I recently went to the Dr. for a lump in below my ear at the jaw line(she said it was a swollen lymphnode)and they ran blood tests. It came out with high lymphocytes. She thought I might be coming down with a cold but through my husband and I reasearching we found out that overtraining can cause lymphocytosis. I changed my workouts and have been sore before I discovered the lump.
I have since taken a week off and been taking it easy before I start training hard again. Has anyone had this problem?
There are many reasons for swollen lymph nodes, besides overtraining. But I’m sure you have already Googled every one of them in your research.
How often are you training?
And with what intensity?
Reason being that women are able to train more often than men, because our bodies actually recover faster.
I’m not dismissing the overtraining, but I think it’s a lot harder to overtrain yourself than you think. DOMS or soreness by itself is not a sign of overtraining.
But don’t listen to me. I’m one of those people who think overtraining is a myth. But I do stay out of the gym if I’m sick or have an injury. Let your body guide you. If you feel you need a break, go easy on yourself. We all have our limits.
[quote]Yo Momma wrote:
There are many reasons for swollen lymph nodes, besides overtraining. But I’m sure you have already Googled every one of them in your research.
How often are you training?
And with what intensity?
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And what are your calories like on your training days?
Here is just one site of overtraing and the lymph glands… Overtraining, Effects - Digital Naturopath
As far as training goes I stumbled upon Leigh Peele’s conquering a pullup article and was stoked to finally do pullups and that I am a pear shape and wanted to increase my upper body size. After the six week program I immediatley went to CT’s Super hero program. I worked out heavy all the time(I am addicted to the gym and lifting heavy) and after a few weeks I modified that program to suit the 5 days a week with no off days till the weekend.(Rotation of bis and tris,Legs and abs, back and shoulders, chest and abs).
I started gaining a few pounds, felt sleepy all the time, and my weights at the gym started to drop from feeling weaker. 2 days after the new workout routine I noticed the lump. So I went to the dr. and took a week off and she told me to take 800mg of motrin a day for 5 daysEverything is fine now, I retook the blood test and all my levels were normal again.
I workout M-F becasue that is when they have childcare and with my husbands schedule being in the military it works. I take fish oil, multivitamins and as far as my diet I was not getting nearly enough protien.
Losing weight would mean you are overdoing it, because you would feel so nauseous, you wouldn’t be able to eat.
Edit: I guess everyone is different when it comes to how much we can take. Overtraining is just like pain, it’s perception is subjective, and depends on how high or low our threshold of physical tolerance is. Perhaps symptomology is also variable.
[quote]Yo Momma wrote:
There are many reasons for swollen lymph nodes, besides overtraining. But I’m sure you have already Googled every one of them in your research.
How often are you training?
And with what intensity?
Reason being that women are able to train more often than men, because our bodies actually recover faster.
I’m not dismissing the overtraining, but I think it’s a lot harder to overtrain yourself than you think. DOMS or soreness by itself is not a sign of overtraining.
But don’t listen to me. I’m one of those people who think overtraining is a myth. But I do stay out of the gym if I’m sick or have an injury. Let your body guide you. If you feel you need a break, go easy on yourself. We all have our limits.[/quote]
I agree with you YM about the myth part… unless we are talking about high caliber olympic type athletes.
I really think that the possibility of the average person overtraining is doubtful. Sure you might need to take a few days off here and there, but no one should mix the need of an extra rest day with overtraining.
Over training can lead to Adrenal fatique. I am one that it happened to. Just back off a little bit and heal and then return to your normal routine. Things you can do to support adrenals is vitamin C 1,000 to 3,000 daily and Celtic Sea Salt. Start with 1/4 tsp in water or juice. I prefer mine in water. Hopes this helps.