Overtraining...

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Hey guys,

I know all of you are anxious to lose fat and get in shape fast, but just wanted to warn you guys about overtraining.

As some of you know, I had been doing everything in my capabilities to shed this fat. I had been doing cardio 6 days a week and weight training 3-4 times a week. Just this past week, I did 40 min of running for six straight days. Usually, I would feel good and energetic after my runs, but I felt rather lethargic and tired after my last one on Saturday. I thought it would go away in time. Well, it didn't.

Yesterday, I had a pretty bad fever, and I couldn't get off the bed. It was terrible! I now realize that I definitely overtrained, and had put too much stress on my body. I still feel pretty sick today, so I'm gonna take another day off from training. This really sucks.

I think it's important to push ourselves, but at the same time, I think it's important to know our limits and be easy on our bodies sometime.
 
I hope you feel better! :) Can you tell me if I'm over training?

I used do 30 minutes of biking. It usually burns off about 100 calories. Is that too much or too little?
 
Sebani said:
I hope you feel better! :) Can you tell me if I'm over training?

I used do 30 minutes of biking. It usually burns off about 100 calories. Is that too much or too little?
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Thanks.

30 min of biking is perfectly fine. In fact, you could do even 60 min of biking and still be alright, since its intensity is less than that of running.

I was doing 40 min of running six days a week, sometimes two sessions per day. Now that's overtraining for someone like me who had just started out five weeks ago. = )
 
I've been out completely for the past two days. I caught a pretty severe cold (first time in over a year), and I'm barely getting through it as we speak. Not only could I not exercise, but I couldn't really stick to my diet as well.

Overtraining is costing me a lot... man... I can't wait till i can get outside again and start running and lifting weights...

Anybody have any advice? Should I plan on resting and sleeping until I feel healthy again? Exercising would only hurt me at this point, right?
 
kwanny said:
Thanks.

30 min of biking is perfectly fine. In fact, you could do even 60 min of biking and still be alright, since its intensity is less than that of running.

I was doing 40 min of running six days a week, sometimes two sessions per day. Now that's overtraining for someone like me who had just started out five weeks ago. = )
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I do 40 minutes a day 6 days a week and i started my full running excercises about 7 months ago but just started to up it that far this week. Should i cut it down to 5 days. I'm bout to turn 16 weigh 136-7-8?? and im 5'2
 
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