what are the signs of overtraining
Q: Is overtraining real? I see some people training full body three or four days a week and doing a few cardio sessions and they look great and when I talk to them they say they always love coming to the gym. Then I see another bunch of people who train that way and they are miserable and haven't grown in months.
A: Honestly, many of the nervous system experts today are debating if overtraining is real or not real. I'm in the middle on this and don't think it's entirely a nervous system thing. We have a greater chance of overtraining if we're on a low carb diet right?
I feel that there are a few factors that affect if we overtrain or not
1) We either have it or we don't. You know how some people are just better athletes than others? Well the same goes for overtraining.
2)Natural hormones. People with higher anabolic hormones are going to be able to train harder and longer than people under stress or with less anabolic hormones.
3)Natural progression. Look around the gym and notice how many people actually track what they are doing, probably one in every ten. Now of those people who track things down, how many are building in more work over time and miss a week every twelve weeks or so? A very small percentage. Those are the people who can handle a greater workload.
They've built it in, most people don't even track anything and just want to do more, more sets, more reps, more cardio.
Another interesting point to factor in is grip placement. Zink et al did a study where they looked at a close grip, supinated grip, wide grip and wide grip posterior lat pulldown.
They found that the wider grips activated the lats and long head of the triceps more while the closer grips activated the posterior delts more.
That's interesting since you don't have to be a egghead to do this in the gym. Just switch your grip and you'll recruit different nervous system patterns.
Jimmy
P.S. The beta testers for the Physique Formula are flying in and their results are amazing me.
what are the signs of overtraining
Q: Is overtraining real? I see some people training full body three or four days a week and doing a few cardio sessions and they look great and when I talk to them they say they always love coming to the gym. Then I see another bunch of people who train that way and they are miserable and haven't grown in months.
A: Honestly, many of the nervous system experts today are debating if overtraining is real or not real. I'm in the middle on this and don't think it's entirely a nervous system thing. We have a greater chance of overtraining if we're on a low carb diet right?
I feel that there are a few factors that affect if we overtrain or not
1) We either have it or we don't. You know how some people are just better athletes than others? Well the same goes for overtraining.
2)Natural hormones. People with higher anabolic hormones are going to be able to train harder and longer than people under stress or with less anabolic hormones.
3)Natural progression. Look around the gym and notice how many people actually track what they are doing, probably one in every ten. Now of those people who track things down, how many are building in more work over time and miss a week every twelve weeks or so? A very small percentage. Those are the people who can handle a greater workload.
They've built it in, most people don't even track anything and just want to do more, more sets, more reps, more cardio.
Another interesting point to factor in is grip placement. Zink et al did a study where they looked at a close grip, supinated grip, wide grip and wide grip posterior lat pulldown.
They found that the wider grips activated the lats and long head of the triceps more while the closer grips activated the posterior delts more.
That's interesting since you don't have to be a egghead to do this in the gym. Just switch your grip and you'll recruit different nervous system patterns.
Jimmy
P.S. The beta testers for the Physique Formula are flying in and their results are amazing me.