Thread: Training

I recently began training 2-3 times a day depending on working times. and it goes something like this:

I start the morning off with a 7.5-10km run/pool session. (1 hour)
Weights at lunch. (1 hour 30 minutes)
and uphill and downhill sprints of a night (45 minutes)
Plenty of stretching between sessions

Also, have a gameday in which i only play the sport with a 2 session day the day before gameday.

I eat 5 meals a day:
Breakfast - Cereal
Brunch - Fruit salad
Lunch - Small Dinner meal (pasta, curry) you get the picture
afternood tea - salad (with tuna/chicken)
Dinner - usually chicken/beef with potatos and vegetables
and a recovery shake before bed

I've been training for about 3 months now and I'm going to be training for another 3 months before I slow down a lot, but until then.. I dont have as much energy as I did when I began training, I usually pull up fairly tight after a game to the point that i think im going to pull a muscle.

Is there anything I can do to give myself a little more energy each day, maybe have bigger meals? and possibly any training variations that will help me feel a little better after games?

If you want any more information, just ask.

You may possibly be seeing the beginning symptoms of overtraining. 90 minute weight training sessions 5 days a week is pretty hard for a natural trainee to properly recover from.

If you have been at it for 3 months, I would suggest taking a week off (Feel free to keep doing cardio). When you return, start with lower intensity weight training sessions for a week, and continue longer if you still feel fatigued beyond normal.

Check out my templates for designing split and full body routines.

Also, I highly suggest you head over to the diet section and read the stickies and post your diet. It needs a lot of work.