Overtraining Is Real

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
MickD wrote:
maxm007 wrote:

“I haven’t hit the gym in two weeks and I’m still suffering headaches , sleepless nights , muscle aches. I can’t even go for a swim without my heart racing like a rabbit’s. Reason is that I tried a low carb diet while cutting as an experiment in July which I probably did badly and I didn’t take it easy on the weight while doing it.”

HMMMMMMMMMM???

This isn’t overtraining. I don’t know what this is???

If you are serious and not a troll then you need to see a doctor or eat right or sleep or something or WTF??

You haven’t trained in two weeks and you are overtrained??? A low carb diet made you “overtrained”??

I am so fucking glad that there wasn’t and internet was I was younger and I learned the things I know by trail and error, not from a forum post.

I really think that you younger guys think too fucking much.

Agreed. If after two weeks you still feel “overtrained” (whatever that means exactly), then you must have some disease. People don’t act like that after Basic training.
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I think what you guys are talking about is “Overreaching” which is normal and necessary for growth/performance. It goes like something this:

  1. First you’re overreaching
  2. You don’t eat or rest properly to be able to sustain overreaching
  3. You’re now overtraining and might experience the first symptoms (insomnia , exhaustion , loss of appetite , sex drive , etc)
  4. You ignore those symptoms and train harder
  5. You’re now suffering from Overtraining Syndrome. Even when you stop exercising , you experience the symptoms. Which might go away in 5 days, 2 weeks , couple of months and in worst case never completely

Read the medical articles about this. I think we’re talking about something different.

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Hey maxm007:

Fuck “overtraining”!!!

I’m 43 years old. Have a 7 and a 5 year old. Have a 27 year old wife. Work 12 hours a day everyday (at a job I love, thank god).

Wake up at 4am and run for 20 or 30 minutes. Work out at lunch for an hour or so. Go surfing on the wekends.

I understand that there is a thing called “overtraining”. I know what it feels like!!! I also know that if you don’t treat your body with respect. It won’t treat you with respect. I guess that’s the old hippie in me coming out, lol… Am I making sense???

Are you starting to see what I’m trying to get you to wrap your head around???

I’m not picking on you. I either think that you’re a troll??? Or I’m trying to help you???

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maxm007, dude your a tool… just stfu.

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[quote]MickD wrote:
Hey maxm007:

Fuck “overtraining”!!!

I’m 43 years old. Have a 7 and a 5 year old. Have a 27 year old wife. Work 12 hours a day everyday (at a job I love, thank god).

Wake up at 4am and run for 20 or 30 minutes. Work out at lunch for an hour or so. Go surfing on the wekends.

I understand that there is a thing called “overtraining”. I know what it feels like!!! I also know that if you don’t treat your body with respect. It won’t treat you with respect. I guess that’s the old hippie in me coming out, lol… Am I making sense???

Are you starting to see what I’m trying to get you to wrap your head around???

I’m not picking on you. I either think that your a troll??? Or I’m trying to help you???[/quote]

I think that’s great that you’ve been able to overreach or overtrain or what the fuck ever and manage to not get the full blown syndrome I’ve got now. I haven’t been that lucky and I’m a lot younger. Obviously I did something very wrong. I think you hit the nail on the head: if you don’t respect your body , it won’t respect you. I trained 6 month without any taking any time off without any problem. I gained nicely , but I then messed up on the cutting cycle and my body got weak/sick , ignored that and continued training and this is where I ended up. I should have noticed I messed up and was weak and taken a week or two off. I mean these are the facts. My blood work came back clean. No flue , no cold , no anemia , no disease whatsoever. Just high cortisol and high resting heartrate and a diagnosis for Overtraining Syndrome

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[quote]maxm007 wrote:
MickD wrote:
Hey maxm007:

Fuck “overtraining”!!!

I’m 43 years old. Have a 7 and a 5 year old. Have a 27 year old wife. Work 12 hours a day everyday (at a job I love, thank god).

Wake up at 4am and run for 20 or 30 minutes. Work out at lunch for an hour or so. Go surfing on the wekends.

I understand that there is a thing called “overtraining”. I know what it feels like!!! I also know that if you don’t treat your body with respect. It won’t treat you with respect. I guess that’s the old hippie in me coming out, lol… Am I making sense???

Are you starting to see what I’m trying to get you to wrap your head around???

I’m not picking on you. I either think that your a troll??? Or I’m trying to help you???

I think that’s great that you’ve been able to overreach or overtrain or what the fuck ever and manage to not get the full blown syndrome I’ve got now. I haven’t been that lucky and I’m a lot younger. Obviously I did something very wrong. I think you hit the nail on the head: if you don’t respect your body , it won’t respect you. I trained 6 month without any taking any time off without any problem. I gained nicely , but I then messed up on the cutting cycle and my body got weak/sick , ignored that and continued training and this is where I ended up. I should have noticed I messed up and was weak and taken a week or two off. I mean these are the facts. My blood work came back clean. No flue , no cold , no anemia , no disease whatsoever. Just high cortisol and high resting heartrate and a diagnosis for Overtraining Syndrome

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Have you been diagnosed with a “full blown syndrome” or did you figure this out with Google?

Overreach and overtrain?? Man, I’ve just been living life, bro… You need to stop reading so much and go for a walk, dude!!!

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[quote]Liv92 wrote:
maxm007, dude your a tool… just stfu.[/quote]

And don’t I know it. I overtrained myself. I’m a huge tool. Should have stopped it in its tracks

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[quote]MickD wrote:
maxm007 wrote:
MickD wrote:
Hey maxm007:

Fuck “overtraining”!!!

