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Top 3 Signs You’re Overtraining
Prioritise Rest and Recovery!
As humans, we often see things in others before ourselves. We also have a tendency to be high achievers and think that doing more is always better than doing less. When it comes to our bodies, this is not always the case – it’s possible that we can drive ourself into a fatigue deficit.
3 Most Common Signs You’re Overtraining
#1 – Frequent Injuries or Sickness
Training too much weakness out immune system, meaning we are more prone to getting sick. It also means we’re at much higher risk of injuries if we don’t give our body the recovery time it needs.
If you’ve suffered back-to-back injuries or frequent bouts of sickness, it’s probably worth looking at your training load and the frequency of high-impact sessions.
#2 – Performance has Plateaued or Declined
When this happens, our reaction is usually to push harder and to work even more. You might have noticed that there is a decrease in your speed, strength, or overall endurance despite all of your consistency. In order to allow your body to make progress, it needs to recover from the stress it is under!
#3 – Energy for Life is Low
Not waking up excited and ready for the day, despite a full night’s sleep, could be sign that you need to rest more. Perhaps social plans with friends or family that used to be fun now feel like a chore. It is important that our training complements our lifestyle, as opposed to hindering it.
How to Recover from Overtraining
#1 – Prioritise Rest
You need to give your body time to recover, even if this means lowering your training volume or taking a few weeks off entirely. If you push your body too hard for too long, you could end up with a serious injury that puts you out of action for a very long time.
#2 – Focus on Nutrition
In order to recover properly, your body needs the right fuel. Getting enough calories, proteins, vitamins, minerals is essential – especially when you’re training at a high intensity over long periods of time.
#3 – Ease Yourself Back In
Instead of jumping straight back to where you left off, try a more gradual return. Lower your training volume by up to 50% and increase the intensity in stages. This will reduce the likelihood of picking up injuries and allows you to focus on other areas of your training like form and technique.
How to Avoid Overtraining
The number one thing you can do to avoid overtraining is listen to your body. Pay attention to how you feel before, during and after exercise. Don’t ignore any aches or strains and keep track of your workouts over time. Stay fuelled up, drink plenty of water and – of course – get plenty of rest!
Final Thoughts
Remember sometimes the hardest thing we can actually do is take a rest day or recovery week! Do hard things; and see improvements in many areas of life.
Fun - HONESTY - Simplicity - Smash Life - Mental Toughness - Hard Work
ENGINE
Building those engines with a partner this week, which means higher intensity intervals across the machines.
GYMNASTICS
We continue to focus on the infamous bar muscle and the Handstand push-up in gymnastics. As always, we break down the skills, and these sessions are for all levels!
HYROX
Anything from a half hyrox to a full hyrox depending on your goals. We will change the distance of the runs so that we all finish together.
MOBILITY
Lower mobility/flexibility takes the front seat now. We will retest a few weeks ago to see if we are improving. The finisher will be upper stabilisation drills.
PURE STRENGTH
This week in pure strength, have some tough bench press cluster sets and then some upper body accessory work on Monday, followed by a chance to progress the loading on the Single Leg work from last week,
WEIGHTLIFTING
This week in weightlifting, we are dialling in positions with a muscle clean and press followed by a heavy clean hang clean and Jerk complex followed by a tough EMOM.
Track Tuesday
This week is descending 400’s, dialling in some pace work ready for testing next week.
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: Sport City Track
Entrance fee: https://isddubai.com/athletics-venuehire/
Wednesday Ride
Back to some hard Vo2max efforts this week. 6 X 4min zone 5!
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: BOTS, Al Qudra
Coffee Run
Hill reps! Our monthly hills session. This week we will start from a different location at the same time.
Brief time: 05:54 am Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: Start Location (Common Grounds)
Parking is available here (underneath the bridge): https://maps.app.goo.gl/1VEi1knJQncTAopc9
Post run coffees at To the Moon and Back: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YZ2guifBnTQZLokMA
IFE Run WA link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/L0P8uWduZeiE7kin64pYfa
Saturday Ride
Our longer group ride, for riders who can avg around 30kph n group rides. We welcome anyone to join us.
Start time: 05:59 am
Monday
Time: 5:59pm ONLY
Location: InnerFight
Session: Ladies Only Tempo
This Monday we will be holding that Tempo pace (7/10 effort) for 10- and 5-minute blocks. Ensure to use the recovery to have the HR come down, if that means walking the recovery that is ok!
