Friday, August 6, 2010

Recovering From Overtraining

If you read interviews with top athletes, especially powerlifters and bodybuilders, a favorite question seems to be whether or not they made any mistakes in their early training. Most will say that they spent too much time overtraining early in their careers. Many of these athletes feel that if they hadn’t overtrained, they could’ve reached their current levels more quickly or maybe they could’ve been even better than they already are.

Overtraining is a result of training stress in addition to the rest of life’s stresses exceeding an athlete’s ability to recover. This results in stagnation or even injury. At a minimum, it’s inefficient, meaning the athlete won’t improve at his optimal rate. If overtraining is so bad and it’s easy enough to fall into, what can you do about it? Well I’m glad you asked!

Read the rest of this article here.


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Windmills

Weighted Ring Dips
3x8
Superset with Tricep Extensions

Barbell Curls
2x6

3 Rounds
30 Kettlebell Swings (Men use 32k/Women use24k)
50 Double Unders

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