you are over training.

 

[Scaggs]

Once you hit "Ice Ice baby" on your CD track, you know you are over training.

HAHHAHAHHAHAH

But Legion Kreinak, you can't neglect the back, you still need some sort of synergy. the best thing you can do in the gym is make your most hated exercise your favorite. if you can do that, you'll win. If size isn't an issue then maybe you could stay on your routine, but cut some sets out or some exercises. then see how you respond. sometimes your strength will actually go up by doing less. Trust me i've seen it first hand in my squat and leg press.

Scaggs

 

[gettinlarger]

Forget back and hams, they piss me off.

WHAAAAT?!?!

 

[Legion Kreinak]

Ya' heard me. I never feel that the BO Row did much anyways, it's just a bothersome part of my routine. As are the SL Deadlifts. To hell with them I say. To hell.

 

[erickthegreat11]

Usually when I know I'm not doing too much, I probably didn't eat enough food before the work out. Eat a meal: a potato, sandwich, etc. Body needs carbs, sugars, etc. to work out. Makes a HUGE, HUGE, HUGE, difference! Wait 45 min to 1 hour after you eat to make sure the stuff you ate is already doin' its thing.