Overtraining is a problem that all of us must contend with at some time or another. Overtraining occurs when the body is stressed past its ability to recover from workouts. As you may be well aware, lifting in the gym puts tremendous stress on the muscles in your body. This stress is necessary in order to elicit the adaptive response that is necessary for muscular growth. But, too much of a good thing can be detrimental. Too much stress on a muscle group can lead to overtraining in that muscle group, and too much overtraining of muscle groups can lead to the entire body being overtrained. And when you¹re overtrained, your progress comes to a screeching halt. I look at getting muscles to grow as a two steps forward, one step back kind of thing. In the gym, I train a muscle hard, causing the muscle tissue to become stressed (one step back). Outside of the gym, as I rest and feed my body properly, my muscles adapt to the stress (two steps forward). The net result is that my muscles keep getting bigger and stronger and I keep progressing from workout to workout. Best! Lee p.s. - If you need a new diet and training program to gain muscle while losing fat, you can download my FREE 12 Week Lean Body Program here: bit.ly/13sZFrS.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 21:11:02 +0000
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