Overtraining?

Pinnacle · 07-21-2002, 09:50 PM

Do you think that training a body part 2x/wk is over training? My split is :
legs/tris
back/chest/cardio (30 min)
shoulders/bis/cardio (30 min)
off / sometimes cardio
Repeat
3-4 exercises/body part-- usu. 3 sets/ exercise

I don't feel tired at the gym, but, how do you know if you are over training a muscle group. How do you know if you are getting the maximal growth out of a muscle group or if you just keep wearing it down and over training?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

quakin · 07-22-2002, 05:31 AM

Are you gaining muscle?
Are you gaining strength?
How hard are you pushing yourself on each rep/set/excercise?

Sounds like you are doing too much volume based on what you've said. I see little point in training a b/part more than once a week. But the harder you push yourself the more rest you need. After I train back I barely have the energy to drag myself up the stairs let alone do chest and 30 minutes cardio... perhaps you're not really pushing yourself?

**gopro** · 07-22-2002, 08:34 AM

If you are not overtraining your muscles you are most certainly overtraining your nervous system. If you are of average genetics and are not taking steroids, than 4 days per week should be the most time you spend in the gym.

Pinnacle · 07-22-2002, 09:46 PM

Thanks for the replies. I actually am gaining a little muscle and losing body fat. I went from 120 lb lean mass to 123 lb and my BF dropprd from 20% to 18% in the past 6-8 wks. So progress is there, but slow. The recommendation I got was to lift 2d on one off, the 2d on and 2d off (the weekend). Wking out is a great stress release for me, so I tend to over do it, I guess. My goal is fat loss.

I don't have a partner, so I hit the muscles as hard as I can while still maintaining good form.

Again, thanks for the input.

07-21-2002, 09:50 PM	#1
Pinnacle Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 14	Overtraining? Do you think that training a body part 2x/wk is over training? My split is : legs/tris back/chest/cardio (30 min) shoulders/bis/cardio (30 min) off / sometimes cardio Repeat 3-4 exercises/body part-- usu. 3 sets/ exercise I don't feel tired at the gym, but, how do you know if you are over training a muscle group. How do you know if you are getting the maximal growth out of a muscle group or if you just keep wearing it down and over training? Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
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07-22-2002, 05:31 AM	#2
quakin Internet Tough Guy Join Date: May 2002 Location: In a van, down by the river!! Posts: 50	Are you gaining muscle? Are you gaining strength? How hard are you pushing yourself on each rep/set/excercise? Sounds like you are doing too much volume based on what you've said. I see little point in training a b/part more than once a week. But the harder you push yourself the more rest you need. After I train back I barely have the energy to drag myself up the stairs let alone do chest and 30 minutes cardio... perhaps you're not really pushing yourself?
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07-22-2002, 08:34 AM	#3
gopro NGA/IFPA Pro Bodybuilder Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Florida Posts: 10,521	If you are not overtraining your muscles you are most certainly overtraining your nervous system. If you are of average genetics and are not taking steroids, than 4 days per week should be the most time you spend in the gym.
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07-22-2002, 09:46 PM	#4
Pinnacle Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 14	Thanks for the replies. I actually am gaining a little muscle and losing body fat. I went from 120 lb lean mass to 123 lb and my BF dropprd from 20% to 18% in the past 6-8 wks. So progress is there, but slow. The recommendation I got was to lift 2d on one off, the 2d on and 2d off (the weekend). Wking out is a great stress release for me, so I tend to over do it, I guess. My goal is fat loss. I don't have a partner, so I hit the muscles as hard as I can while still maintaining good form. Again, thanks for the input.
Pinnacle Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 14

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