Tuesday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Sports City
Session: Track Tuesday
This week we have descending 400s, each with a 40 sec rest. You will start at 10km pace and work down towards 3km pace on these reps. This is a chance to run fast with the wider InnerFight Endurance community and coaches.
Wednesday
Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: Ladies Only Intervals
Today we have 1km repeats off a 2 min rest. Rest will be standing to ensure the body recoveries after each rep. If you ran hard at Track yesterday, feel free to come along for an easy run.
Friday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Kite Beach
Session: The Coffee Run
This week we have hill repeats. We will meet further up the beach track this week to give us more time on the bridge/hill. Post run coffees at To The Moon and Back.
Sunday
Time: 04:29am
Location: TBC - will be shared in WA
Session: Dubai Run
This will be a fun, social run where we'll stick together, celebrating our passion for running, our community, and the rare chance to go along Sheikh Zayed Road without road rage.
This week at InnerFight, we will start off with some back squats and then leggy conditioning. On Tuesday, we have some gymnastics work followed by a tough EMOM. Wednesday, we will Sumo deadlift, then get into a rowing power clean WOD with ascending weight on the power cleans. Thursday, we focus on some upper body pulling work coupled with some single leg work and then some fast short AMRAPS. Friday, we are snatching, followed by a long continuous mover for Friday therapy.
Monday:
Strength:
Tempo Back Squats & Banded Pull Aparts
Conditioning:
Every 4 mins x 5 sets complete:
2 rounds
8 front squat (50/35)
8 lateral hops over the bar
8 box Jump over
Tuesday:
Strength:
A) Handstand Holds + Hollow Holds + Dual DB Strict Press + Hanging Leg Raises
B) Toes To Bar
Conditioning:
EMOM15
Min 1 - 5 wall walks
Min 2 -10 burpee shuttle runs (5m)
Min 3 -15 TTB
Wednesday:
Strength:
Sumo Deadlifts + DB Lateral Raises
Conditioning:
20 Min amrap
500/400m row
5 Power clean
*Every round build PC weight starts at 60/40kg plus 2.5/5kg
Thursday:
Strength:
A) Pull-Up Complex - Strict / Kippin C2B / Kipping Pull-Ups
B) Dual KB Front Rack Box Step Ups
Conditioning:
3 Rounds
3 min amrap
6 C2B
12/9 cal Ass bike
rest 2 mins
3 min amrap
6 Kb Push Press (2 x 12/16)
12 KB forward lunge
rest 2 mins
Friday:
Strength:
Snatch Complex - Power Snatch / Overhead Squat / Hang Power Snatch
Conditioning:
Its Friday so 30 Rounds of Fun.... Letsss Gooooo!
As humans, we often see things in others before ourselves. We also have a tendency to be high achievers and think that doing more is always better than doing less. When it comes to our bodies, this is not always the case – it’s possible that we can drive ourself into a fatigue deficit.
3 Most Common Signs You’re Overtraining
#1 – Frequent Injuries or Sickness
Training too much weakness out immune system, meaning we are more prone to getting sick. It also means we’re at much higher risk of injuries if we don’t give our body the recovery time it needs.
If you’ve suffered back-to-back injuries or frequent bouts of sickness, it’s probably worth looking at your training load and the frequency of high-impact sessions.
#2 – Performance has Plateaued or Declined
When this happens, our reaction is usually to push harder and to work even more. You might have noticed that there is a decrease in your speed, strength, or overall endurance despite all of your consistency. In order to allow your body to make progress, it needs to recover from the stress it is under!
#3 – Energy for Life is Low
Not waking up excited and ready for the day, despite a full night’s sleep, could be sign that you need to rest more. Perhaps social plans with friends or family that used to be fun now feel like a chore. It is important that our training complements our lifestyle, as opposed to hindering it.
How to Recover from Overtraining
#1 – Prioritise Rest
You need to give your body time to recover, even if this means lowering your training volume or taking a few weeks off entirely. If you push your body too hard for too long, you could end up with a serious injury that puts you out of action for a very long time.
#2 – Focus on Nutrition
In order to recover properly, your body needs the right fuel. Getting enough calories, proteins, vitamins, minerals is essential – especially when you’re training at a high intensity over long periods of time.
