Training when exhausted....

[BlkWS6]

Due to finals this week I have barely slept or eaten most of the week. Im debating on whether or not I should lift tonight? Part of me says no, because I will have a horrible workout and I may do myself more harm then good. But the other part says that if we didnt lift on the days we did not feel 100% we would not make a lot of progress. Adversity is a part of training, but I also think it is important to make the distinction between "sucking it up" and being stupid. What is everyone's take?

 

[gettinlarger]

Rest dude.

 

[Nonerz]

I don't have finals or anything...but after a really mentally exhausting day, I always feel better after lifting.

Now if you are physically spent...maybe heed gettinlarger's advice and get some rest.

 

[big_bad_buff]

i honestly don't see any reason to working out. if you take a week off here and a week off there, and or if you cannot eat right on a daily basis. you must have both to achieve anything in my perspective. there is no reason to have one without the other. at least this is how i see it. but you could have different goals than me. so i guess it all depends on those. you might not want to gain muscle ect. just stay fit.

 

[bignate73]

let your body rest up bro. its not even productive if you are mentally drained. sometimes its a stress reliever but if you are undernourished, lacking sleep AND stressed out from studying you will just not be up to par.

ive taken a few days off this week earlier to devote to studying, pure and simple. i was too stressed out worrying about when i was going to work out etc. then i told myself....next week when finals are way behind me.

im off to bed now to catch up on missed sleep.

peace

 

[BlkWS6]

Thanks for the advice everyone.

 

[crew9]

Yea definitely rest up bro. I'm glad I did instead of hitting the weights again right after finals. I got my sleep and eating habits back in line and everything is going great.

 

[b fold the truth]

Sleep today...train tomorrow.

B True

 

[jbruno]

Definately rest first and train harder later.