What are the symptoms of over training?
admin | Aug 02, 2008 | 3 comments
suMone asked:
How do I know my muscles are developing?Am I overtraining?What are the symptoms of overtraining?I,ve been training for more than a year. I just wanna get lean. I train my pecs,abs and triceps on Monday and biceps and shoulders on Friday. Am I doing ok?I dont wanna train legs and back. I just train 2 days a week? I fully know the methods and I follow a proper training guide and some articles which downloaded from the internet. I do three sets of chestfly, benchprees pushups for my pecs and I do different crunches for my upper and abs. I want pecs and abs mainly. I use weighted bricks instead of dumbells and properly measured and weighted self made barbell I change its weight every 2-3 weeks. Im not fat. I weigh 160lbs. I can notice slight change in my muscles. I’m not lean yet I just wanna know how do I know I’m developing does it take long than i think how and when would I notice any change in my physique. How much days or months or years does it take? I can wait but I just wanna know.
Kirsten
How do I know my muscles are developing?Am I overtraining?What are the symptoms of overtraining?I,ve been training for more than a year. I just wanna get lean. I train my pecs,abs and triceps on Monday and biceps and shoulders on Friday. Am I doing ok?I dont wanna train legs and back. I just train 2 days a week? I fully know the methods and I follow a proper training guide and some articles which downloaded from the internet. I do three sets of chestfly, benchprees pushups for my pecs and I do different crunches for my upper and abs. I want pecs and abs mainly. I use weighted bricks instead of dumbells and properly measured and weighted self made barbell I change its weight every 2-3 weeks. Im not fat. I weigh 160lbs. I can notice slight change in my muscles. I’m not lean yet I just wanna know how do I know I’m developing does it take long than i think how and when would I notice any change in my physique. How much days or months or years does it take? I can wait but I just wanna know.
Kirsten
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Three sets of 8 rep to the point of exhaustion eat well and do some walking or jogging if you over train the muscle actually will start to eat itself you don sound like you are over training.
If you’re not going to train back and legs then you’re body will limit/slow your upper body gains. It can also lead to injury if you don’t balance your training (especially with no back training) Look into a proper split routine, and look for a 3 day workout. Something simple like chest/tris, back/bis/shoulders, and legs/abs. Take a gander at some proper routines at As it stands now you’re routine is no where near the level of concern for overtraining.
You’re also going to have to run, and diet if you’re looking to get cut there really is no right answer on the amount of time it will take, because each body is different. Arm yourself with some proper information and your goal will be more attainable, now with the way you’re going, you’ll be spinning your wheels for a long time.
Overtrainning = working out when you are still sore. Muscles build only when they are worked out to a point of exhaustion, and internally rip. You should allow your muslces to rest/heal a day and thats when they rebuild. This process repeats itself every time you work out. Now, if you want to get lean muscles, do something called burnouts. Use a machine with weight stacks, and set it at a level where you are NOT MAXING out. For instance, if you can max 120 on a machine that works your tri pecs, set it at 80 and lift ten times. Then set it at 70, without resting, and lift it ten times. After, set it at 60 lift ten times, and 50, 40, 30, etc . . . . . This will build not only endurance, but will start shaving off the fat around your muscles to define and tone it. If you play your cards right, you can do the whole upper body in about 30-40 minutes, seeing as how this process is very effecient.