#3 – Ease Yourself Back In
Instead of jumping straight back to where you left off, try a more gradual return. Lower your training volume by up to 50% and increase the intensity in stages. This will reduce the likelihood of picking up injuries and allows you to focus on other areas of your training like form and technique.
How to Avoid Overtraining
The number one thing you can do to avoid overtraining is listen to your body. Pay attention to how you feel before, during and after exercise. Don’t ignore any aches or strains and keep track of your workouts over time. Stay fuelled up, drink plenty of water and – of course – get plenty of rest!
Final Thoughts
Remember sometimes the hardest thing we can actually do is take a rest day or recovery week! Do hard things; and see improvements in many areas of life.
Fun - HONESTY - Simplicity - Smash Life - Mental Toughness - Hard Work
Track Tuesday
This week is descending 400’s, dialling in some pace work ready for testing next week.
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: Sport City Track
Entrance fee: https://isddubai.com/athletics-venuehire/
Wednesday Ride
Back to some hard Vo2max efforts this week. 6 X 4min zone 5!
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: BOTS, Al Qudra
Coffee Run
Hill reps! Our monthly hills session. This week we will start from a different location at the same time.
Brief time: 05:54 am Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: Start Location (Common Grounds)
Parking is available here (underneath the bridge): https://maps.app.goo.gl/1VEi1knJQncTAopc9
Post run coffees at To the Moon and Back: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YZ2guifBnTQZLokMA
IFE Run WA link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/L0P8uWduZeiE7kin64pYfa
Saturday Ride
Our longer group ride, for riders who can avg around 30kph n group rides. We welcome anyone to join us.
Start time: 05:59 am
Monday
Time: 5:59pm ONLY
Location: InnerFight
Session: Ladies Only Tempo
This Monday we will be holding that Tempo pace (7/10 effort) for 10- and 5-minute blocks. Ensure to use the recovery to have the HR come down, if that means walking the recovery that is ok!
Tuesday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Sports City
Session: Track Tuesday
This week we have descending 400s, each with a 40 sec rest. You will start at 10km pace and work down towards 3km pace on these reps. This is a chance to run fast with the wider InnerFight Endurance community and coaches.
Wednesday
Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: Ladies Only Intervals
Today we have 1km repeats off a 2 min rest. Rest will be standing to ensure the body recoveries after each rep. If you ran hard at Track yesterday, feel free to come along for an easy run.
Friday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Kite Beach
Session: The Coffee Run
This week we have hill repeats. We will meet further up the beach track this week to give us more time on the bridge/hill. Post run coffees at To The Moon and Back.
Sunday
Time: 04:29am
Location: TBC - will be shared in WA
Session: Dubai Run
This will be a fun, social run where we'll stick together, celebrating our passion for running, our community, and the rare chance to go along Sheikh Zayed Road without road rage.
This week at InnerFight, we will start off with some back squats and then leggy conditioning. On Tuesday, we have some gymnastics work followed by a tough EMOM. Wednesday, we will Sumo deadlift, then get into a rowing power clean WOD with ascending weight on the power cleans. Thursday, we focus on some upper body pulling work coupled with some single leg work and then some fast short AMRAPS. Friday, we are snatching, followed by a long continuous mover for Friday therapy.
Monday:
Strength:
Tempo Back Squats & Banded Pull Aparts
Conditioning:
Every 4 mins x 5 sets complete:
2 rounds
8 front squat (50/35)
8 lateral hops over the bar
8 box Jump over
Tuesday:
Strength:
A) Handstand Holds + Hollow Holds + Dual DB Strict Press + Hanging Leg Raises
B) Toes To Bar
Conditioning:
EMOM15
Min 1 - 5 wall walks
Min 2 -10 burpee shuttle runs (5m)
Min 3 -15 TTB
Wednesday:
Strength:
Sumo Deadlifts + DB Lateral Raises
Conditioning:
20 Min amrap
500/400m row
5 Power clean
*Every round build PC weight starts at 60/40kg plus 2.5/5kg
Thursday:
Strength:
A) Pull-Up Complex - Strict / Kippin C2B / Kipping Pull-Ups
B) Dual KB Front Rack Box Step Ups
Conditioning:
3 Rounds
3 min amrap
6 C2B
12/9 cal Ass bike
rest 2 mins
3 min amrap
6 Kb Push Press (2 x 12/16)
12 KB forward lunge
rest 2 mins
Friday:
Strength:
Snatch Complex - Power Snatch / Overhead Squat / Hang Power Snatch
Conditioning:
Its Friday so 30 Rounds of Fun.... Letsss Gooooo!
