Overtraining

[L34ambition]

So..., I do high intensity interval training twice a week, and I run 2 miles twice a week for cardio. I lift 4 days a week. and I try to do plyometric exercises once or twice a week. I've been told my workout schedule is fine. The thing is, whenever I get any free time, i play basketball. I can play for hours on end. I play intense, I'm very competitive. I've heard that if I run too much that at some point it stops being beneficial and can become harmful to progress, so my question is will playing recreation sports have the same effect? will 2-3 hours of basketball 3-4 times a week combined with my workouts be harmful to me cutting weight?

[steviedell1985]

i could be completly wrong here but in my opinion as long as your body id getting the neutriants to support the workout you are doing and you are looking after it properly
ie eating at right times
following your macros
and getting enough sleep then you should be fine
the basics of weightloss is if you burn more calories than you are eating then you will loose weight


feel free to correct me any of you more experienced guys
but in my experience doing more has never harmed me in basic weight loss
in other aspects it can come into play
ie not allowing a muscle group to recover after a work out

[mpipes]

Between the HIIT, plyometrics and basketball, your knees might take a pounding especially in the context of dieting down where recovery could be compromised.

Worst case scenario, you'll start feeling run down or have nagging knee pain and you'll have to drop something.

If that happens the first things I would drop are the HIIT and plyometrics as they are the highest stress. Replace them with low intensity active recovery, either light cardio or a stretch/rehab/recovery routine. I'd keep the basketball, simply because you enjoy it and its good activity.

[Beatletown]

You're 20 years old don't worry about it. Just eat plenty.