Can overtraining lead to noticeable muscle loss

[RandomDude1999]

Hi all,

I used to regularly do full body workout 2 times a week, and made great progress. Around 4 months ago, I upped this to 3-4 times a week, and am now feeling aches and soreness from potentially overtraining.

But more annoyingly, over the last month or two, I've actually noticed a fair bit of muscle loss. (At first I thought it was my imagination, but now realise it isn't). Although my performance in the gym is similar

Has anyone ever come / experienced muscle loss from over training? I never realised this was a thing ..!

[HagansFitness]

Try to focus on your nutrition and recovery (sleep).

[superman704]

Yes, this can happen

[SuffolkPunch]

No, there are other reasons why you might look a little less full - less carbs in the diet for example. Not losing strength it a key indicator. Also, very few people truly overtrain - that is usually only the province of crazy pro athletes. Keep an eye on nutrition.

[FurtadoZ9]

Can "overtraining" happen? Yes. But more often than not it's people under recovering from lack of sleep / nutrition.

To actually enter a state of severe physiological fatigue, your body needs years of neural adaption to even bring yourself to that point.