getnfit@39
Cathlete
I have read numerous times ALL the symptoms of overtraining, but I still can't figure out if I'm REALLY suffering from overtraining, or just have the "blahs" because I haven't gotten any new workouts lately (waiting for IS), and by now I usually would have added a few new cardio videos.
But lately in the past 3 weeks, my body, especially my legs, just feel heavy. My muscles are not recovering in their usual time. If I work my legs hard on a Saturday morning, usually I can still feel it a bit on Sunday, but by Monday morning if I wanted to work them again, I could because the soreness is completely gone, but recently, even by Tuesday, I'm still feeling the Saturday legs workout, and my legs days are usually Sat & Tue which use to give me fine recovery time, but not in the last 3 weeks. Same with my upper body. I use to recover quite quickly, within 24-48hrs, but I worked my back Saturday and today (Monday) I'm still feeling it in my lats big time! I never take this long to recover from weight work.
AND I only worked each body part 1x last week because I was noticing a slow recovery from the prior week.
So, let me answer a few questions you might ask right off:
-no, I usually do not take 1 day off/week, I use Sunday as an "active" rest day with pilates or stretching, occasionally I'll do a cardio, but only if feeling really "fat" that morning or really energetic.
-going over my workout log, since Jan 1 of this year I've only missed 4 days working out, and they have only been since mid- November, so for 10.5 months straight I worked out daily, and I'm wondering if my body is just tired?
-my eating has NOT been perfect, which I think could contribute to slow muscle recovery? I've been eating too many empty carbs rather than complex (I know, I know!), but I have been eating more lean proteins and getting a decent amount of fiber despite the empty carbs.
But overall, I'm noticing a lack of enthusiasm as far as getting started with my workout each morning, I always complete it, but it's taking more effort than normal, already mentioned slow muscle recovery, and sometimes I'm just achy, like my joints (elbows, knees and hips) just ache. They feel better when I stretch them, but they seem tighter lately.
I fall asleep okay, but don't remain asleep, I wake several times during the night.
So, educated crowd, what's the deal?
overtrained? or just bored?
Donna
Fitness~It's a journey, not a race!
But lately in the past 3 weeks, my body, especially my legs, just feel heavy. My muscles are not recovering in their usual time. If I work my legs hard on a Saturday morning, usually I can still feel it a bit on Sunday, but by Monday morning if I wanted to work them again, I could because the soreness is completely gone, but recently, even by Tuesday, I'm still feeling the Saturday legs workout, and my legs days are usually Sat & Tue which use to give me fine recovery time, but not in the last 3 weeks. Same with my upper body. I use to recover quite quickly, within 24-48hrs, but I worked my back Saturday and today (Monday) I'm still feeling it in my lats big time! I never take this long to recover from weight work.
AND I only worked each body part 1x last week because I was noticing a slow recovery from the prior week.
So, let me answer a few questions you might ask right off:
-no, I usually do not take 1 day off/week, I use Sunday as an "active" rest day with pilates or stretching, occasionally I'll do a cardio, but only if feeling really "fat" that morning or really energetic.
-going over my workout log, since Jan 1 of this year I've only missed 4 days working out, and they have only been since mid- November, so for 10.5 months straight I worked out daily, and I'm wondering if my body is just tired?
-my eating has NOT been perfect, which I think could contribute to slow muscle recovery? I've been eating too many empty carbs rather than complex (I know, I know!), but I have been eating more lean proteins and getting a decent amount of fiber despite the empty carbs.
But overall, I'm noticing a lack of enthusiasm as far as getting started with my workout each morning, I always complete it, but it's taking more effort than normal, already mentioned slow muscle recovery, and sometimes I'm just achy, like my joints (elbows, knees and hips) just ache. They feel better when I stretch them, but they seem tighter lately.
I fall asleep okay, but don't remain asleep, I wake several times during the night.
So, educated crowd, what's the deal?
overtrained? or just bored?
Donna
Fitness~It's a journey, not a race!