I’m 43 years old. Have a 7 and a 5 year old. Have a 27 year old wife. Work 12 hours a day everyday (at a job I love, thank god).

Wake up at 4am and run for 20 or 30 minutes. Work out at lunch for an hour or so. Go surfing on the wekends.

I understand that there is a thing called “overtraining”. I know what it feels like!!! I also know that if you don’t treat your body with respect. It won’t treat you with respect. I guess that’s the old hippie in me coming out, lol… Am I making sense???

Are you starting to see what I’m trying to get you to wrap your head around???

I’m not picking on you. I either think that your a troll??? Or I’m trying to help you???

I think that’s great that you’ve been able to overreach or overtrain or what the fuck ever and manage to not get the full blown syndrome I’ve got now. I haven’t been that lucky and I’m a lot younger. Obviously I did something very wrong. I think you hit the nail on the head: if you don’t respect your body , it won’t respect you. I trained 6 month without any taking any time off without any problem. I gained nicely , but I then messed up on the cutting cycle and my body got weak/sick , ignored that and continued training and this is where I ended up. I should have noticed I messed up and was weak and taken a week or two off. I mean these are the facts. My blood work came back clean. No flue , no cold , no anemia , no disease whatsoever. Just high cortisol and high resting heartrate and a diagnosis for Overtraining Syndrome

Have you been diagnosed with a “full blown syndrome” or did you figure this out with Google?[/quote]

I figured this out with google first as it was something I’ve never experienced before and worth researching. And then I went to a doctor to confirm and see of it wasn’t something else like a virus and have my blood checked. In his expert opinion it is most likely OS.

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[quote]MickD wrote:
maxm007 wrote:
MickD wrote:
Hey maxm007:

Fuck “overtraining”!!!

I’m 43 years old. Have a 7 and a 5 year old. Have a 27 year old wife. Work 12 hours a day everyday (at a job I love, thank god).

Wake up at 4am and run for 20 or 30 minutes. Work out at lunch for an hour or so. Go surfing on the wekends.

I understand that there is a thing called “overtraining”. I know what it feels like!!! I also know that if you don’t treat your body with respect. It won’t treat you with respect. I guess that’s the old hippie in me coming out, lol… Am I making sense???

Are you starting to see what I’m trying to get you to wrap your head around???

I’m not picking on you. I either think that your a troll??? Or I’m trying to help you???

I think that’s great that you’ve been able to overreach or overtrain or what the fuck ever and manage to not get the full blown syndrome I’ve got now. I haven’t been that lucky and I’m a lot younger. Obviously I did something very wrong. I think you hit the nail on the head: if you don’t respect your body , it won’t respect you. I trained 6 month without any taking any time off without any problem. I gained nicely , but I then messed up on the cutting cycle and my body got weak/sick , ignored that and continued training and this is where I ended up. I should have noticed I messed up and was weak and taken a week or two off. I mean these are the facts. My blood work came back clean. No flue , no cold , no anemia , no disease whatsoever. Just high cortisol and high resting heartrate and a diagnosis for Overtraining Syndrome

Have you been diagnosed with a “full blown syndrome” or did you figure this out with Google?

Overreach and overtrain?? Man, I’ve just been living life, bro… You need to stop reading so much and go for a walk, dude!!![/quote]

Don’t you worry about that , I’ll be walking , running , cycling down mountains , windsurfing , snowboarding and lifting weights again, soon as I beat this thing. I’d go surfing , but there’s no fucking waves in England.

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[quote]maxm007 wrote:
MickD wrote:
maxm007 wrote:
MickD wrote:
Hey maxm007:

Fuck “overtraining”!!!

I’m 43 years old. Have a 7 and a 5 year old. Have a 27 year old wife. Work 12 hours a day everyday (at a job I love, thank god).

Wake up at 4am and run for 20 or 30 minutes. Work out at lunch for an hour or so. Go surfing on the wekends.

I understand that there is a thing called “overtraining”. I know what it feels like!!! I also know that if you don’t treat your body with respect. It won’t treat you with respect. I guess that’s the old hippie in me coming out, lol… Am I making sense???

Are you starting to see what I’m trying to get you to wrap your head around???

I’m not picking on you. I either think that your a troll??? Or I’m trying to help you???

I think that’s great that you’ve been able to overreach or overtrain or what the fuck ever and manage to not get the full blown syndrome I’ve got now. I haven’t been that lucky and I’m a lot younger. Obviously I did something very wrong. I think you hit the nail on the head: if you don’t respect your body , it won’t respect you. I trained 6 month without any taking any time off without any problem. I gained nicely , but I then messed up on the cutting cycle and my body got weak/sick , ignored that and continued training and this is where I ended up. I should have noticed I messed up and was weak and taken a week or two off. I mean these are the facts. My blood work came back clean. No flue , no cold , no anemia , no disease whatsoever. Just high cortisol and high resting heartrate and a diagnosis for Overtraining Syndrome

Have you been diagnosed with a “full blown syndrome” or did you figure this out with Google?

Overreach and overtrain?? Man, I’ve just been living life, bro… You need to stop reading so much and go for a walk, dude!!!

Don’t you worry about that , I’ll be walking , running , cycling down mountains , windsurfing , snowboarding and lifting weights again, soon as I beat this thing. I’d go surfing , but there’s no fucking waves in England.

Nice talking to you anyway. [/quote]

Right on, bro. Glad to hear it. But, be careful!!! We wouldn’t want you to get all tuckered out and overtrained… lol