Overtraining

[BBAddict]

I am in a situation where due to overcommitment on athletic events, I am virtually forced to do training that amounts to 1-1.5hours of cardio every morning and evening. I also lift at noon. This is obviously severe overtraining and I am really starting to feel the effects of this on my energy levels. Besides sufficient sleep, is there any special addition to my diet or supplements that I can add to ease the effects of drastic overtraining?

[wheyman]

R&R buddy. Try and take week off from training and get a lot of rest. Trust you will feel a lot better afterwards; the hard part is staying out of the gym!

[shortz]

If your goal at the moment is cardiovascular endurance, then simply cut lifting back to a minimum. I am sure if you hit weights twice a week for a full body workout, you can accomplish enough to maintain strength.

[shortz]

BTW, over training and over reaching are terms sometimes confused. Over reaching is more of what is happening to you. It's when you are doing too much and not making progress. When it starts effecting your sleep, you are generally fatigued and tired all day and the muscle is deteriorating, that is when you have reached over training.

[BBAddict]

Thanks shortz! Unfortunately I am pretty sure I may have reached overtraining. My strength is down if I look at my workout logs, but I guess it's hard to differentiate decreased weight and reps due to lack of energy from loss of muscle mass.

[Stonecold54]

I am in a situation where due to overcommitment on athletic events, I am virtually forced to do training that amounts to 1-1.5hours of cardio every morning and evening. I also lift at noon. This is obviously severe overtraining and I am really starting to feel the effects of this on my energy levels. Besides sufficient sleep, is there any special addition to my diet or supplements that I can add to ease the effects of drastic overtraining?

commit to a goal basically...decide what you want to focus on at this point in your life and go for it. I would say a once a week workout would be fine with a few compound movements.

[BBAddict]

I would say a once a week workout would be fine with a few compound movements.

What do you think of doing:
Squats, deadlifts, wide-grip pull-ups and bench presses. Is there anything else I should add if I were to try this approach?

[Stonecold54]

What do you think of doing:
Squats, deadlifts, wide-grip pull-ups and bench presses. Is there anything else I should add if I were to try this approach?

yeah something like squats to start, then pullups, the bench press, then deadlifts...make sure to space major movements like the squat and deadlift...and you can mix them up as well...like leg press, an incline press, reverse grip pullups and such...good luck

[BBAddict]

yeah something like squats to start, then pullups, the bench press, then deadlifts...make sure to space major movements like the squat and deadlift...and you can mix them up as well...like leg press, an incline press, reverse grip pullups and such...good luck

Thanks--I'm just exhausting myself trying to train for a biking road race in the morning, lifting at noon and then taekwando at night. I think I'll just focus on maintaining muscle for now until my schedule slows down.

[Stonecold54]

Thanks--I'm just exhausting myself trying to train for a biking road race in the morning, lifting at noon and then taekwando at night. I think I'll just focus on maintaining muscle for now until my schedule slows down.

also make sure you are taking in A LOT of nutrients after each exercise session...simple sugars, creatine, vitamins, minerals, and easily digestible proteins....nutrition cannot overcome overtraining but you can do your best to be recovered as much as you can.