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yet another overtraining question

Pensfan Posts: 484 Joined: 2008/03/14	2008/05/19, 07:56 PM i do this workout once every 6 days. Biceps: Ez curl bar 12,10,8,4 reps max weight alternating dumbbell curls 8 sets max weight sometimes three sets max weight concentration curls 12,8 drop weight 40% do as many as i can once every 3 workouts. Triceps: skull crushers 4 sets 12,8,4,4 thats not putting in the military presses i do 2x a week and the weekly chest workout i am asking because i am not experiencing many gains right now about a month kind of frustrating i didn't even feel like working out tonight. Sorry for another overtraining post but i just want to get some advise on whether or not you guys think that i a overtraining with that arm workout if you need any more info ask. sorry my profile inst filled out i have tried 6 times wont go through. should i just stop training for a week or so i have been lifting 5 days a week since early march. any help would be appreciated thanks.
Pensfan Posts: 484 Joined: 2008/03/14	2008/05/19, 08:02 PM oh yeah and i eat right im 17 and get around 7 hours of sleep because i know sleep affects recovery
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2008/05/19, 09:23 PM What about legs? -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* Fat loss isn?t under the control of the magic fat loss fairies. - Alwyn Cosgrove
Pensfan Posts: 484 Joined: 2008/03/14	2008/05/19, 09:34 PM i did something to my right hamstring so nothing over the past month or so getting ready to start back up there soon week or so not taking any chances
Pensfan Posts: 484 Joined: 2008/03/14	2008/05/19, 10:02 PM so what do you think should i take the week off i dont want to but if it is for the better than i will.
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2008/05/20, 09:17 AM I think you need to post your entire weekly workout for anyone to be able to judge if it is overtraining. Chances are if you dont feel like working out, you're fatiged, etc. then you're overtraining. Take a week off, get a new plan, start doing legs and you should be good to go.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2008/05/20, 03:13 PM ============ Quoting from ecle5c: I think you need to post your entire weekly workout for anyone to be able to judge if it is overtraining. ============= Bull. If you can judge whether someone is overtraining by looking at their training routine, then I'll hire you as my trainer. Look at the symptoms of overtraining, and decide how badly they apply to you (not whether or not, but the degree to which they do). Elevated morning heart rate Lack of motivation Difficulty Sleeping Getting Weaker Descreased Appetite Getting cold easily etc. Also look at your diet. Double what you eat, and your work capacity will go up. Create a calorie deficit, and you'll have to cut back on the volume. Most people that complain of overtraining regularly also complain about not being able to gain weight, and these 2 groups both have in common that they don't eat enough. -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2008/05/20, 03:39 PM It is difficult for any of us and would probably be as far as irresponsible for us to sit here and judge with any certainty you are overtraining. It is so individualistic. The deal here is simple. If you are 'tired, irritable, weaker' on a consistent basis, in other words problematic, then something is up. This does not take a science major to figure out. If you are in this category, it simply means you may(and I stress may) either be overtraining, it may be a medical condition rearing itself, or any number of things. All of us have different recovery 'thresholds', and you are probably exceeding yours. Your's and mine may well be totally different. This is what you are going to have to 'look into yourself' for, do some self studying, and eliminate or add things to make it better. If however it is just 'sometimes', then this is pretty natural, as so much goes into the difference between a good and bad workout. -------------- Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer
Pensfan Posts: 484 Joined: 2008/03/14	2008/05/20, 03:40 PM ok on a scale of 1 to 10 10 being bad not sure about heart rate lack of motivation 7 difficulty sleeping 8 weaker yeah i went to do military press and could only get 5 reps at a weight i used to get 8 appetite 5 i guess a little cold easy 2 not really i eat a lot but mostly just foods with protein is that bad? looks like im overtraining ill take a week off. im assuming lack of sleep cant be to good ethire. ecle5c- i can post the rest of my workout if you want me to.
Pensfan Posts: 484 Joined: 2008/03/14	2008/05/20, 03:46 PM its been going on for about 2 weeks i have been tired lately taking naps in the afternoon which i never used to do until recently
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2008/05/20, 03:47 PM Well, a high protein diet jumps out at me. While this is fine, you need glucose. Your main source is from carbs. High protein diets with little to no carbs can make you a tired and lethargic boy! Strict high protein/low carb diets are not at all for everyone, and for a hard training athlete, even moreso. Unless dieting for a contests, there is little reason to ever do this. -------------- Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer
Pensfan Posts: 484 Joined: 2008/03/14	2008/05/20, 03:51 PM ill up the carbs then. how many should i take in per gram of protein. 4 to 1 sound good.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2008/05/20, 05:33 PM You will need to slowly introduce carbs. Adding a bunch such as 4 to 1 as you say is a bad thing when you have been low carb for a while. You may well be 'carb intolerant' at this time. Up your intake from what it is now to say 100 gr. a day, which is probably about minimum for someone in our 'profession'. Adjust from there as needed over a progressional basis. -------------- Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer
Pensfan Posts: 484 Joined: 2008/03/14	2008/05/20, 09:44 PM ill do that thanks for the help.