Is too much not good?

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I've been working out 6 days straight, I'm sore, but still gots energy to workout some more. Can too much weight training and aerobics have a reverse effect? The more, the better right?
My goal is to lose about 30 pounds and get ripped in 2 months.

I'm currently 5'10 205 lbs. Huge stomach, fat legs/butt, small arms, cheecky, and just out of shape. lol

I donot want to take any types of supplements and I donot believe in those diets that you drink meals.

So guys, experts, should I keep my current workout plan? Work out 7 days a week or is 4 days a week enough?

Thanks
 
Im not what you would call an expert, but I do know enough to respond to this.

You should atleast have one day of rest out of 7 and you should give each muscle group time to rest. For example I do Cardio on Mon,Wed, Fri and Weight training Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. I also work upper body on one day and then the next workout I do Lower body.

You CAN overtrain your muscles by working them too hard. If all you want to do is lose weight then knock yourself out. Calories burned is calories burned, but you can injure yourself if you push your muscles too far.

More is not better.
 
less is sometimes more.
ii used to overtrain back in the day, and its not cool.
after awhile you feel burnt, you see no gains, and your immune system is shot.
work hard, just dont over do it. your body needs recovery time.
if you feel you have been over doing it, take a week or 2 off.
 
Wow, Thanks for the quick reply.

I just made a schedule, what do you guys think? Should I include ab workout with weight training days or aerobic days?

Mon - aerobics - one mile and abs

Tue - weight train - chest, triceps, deltoids

Wed - aerobics - one mile and abs

Thu - weight train - lats, biceps, traps

Fri - aerobics - one mile and abs

Sat - weight train - quads, hams, gas

Sun - off

What do you guys think? Good schedule?
 
Forgot to mention that each weight training day, I will spend at least 2 hours in the gym working the indicated muscles for that day. Probably do about 8 sets, 10-12 reps, on each machine.

acceptable?
 
the last thing you would want to do its overtrain. last summer i was lifting 6 days a week, and doing concrete at work. i ended up with 3 overuse injuries. the one in my shoulder subsided in about 6 weeks, the ones in each wrist likely did permanent damage (i can lift now without many problems, but they still give me pain once in a while). i was able to lift about 8-10 weeks after that.

the fact that i was lifting 6 days a week wasnt necessarily the problem, i was just lifting each muscle group far too frequently (chest 3 times a week for instance) AND lugging around 90 pound bags for 8 hours a day.

as for the 2 hour workouts, you intensity starts to drop after about an hour. your cortisol levels start to get too high, and basically you will just be burning calories. try to keep the workouts between 45 and 75 minutes, and rarely workout for over an hour at a time.
 
"My goal is to lose about 30 pounds and get ripped in 2 months."

Good luck with your goal. A couple suggestions I'd make (I am NOT an expert but may have some points to think about).

First, would be to remember that muscles are truly built on the OFF training days. I'm not saying to eliminate training but give a specific muscle group proper time to rebuild, as mentioned in an earlier post.

Second, would be to lower the time spent lifting. Raising the intensity on a 1 hour training session will be more effecitive than 2 - 2.5hr. sessions. I understand from experience its hard to leave before you're fully exhausted but shorter, more intense sessions really do work better.

Third, drop the aerobics and look into a HIIT cardio training routine to supplement your weight training. Studies have shown that interval training is much more effective for weight loss while maintaining lean muscle mass than steady state cardio.

Lastly, this whole training game revolves around diet. Keep a food log and dial in the proper nutrition to keep your energy up but no overloading.

Hope this helps.

In Health,
DM
 
2 hours seems like a pretty long workout. In my experience, Detroit is right on. Shorter, more intense workouts are the ticket. You should be able to obliterate a muscle group in 3 sets of 3 exercises.
 
I know plenty of peopel that think they only got a good workout in if they hurt the next day.

Soreness is ok, but real pain means your hurting yourself. It is the same balancing act for every lifter. You have to find what works without doing too little or too much. Too litte and you wont improve, but too much and you may do damage.
 
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