So I know what you're thinking.... but it's not that.. Today we are going to discuss over training. Most people outside of elite Athlete circles don't understand that running consistently on concrete for hours at a time not only destroys cartilage in the lower body but also decreases your testosterone levels. Yes I see guys at the gym who tell me that they work out their total body. Oh okay that's what your doing, no what your doing is increasing Estrogen you "girlie man".
Physical Changes that indicate possible over training:
1. Unintended weight loss or weight gain
2. Persistent increase in muscle soreness, even with standard/easy to moderate effort workouts
3. Increase in Resting Heart Rate by more than 5 beats per minute
4. Slower than normal recovery of heart rate after a hard effort
5. Lingering muscle and joint pain
6. Swollen lymph nodes or "glands"
7. GI problems -- specifically, diarrhea or constipation
8. Minor abrasions heal slowly
9. "Heaviness" or "sluggish feeling" that lasts for more than 24 hours after standard workouts
10. A decrease in physical performance, particularly, during standard workouts
2. Persistent increase in muscle soreness, even with standard/easy to moderate effort workouts
3. Increase in Resting Heart Rate by more than 5 beats per minute
4. Slower than normal recovery of heart rate after a hard effort
5. Lingering muscle and joint pain
6. Swollen lymph nodes or "glands"
7. GI problems -- specifically, diarrhea or constipation
8. Minor abrasions heal slowly
9. "Heaviness" or "sluggish feeling" that lasts for more than 24 hours after standard workouts
10. A decrease in physical performance, particularly, during standard workouts
Emotional Changes that indicate possible over training:
1. Loss of joy for competition
2. Desire to quit
3. Loss of general enthusiasm
4. Easily irritable or heightened impatience or annoyed by otherwise normal interactions with others
5. Complaints of being bored
1. Loss of joy for competition
2. Desire to quit
3. Loss of general enthusiasm
4. Easily irritable or heightened impatience or annoyed by otherwise normal interactions with others
5. Complaints of being bored
Behavioral Changes that indicate possible over training:
1. Loss of ability to concentrate for long periods of time
2. Loss of appetite
3. Loss of coordination
4. Loss of libido
5. Changes in sleep habits or inability to get quality sleep or unable to sleep
1. Loss of ability to concentrate for long periods of time
2. Loss of appetite
3. Loss of coordination
4. Loss of libido
5. Changes in sleep habits or inability to get quality sleep or unable to sleep
If you have any of these feelings you possibly are over training. As an elite athlete I have done it all and tried every training technique out there. I remember those days when I over trained and worked out every part of my body to my detriment. There are many ways to train, and by no means am I being critical of superior endurance athletes. My business partner David Netter has actually swam the English channel and wants to swim from Venice Beach to Catalina Island. which is about 69 miles if I'm not mistaken.
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