Thread: does your body hurt

not really just take a week off completly and you will feel better I promise

supplements are not going to make your pains go away. rest few days then start again but this time include some rest between workouts if you are working hard. my philosophy or my way of training is really intense since i recuperate fast but i never go hard every time:
i go on a 5-6 days routine working often each muscle group twice a week. but i don't go hard on each muscle group every time at all , i do that( train hard) every 2 weeks or like every 4 workouts.
that is if i train chest hard monday , i train it easy again thursday, then the next monday i go also easy then i go hard thursday or the following monday.

I'm in constant pain these days...

Supplements to take?

Hmmmm....STEROIDS!

You can only train at your max for so long. It is always a good idea to train light and take it easy sometimes. It’s not the weight you left it is volume and consistency you do it that counts. And you can’t train if you’re injured because you hurt yourself.

I am in pain more days then not. dgp is right on with his post, sometimes you need to back off a bit and heal.

Take a week or 2 weeks off.It sounds as you need it.i bet you are trying to do high intensity low volume training.If so switch it to high volume

Life comes up and I am forced to take a week off here and there. I actually hit the gym harder than ever on my week back.

eat, rest, reduce load increase volume or drop lifting all together for a week and completely rest.

sometimes i wonder if i have bone cancer, its that bad.

Every second of every day. But it's much worse without training...so I lift, I run, I walk.

Best supplement to help reduce soreness? AAS.

Other helpful things...creatine, BCAA's, Ginger.

Before bed, vandal root and catnip both have muscle relaxer properties and promote better, deeper sleep...so help with better recovery.

Yep, have aches and pains, its part of aging. Self induced pain by muscle building can be reduced by workload reduction. As for supplements I've tried many but if your working out hard its gonna have some hurt

Oh FUZO, have you considered a week off? If you are training hard with maximum effort, then about every 8 weeks or so, you need a week off from lifting heavy.

If you do scaled training like 5x5, you can push until you can't push anymore then do a deload for a while, followed by a reset and restart.

Either way, the short break is great for the body and restarts progress.

Originally Posted by FUZO

from working out to much and what do you do. Ive been going hard for months hard and my body is talking back to me. So beside ret any supplements to take

Overtraining

Pushing yourself hard for months lead to overtraining. That what you body is telling you.

Going Backwards

At some point, up regressing rather than progressing. Chonic pain is "youir body talking back" and telling you.

So, LISTEN.

Ebb And Flow

There is an ebb and flow to everything in life. The ocean tide come and goes out.

The sun rises and sets.

Periodization Training

Periodization Training means cycling your training program in a ebb and flow manner.

Periodization Training Cycles that provide a gradual build up to hard training sessions.

These hard training sessions are followed by light training sessions that allow you to progess up to high intensity training sessions.

"Going Hard For Months"

This type of training is counter productive. It leads to overtraining.

The longer you continue to over train, the longer it takes you to reovery.

Passive Recovery

Taking a week off from training allows your body to recovery. However, a more effective method is...

Active Recovery

Active Recovery means using very exercise loads. This method promotes recovery much better than sitting around doing nothing, Passiver Recovery.

The Problem

One of the biggest problems with Active Recovery is that most ambitious individuals end up training too hard.

Doing so, ends up making thing worse rather than better.

Thus, MAKE your Active Recovery training sessions light. Better too light than too heavy.

Non-Linear Periodization Cycles

Research now show that shorter training cycles are better than longer cycles.

I have used Non-Linear Periodization for over a decade and found it to be very effective.

An Example of Non-Linear Periodization

This is a three week example. Four to six week program cycles can be written.

1) Week 1 Light
2) Week 2 Meadium Heavy
3) Week 3 Maximum Intensity

NO Periodization Training Cycle should last more than six weeks.

Warm Up Sets, Warm Up Weeks

Think of each week of a cycle as a warm up set.

What you want to do is start out with an easy warm up week/set that prepares you for you final Maximum Intensity Week!

Post Maximum Intensity Week

Once you've hit your max week, it is time to RE-Cycle your training program.

That means going back to Week 1/Very Light Training. This allows your body to recovery.

It prepares you for the next Maximum Intenstiy Training Week.

New Week 1

However, your New Week 1 Cycle should be a little heavier than your previou Week 1.

Personal Record

This cycling method prepares you to hit some type of new max in with your training weight or the number of repetitions you perform.

That means you gaining strength and size.

Kenny Croxdale