ENGINE
Building those engines with a partner this week, which means higher intensity intervals across the machines.
GYMNASTICS
We continue to focus on the infamous bar muscle and the Handstand push-up in gymnastics. As always, we break down the skills, and these sessions are for all levels!
HYROX
Anything from a half hyrox to a full hyrox depending on your goals. We will change the distance of the runs so that we all finish together.
MOBILITY
Lower mobility/flexibility takes the front seat now. We will retest a few weeks ago to see if we are improving. The finisher will be upper stabilisation drills.
PURE STRENGTH
This week in pure strength, have some tough bench press cluster sets and then some upper body accessory work on Monday, followed by a chance to progress the loading on the Single Leg work from last week,
WEIGHTLIFTING
This week in weightlifting, we are dialling in positions with a muscle clean and press followed by a heavy clean hang clean and Jerk complex followed by a tough EMOM.
As humans, we often see things in others before ourselves. We also have a tendency to be high achievers and think that doing more is always better than doing less. When it comes to our bodies, this is not always the case – it’s possible that we can drive ourself into a fatigue deficit.
3 Most Common Signs You’re Overtraining
#1 – Frequent Injuries or Sickness
Training too much weakness out immune system, meaning we are more prone to getting sick. It also means we’re at much higher risk of injuries if we don’t give our body the recovery time it needs.
If you’ve suffered back-to-back injuries or frequent bouts of sickness, it’s probably worth looking at your training load and the frequency of high-impact sessions.
#2 – Performance has Plateaued or Declined
When this happens, our reaction is usually to push harder and to work even more. You might have noticed that there is a decrease in your speed, strength, or overall endurance despite all of your consistency. In order to allow your body to make progress, it needs to recover from the stress it is under!
#3 – Energy for Life is Low
Not waking up excited and ready for the day, despite a full night’s sleep, could be sign that you need to rest more. Perhaps social plans with friends or family that used to be fun now feel like a chore. It is important that our training complements our lifestyle, as opposed to hindering it.
How to Recover from Overtraining
#1 – Prioritise Rest
You need to give your body time to recover, even if this means lowering your training volume or taking a few weeks off entirely. If you push your body too hard for too long, you could end up with a serious injury that puts you out of action for a very long time.
#2 – Focus on Nutrition
In order to recover properly, your body needs the right fuel. Getting enough calories, proteins, vitamins, minerals is essential – especially when you’re training at a high intensity over long periods of time.
#3 – Ease Yourself Back In
Instead of jumping straight back to where you left off, try a more gradual return. Lower your training volume by up to 50% and increase the intensity in stages. This will reduce the likelihood of picking up injuries and allows you to focus on other areas of your training like form and technique.
How to Avoid Overtraining
The number one thing you can do to avoid overtraining is listen to your body. Pay attention to how you feel before, during and after exercise. Don’t ignore any aches or strains and keep track of your workouts over time. Stay fuelled up, drink plenty of water and – of course – get plenty of rest!
Final Thoughts
Remember sometimes the hardest thing we can actually do is take a rest day or recovery week! Do hard things; and see improvements in many areas of life.
Fun - HONESTY - Simplicity - Smash Life - Mental Toughness - Hard Work
Monday
Time: 5:59pm ONLY
Location: InnerFight
Session: Ladies Only Tempo
This Monday we will be holding that Tempo pace (7/10 effort) for 10- and 5-minute blocks. Ensure to use the recovery to have the HR come down, if that means walking the recovery that is ok!
Tuesday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Sports City
Session: Track Tuesday
This week we have descending 400s, each with a 40 sec rest. You will start at 10km pace and work down towards 3km pace on these reps. This is a chance to run fast with the wider InnerFight Endurance community and coaches.
Wednesday
Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: Ladies Only Intervals
Today we have 1km repeats off a 2 min rest. Rest will be standing to ensure the body recoveries after each rep. If you ran hard at Track yesterday, feel free to come along for an easy run.
