How Do You Over-Train?

[phallus]

Overtraining can be almost as bad as doing nothing at all. If your body has no time to rest it cannot grow, because growth occurs during rest. Plus as everyone else has said it depletes stamina robs you of your energy.

i have a buddy that works a really physical full time job, is an amateur boxer, triathlete, and body builder. he works out hardcore ( for all three sports) 6 days a week, never takes a day off, and guess what, now he's serioulsy injured with planters facitis and still training his upper body. before getting diagnosed with facitis he ran with me twice a week in a lot of pain. kids, if anything tells u overtraining is bad, it should be this

[opethdrums]

i have a buddy that works a really physical full time job, is an amateur boxer, triathlete, and body builder. he works out hardcore ( for all three sports) 6 days a week, never takes a day off, and guess what, now he's serioulsy injured with planters facitis and still training his upper body. before getting diagnosed with facitis he ran with me twice a week in a lot of pain. kids, if anything tells u overtraining is bad, it should be this

lol who gets planters facitis nowadays. i learned when i was a kid from jumping off high objects to take it easy on the heels

[patto1984]

training + rest = improvement

[opethdrums]

if you are fat there is no such thing as overtraining and i will stand by that untill the day that i die

[MickyHatton]

There have been a lot of good points made by many.

Of course you can over train, the body is made of muscle, fat, water and chemicals, the has to be a steady balance within the body to maintain any standards of fitness even daily living.

The basics must be adhered too, warming up and warming down, stretching, drink plenty of water, eat correctly, train correctly using the right tools and techniques and rest!

If you cut corners with any of these fundamentals then you are at risk.

If you fail to rest, and train to the point of constant fatigue the body will begin to defend itself and concentrate on maintaining the muscles/body parts etc that require the most attention which will put the body into chaos causing injury, illness or mental breakdown caused by the stress.

The signs will be there, aches and pains are normal but you should know your body if you are aching and in pain constantly after training, if you feel shattered or totally drained then take a look at the factors I have mentioned to ensure you have the correct balance!

If you over train it does much more harm than good (regardless of weight and condition)