Have you ever visited a message board or been told by a trainer the following? 
* If you train a muscle group more than once a week, you are overtraining.
* If you train more than 5 days a week, you are overtraining.
* If you workout more than once a day, you are overtraining.
Folks, while overtraining is a real concept, it’s not as simple as slapping down some magic number. It does require that you evaluate each situation and the signs and symptoms below in order to effectively evaluate a potential overtraining situation.
The next time somebody tells you are overtraining without getting all the facts based on situation, blow them off.
Myth: Overtraining is defined is a set number of days a person workouts. Training 5 days in a row or more is too much and that is overtraining.
Fact: Overtraining is different for everybody based on several factors. It’s not as simple as “if you train 6 days a week, you are overtraining.” That is incorrect. A person can suffer from symptoms with fewer days and somebody else can suffer no symptoms and make fantastic gains with 7 days a week. It cannot be defined by slapping down a number for every single person in every single case.
Here’s some signs and symptoms to be aware of in regards to overtraining and overreaching. They are grouped into physical and psychological categories.
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Have you ever visited a message board or been told by a trainer the following?
* If you train a muscle group more than once a week, you are overtraining.
* If you train more than 5 days a week, you are overtraining.
* If you workout more than once a day, you are overtraining.
Folks, while overtraining is a real concept, it’s not as simple as slapping down some magic number. It does require that you evaluate each situation and the signs and symptoms below in order to effectively evaluate a potential overtraining situation.
The next time somebody tells you are overtraining without getting all the facts based on situation, blow them off.
Myth: Overtraining is defined is a set number of days a person workouts. Training 5 days in a row or more is too much and that is overtraining.
Fact: Overtraining is different for everybody based on several factors. It’s not as simple as “if you train 6 days a week, you are overtraining.” That is incorrect. A person can suffer from symptoms with fewer days and somebody else can suffer no symptoms and make fantastic gains with 7 days a week. It cannot be defined by slapping down a number for every single person in every single case.
Here’s some signs and symptoms to be aware of in regards to overtraining and overreaching. They are grouped into physical and psychological categories.
(more…)
Popularity: 14% [ ? ]
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