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OVERTRAINING SYMTOMS ???

rwu2020
rwu2020
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2005/03/17, 02:27 PM
are there any over training symtoms an if so what are they please respond THANKS A BUNCH
Carivan
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2005/03/17, 03:47 PM
Loss of interest, no energy, soreness, depression, flu like symptoms, and sometimes the symptoms don't show right away.
Hope this helps.

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Ivan
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rwu2020
rwu2020
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2005/03/17, 04:38 PM
soreness- i still get sore when i lift an shit like example.........i just got a brand new bench with 45lbs bar an i did incline bench press with 110 i use to do it with 80lbs on my old bench but my pecks have been sore for 2 days now there feeling a lil better does that have anything to do with over training or is it i just work my pecks really good? (i've been lifting since oct) 3-4 days a week
Carivan
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2005/03/17, 05:22 PM
I'd say your do for a break, but the pecs can stay sore for a couple of days after a good session. Listen to your body.

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Ivan
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morpheus1
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2005/03/17, 05:25 PM
sounds like DOMS to me, but what do I know.
Carivan
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2005/03/17, 06:33 PM
Morpheus, you are most probably right, but if you consider the legnth of time training without a break, it can result in OT.

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Ivan
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Montreal Canada
bb1fit
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2005/03/17, 06:44 PM
A sure clue is if you are getting weaker on your lifts with proper diet. That is if you do benches and do a certain weight, and the next time you do them you actually drop in weight or reps(besides the normal bad day), it this continues you are most probably not recovering from your workouts, and overtraining is setting in. If each day is a struggle, no matter what bodypart you are working, you are overtraining. You need to gear your workout to your recovery threshold. This you must find, we all differ.

Irritability, sleeplessness, etc. are signs also of a different nature, but stem from overtraining also.





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JMLcmt
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2005/03/18, 03:26 PM
Try training your pecs only once a week.
They will have longer to recover and you can still work them hard...

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rwu2020
rwu2020
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2005/03/18, 09:31 PM
bb1 when i started lifting i couldnt even do 90lbs more then 5 times today i maxed out at 200 so i would say my bench has increased....an i havent had any signs of what u posted earlier....my pecks feel alot better...it take around 3 days for all soreness to go away...so i dont think i'm over doing it....plus i just got my new bench an i really want to use it ...thanks guys for your post an info have a good one
sivysivy
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2005/03/19, 12:09 PM
Flue-like symptoms can occur as well.
sivysivy
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2005/03/19, 12:11 PM
Now I see that Carivan already said that.
morpheus1
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2005/03/19, 07:44 PM
Thanks Carivan. :big_smile: Perhaps I misread what he posted. I thought he said he was asking because he had been sore for two days (not because he lifted for two days).

I just wanted to point out that DOMS was a possibility.