Has anyone really suffered from overtraining? I see all these posts about how high volume training will cause overtraining. I understand that if you are not able to recover then it is overtraining. But has anyone ever trained that hard to the extent that they wont recover in time?
When i was a newbie to the sport, I did tons of volume. Like 25 sets per session and i was staying in the gym for over an hour each time. I was still able to gain despite the fact that i was working long and very intensely. I truly believe that overtraining only occurs in the worst possible conditions. Like if you work out 5 times a week, 2 hour sessions, get 4 hours of sleep each night, and are deficient in calories (about 300 below maintenance).
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07-27-2002, 09:05 PM #1Registered User
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Lets be real now
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07-27-2002, 09:37 PM #2
I have
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07-27-2002, 09:40 PM #3ain't nuttin but a peanut
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07-27-2002, 10:19 PM #4Registered User
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i use to overtrain my chest, i found out because i mean ****, it's obvious your chest isn't responding, something has to be changed
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07-27-2002, 11:01 PM #5Registered User
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I dont think non-responsive means overtraining.Originally posted by weltall
i use to overtrain my chest, i found out because i mean ****, it's obvious your chest isn't responding, something has to be changed
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07-28-2002, 04:33 AM #6former BBer
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I had overtrained...or more appropriately reached a plateau...I used to workout 3x a week,1bodypart/week, bout 1hr-1hr15mins. I became tired very easily while working out, couldn't gain strenght or weight, lost my appetite(couldn't down my protein shake!),was constantly tired, overslept, and had low motivation! Then I took a 3 week break and now I'm back on track!
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07-28-2002, 08:29 AM #7Registered User
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Yea I overtrained about 3 years ago. I would barely get 3 hours of sleep a night, I would never eat and I would lift for 2 hours if not more almost every day. If I didn't lift I would go and play bball or some other sport. Eventually I passed out one day and I went to the hospital and they kept me there for 4 days because I was severely dehydrated and all kinda ****. It was horrible.
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07-28-2002, 08:38 AM #8MISC SUPERVILLAIN
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You can tell if you overtrained if you don't feel like working out... and you get sick.
That's happended to me... so I've overtrained.Eternal Creatures are not so prudent.
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07-28-2002, 08:47 AM #9Banned
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I lost about 15lbs (10lbs of muscle) one summer due to over training. And i was following that max-ot bull ****.
Lets be real now.
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07-28-2002, 08:54 AM #10has a wealth of knowledge
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that max-ot thing is the most stupid thing eva, its juz like goin ..........luk this is the fastest way to overtrain !!!!!
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07-28-2002, 09:30 AM #11Registered User
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okay.. i should of said i was doing 21 sets for chest.Originally posted by IronBalls
I dont think non-responsive means overtraining.Last edited by weltall; 07-28-2002 at 09:35 AM.
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