Friday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Kite Beach
Session: The Coffee Run
This week we have hill repeats. We will meet further up the beach track this week to give us more time on the bridge/hill. Post run coffees at To The Moon and Back.
Sunday
Time: 04:29am
Location: TBC - will be shared in WA
Session: Dubai Run
This will be a fun, social run where we'll stick together, celebrating our passion for running, our community, and the rare chance to go along Sheikh Zayed Road without road rage.
This week at InnerFight, we will start off with some back squats and then leggy conditioning. On Tuesday, we have some gymnastics work followed by a tough EMOM. Wednesday, we will Sumo deadlift, then get into a rowing power clean WOD with ascending weight on the power cleans. Thursday, we focus on some upper body pulling work coupled with some single leg work and then some fast short AMRAPS. Friday, we are snatching, followed by a long continuous mover for Friday therapy.
Monday:
Strength:
Tempo Back Squats & Banded Pull Aparts
Conditioning:
Every 4 mins x 5 sets complete:
2 rounds
8 front squat (50/35)
8 lateral hops over the bar
8 box Jump over
Tuesday:
Strength:
A) Handstand Holds + Hollow Holds + Dual DB Strict Press + Hanging Leg Raises
B) Toes To Bar
Conditioning:
EMOM15
Min 1 - 5 wall walks
Min 2 -10 burpee shuttle runs (5m)
Min 3 -15 TTB
Wednesday:
Strength:
Sumo Deadlifts + DB Lateral Raises
Conditioning:
20 Min amrap
500/400m row
5 Power clean
*Every round build PC weight starts at 60/40kg plus 2.5/5kg
Thursday:
Strength:
A) Pull-Up Complex - Strict / Kippin C2B / Kipping Pull-Ups
B) Dual KB Front Rack Box Step Ups
Conditioning:
3 Rounds
3 min amrap
6 C2B
12/9 cal Ass bike
rest 2 mins
3 min amrap
6 Kb Push Press (2 x 12/16)
12 KB forward lunge
rest 2 mins
Friday:
Strength:
Snatch Complex - Power Snatch / Overhead Squat / Hang Power Snatch
Conditioning:
Its Friday so 30 Rounds of Fun.... Letsss Gooooo!
ENGINE
Building those engines with a partner this week, which means higher intensity intervals across the machines.
GYMNASTICS
We continue to focus on the infamous bar muscle and the Handstand push-up in gymnastics. As always, we break down the skills, and these sessions are for all levels!
HYROX
Anything from a half hyrox to a full hyrox depending on your goals. We will change the distance of the runs so that we all finish together.
MOBILITY
Lower mobility/flexibility takes the front seat now. We will retest a few weeks ago to see if we are improving. The finisher will be upper stabilisation drills.
PURE STRENGTH
This week in pure strength, have some tough bench press cluster sets and then some upper body accessory work on Monday, followed by a chance to progress the loading on the Single Leg work from last week,
WEIGHTLIFTING
This week in weightlifting, we are dialling in positions with a muscle clean and press followed by a heavy clean hang clean and Jerk complex followed by a tough EMOM.
Track Tuesday
This week is descending 400’s, dialling in some pace work ready for testing next week.
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: Sport City Track
Entrance fee: https://isddubai.com/athletics-venuehire/
Wednesday Ride
Back to some hard Vo2max efforts this week. 6 X 4min zone 5!
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: BOTS, Al Qudra
Coffee Run
Hill reps! Our monthly hills session. This week we will start from a different location at the same time.
Brief time: 05:54 am Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: Start Location (Common Grounds)
Parking is available here (underneath the bridge): https://maps.app.goo.gl/1VEi1knJQncTAopc9
Post run coffees at To the Moon and Back: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YZ2guifBnTQZLokMA
IFE Run WA link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/L0P8uWduZeiE7kin64pYfa
Saturday Ride
Our longer group ride, for riders who can avg around 30kph n group rides. We welcome anyone to join us.
Start time: 05:59 am
As humans, we often see things in others before ourselves. We also have a tendency to be high achievers and think that doing more is always better than doing less. When it comes to our bodies, this is not always the case – it’s possible that we can drive ourself into a fatigue deficit.
3 Most Common Signs You’re Overtraining
#1 – Frequent Injuries or Sickness
Training too much weakness out immune system, meaning we are more prone to getting sick. It also means we’re at much higher risk of injuries if we don’t give our body the recovery time it needs.
