subject: Are You Overtraining In Your Mens Fitness Workouts? [print this page] Hello, Hello,
One thing to try and avoid when working out, muscle building, cardio workouts, etc. is overtraining.You see, sometimes people get so motivated to succeed that they do a little too much. Maybe they bring their calories a little too low, so that their body doesn't have the nutrients it needs to fuel the workouts. When this happens, the metabolism tends to shut down to conserve energy. When this happens, you are definitely not going to get the most weight loss/calorie burn for the work you are putting in. Don't set yourself back. The Ideal Fitness System will not allow you to have setbacks. It is easy to get fit 4 life?
Still other people are so motivated to work out - and they feel so good when they're doing it - that they forget to rest. They don't take a day off very often.A "cheat day" is very important during the normal course of your weeks workout routines, and they rarely if ever take a week off. That means that month after month they're pushing their bodies to the limit. And eventually the body just breaks down and starts screaming for a rest. This is referred to as overtraining. This is also where you can get the extremely sore muscle that hamper your workouts. Please don't have these problems. Mens fitness should be for men of all ages.
Below you'll find a list of some of the most common signs of overtraining. Remember, one sign doesn't mean that you have a problem. However, if you notice several of these signs - or if other people start taking note of these signs - then it's time for you to admit that you may be overtraining. In mens fitness workouts, men have a hard time admitting this.
Here are the most common signs... Loss of strength. You're not lifting as much as you did a few weeks ago. You feel weak, like you need to lower your weights. Feeling tired. Maybe you just feel exhausted. Not just in the gym, but all the time. Getting injured. You find yourself getting injured more often. For example, maybe your rotator cuff is often sore. Getting ill more often. Suddenly you find your immunity is down because you're getting colds, influenza and infections more often. Getting headaches. Could be migraines, could be tension headaches. Either way, you notice that you're getting them more often. Heart rate seems elevated during rest. You're just relaxing at home, maybe watching TV, and you notice that your heart seems to be beating awful fast considering you're not doing anything. Slow recovery. Your muscles seem to stay sore for many days after a workout. You don't feel like you can hit the same muscle twice in one week. Changes in appetite. Generally, you may lose your appetite, though some people tend to want to eat more. Changes in sleep patterns. Usually you can't sleep, although some people end up sleeping more than usual. Feeling irritable or on edge. You feel "crabby." You may even feel depressed and indecisive. Feeling unmotivated. You just don't feel like going to the gym or eating clean. You may not even be motivated to do the things you enjoy, like going out with friends. Don't feel like you can take break or relax. You feel jittery, like you need to be doing something.
Avoid overtraining and setting yourself back! You work to hard for setbacks. I find this is very important to pay attention too. It is all too easy to get so excited about finally starting to get fit and in shape that you over do it or overtrain and set yourself back. The Ideal Fitness System helps you avoid this issue as well as many others. I like to call it the mens fitness 4 life system.
I will be writing another article soon on how to recover from overtraining.