If you’ve suffered back-to-back injuries or frequent bouts of sickness, it’s probably worth looking at your training load and the frequency of high-impact sessions.
#2 – Performance has Plateaued or Declined
When this happens, our reaction is usually to push harder and to work even more. You might have noticed that there is a decrease in your speed, strength, or overall endurance despite all of your consistency. In order to allow your body to make progress, it needs to recover from the stress it is under!
#3 – Energy for Life is Low
Not waking up excited and ready for the day, despite a full night’s sleep, could be sign that you need to rest more. Perhaps social plans with friends or family that used to be fun now feel like a chore. It is important that our training complements our lifestyle, as opposed to hindering it.
How to Recover from Overtraining
#1 – Prioritise Rest
You need to give your body time to recover, even if this means lowering your training volume or taking a few weeks off entirely. If you push your body too hard for too long, you could end up with a serious injury that puts you out of action for a very long time.
#2 – Focus on Nutrition
In order to recover properly, your body needs the right fuel. Getting enough calories, proteins, vitamins, minerals is essential – especially when you’re training at a high intensity over long periods of time.
#3 – Ease Yourself Back In
Instead of jumping straight back to where you left off, try a more gradual return. Lower your training volume by up to 50% and increase the intensity in stages. This will reduce the likelihood of picking up injuries and allows you to focus on other areas of your training like form and technique.
How to Avoid Overtraining
The number one thing you can do to avoid overtraining is listen to your body. Pay attention to how you feel before, during and after exercise. Don’t ignore any aches or strains and keep track of your workouts over time. Stay fuelled up, drink plenty of water and – of course – get plenty of rest!
Final Thoughts
Remember sometimes the hardest thing we can actually do is take a rest day or recovery week! Do hard things; and see improvements in many areas of life.
Fun - HONESTY - Simplicity - Smash Life - Mental Toughness - Hard Work
As humans, we often see things in others before ourselves. We also have a tendency to be high achievers and think that doing more is always better than doing less. When it comes to our bodies, this is not always the case – it’s possible that we can drive ourself into a fatigue deficit.
3 Most Common Signs You’re Overtraining
#1 – Frequent Injuries or Sickness
Training too much weakness out immune system, meaning we are more prone to getting sick. It also means we’re at much higher risk of injuries if we don’t give our body the recovery time it needs.
If you’ve suffered back-to-back injuries or frequent bouts of sickness, it’s probably worth looking at your training load and the frequency of high-impact sessions.
#2 – Performance has Plateaued or Declined
When this happens, our reaction is usually to push harder and to work even more. You might have noticed that there is a decrease in your speed, strength, or overall endurance despite all of your consistency. In order to allow your body to make progress, it needs to recover from the stress it is under!
#3 – Energy for Life is Low
Not waking up excited and ready for the day, despite a full night’s sleep, could be sign that you need to rest more. Perhaps social plans with friends or family that used to be fun now feel like a chore. It is important that our training complements our lifestyle, as opposed to hindering it.
How to Recover from Overtraining
#1 – Prioritise Rest
You need to give your body time to recover, even if this means lowering your training volume or taking a few weeks off entirely. If you push your body too hard for too long, you could end up with a serious injury that puts you out of action for a very long time.
#2 – Focus on Nutrition
In order to recover properly, your body needs the right fuel. Getting enough calories, proteins, vitamins, minerals is essential – especially when you’re training at a high intensity over long periods of time.
#3 – Ease Yourself Back In
Instead of jumping straight back to where you left off, try a more gradual return. Lower your training volume by up to 50% and increase the intensity in stages. This will reduce the likelihood of picking up injuries and allows you to focus on other areas of your training like form and technique.
How to Avoid Overtraining
The number one thing you can do to avoid overtraining is listen to your body. Pay attention to how you feel before, during and after exercise. Don’t ignore any aches or strains and keep track of your workouts over time. Stay fuelled up, drink plenty of water and – of course – get plenty of rest!
Final Thoughts
Remember sometimes the hardest thing we can actually do is take a rest day or recovery week! Do hard things; and see improvements in many areas of life.
Fun - HONESTY - Simplicity - Smash Life - Mental Toughness - Hard Work
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