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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
A sustained 50-minute aerobic workout designed to build your engine and endurance. Expect continuous movement across the bike, rower, ski erg, and running, all at a manageable, steady pace.
GYMNASTICS
This week is all about the bar! On Tuesday, we’ll continue working on pulling strength, followed by kipping and butterfly progressions. On Thursday, Bar Muscle Ups will make an appearance. Get ready for low bar drills, strength work and BMU progressions galore.
HYROX
A high-intensity session focused on building leg strength and muscular endurance. We will finish each movement with short runs to build resilience under fatigue.
MOBILITY
Back to the flows, yes, back in popular demand, I’m running it back. Full body stretching ended with stability/activation of course.
PURE STRENGTH
This week in Pure Strength, we kick off Monday with a heavy set of RDLS, followed by some Front squat volume, and then some frontal plane strength work. On Wednesday, we have some overcoming isometrics to kick our session off, followed by some cluster sets on the bench press, and then some push-pull accessory work.
WEIGHTLIFTING
Weightlifting this week is snatch; we are breaking down the movement. Starting with the 3-position snatch. Drilling the timings under the barbell. Followed by snatch pulls and a complex of behind-the-neck push press into OHS.
Monday Ride
A ride dedicated to group riding skills and some fitness. Coach Rob Foster leads this ride, if you'd like to join email Rob Foster
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: The Loop Cafe, Bike DXB
Track Tuesday
Our weekly on track speed session! For any level of runner looking to build their run speed, threshold and Vo2max fitness and run with the best running community in Dubai.
Time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park
Friday - Coffee Run
Our weekly tempo run. Sessions are built on an RPE scale and accessible to all levels of runner. We start together, run hard then finish together and chat about it over a coffee and breakfast.
Brief time: 05:54 am
Start time: 05:59 am
Start Location: Common Grounds
Saturday - Long Ride
Our weekly endurance ride.
Please email Rob Foster for more details.
Time: 05:59 am
Location: Bottom of the Stick, Al Qudra.
Monday
Time: 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: LRC Tempo
This week will be dialling into that Tempo effort (7/10 RPE) for 5 mins blocks. You will take a 2 min recovery after each block and repeat the sequence 5x.
Tuesday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park
Session: Track Tuesday
This is your chance to run fast with the wider IFE community and coaches. This week we will be running 300m repeats at 3km pace, each with a very easy float between.
Wednesday
Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: LRC Intervals
Today we have intervals in the morning and evening. We will be running 100m effort through the park behind InnerFight, you will then have 300m easy/recovery before repeating the sequence.
Friday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Common Grounds
Session: The Coffee Run
This week we will be working on a negative split run. After 20 mins of easy running you will go into 1 min on, 1 min off intervals for 30 mins. Post session coffees at Common Grounds from 7am.
Monday:
Starting the week with some pressing tempo push-up work, followed by some bench press and death march, and then a strongman-style workout for an epic start to the week!
Strength:
A) EMOM x 8 - 3 to 5 tempo push-ups tempo @31x1
B) Every 90 sec x 10 alt between - 5 Barbell bench press @20x1 (building) & 16 alt DB death march
Conditioning:
For Time:
10-1 Sandbag Over Shoulder
1-10 Dumbbell STOH
Tuesday:
Tuesday, we have some sled work in the strength, and then some Interval work that will challenge your squat and pull endurance.
Strength:
A) 6 mins build to max triple broad jump
Rest 2 mins
B) Every 2 mins x 5 2 length sled push
Conditioning:
4 min window
30 sec wall sit
30 wall balls
15 pull-ups
AMRAP cal ski
Rest 2 mins x 4
Wednesday:
Wednesday is all about the barbell in both the skill and a fast-paced
Squat clean and run workout.
Strength:
A) Every 2 mins x 8 - 2 power clean + 2 push press
Rest 2 mins
B) Every 90 sec x 3 6 BB good mornings @30x1
Conditioning:
For Time:
15-12- 9 Squat Cleans
After each set, a park run
Thursday:
Thursday, we have some strict pull-up work followed by a long endurance workout on the rower.
Strength:
A: In a 2-minute window, establish a MAX unbroken set of strict pull-ups/chest 2 bar/bar muscle-ups
+
B: EMOM 8 @ 33% of A
Conditioning:
30 mins Max Cal Row:
0-10 mins every 2:30 mins 6 burpees
11-20 mins every 2:30 mins 6 burpee box jump
21-30 mins every 2:30 mins 6 burpee box jump over
Friday:
FUF, we are finishing off with some single-leg and core work, and then 6 rounds of
Strength:
A) EMOM x 6 - 20 sec strict TTB/SLR
rest 2 min
B) Every 2 mins x 4 - 12 alt front rack KB reverse lunge
Conditioning:
6 Rounds For Time:
12 TTB
40/30 Cal Ass Bike and C2 bike (Alternating)
20 Russian KB Swing
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 Ride
A ride dedicated to group riding skills and some fitness. Coach Rob Foster leads this ride, if you'd like to join email Rob Foster
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: The Loop Cafe, Bike DXB
Track Tuesday
Our weekly on track speed session! For any level of runner looking to build their run speed, threshold and Vo2max fitness and run with the best running community in Dubai.
Time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park
Friday - Coffee Run
Our weekly tempo run. Sessions are built on an RPE scale and accessible to all levels of runner. We start together, run hard then finish together and chat about it over a coffee and breakfast.
Brief time: 05:54 am
Start time: 05:59 am
Start Location: Common Grounds
Saturday - Long Ride
Our weekly endurance ride.
Please email Rob Foster for more details.
Time: 05:59 am
Location: Bottom of the Stick, Al Qudra.
Monday
Time: 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: LRC Tempo
This week will be dialling into that Tempo effort (7/10 RPE) for 5 mins blocks. You will take a 2 min recovery after each block and repeat the sequence 5x.
Tuesday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park
Session: Track Tuesday
This is your chance to run fast with the wider IFE community and coaches. This week we will be running 300m repeats at 3km pace, each with a very easy float between.
Wednesday
Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: LRC Intervals
Today we have intervals in the morning and evening. We will be running 100m effort through the park behind InnerFight, you will then have 300m easy/recovery before repeating the sequence.
Friday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Common Grounds
Session: The Coffee Run
This week we will be working on a negative split run. After 20 mins of easy running you will go into 1 min on, 1 min off intervals for 30 mins. Post session coffees at Common Grounds from 7am.
Monday:
Starting the week with some pressing tempo push-up work, followed by some bench press and death march, and then a strongman-style workout for an epic start to the week!
Strength:
A) EMOM x 8 - 3 to 5 tempo push-ups tempo @31x1
B) Every 90 sec x 10 alt between - 5 Barbell bench press @20x1 (building) & 16 alt DB death march
Conditioning:
For Time:
10-1 Sandbag Over Shoulder
1-10 Dumbbell STOH
Tuesday:
Tuesday, we have some sled work in the strength, and then some Interval work that will challenge your squat and pull endurance.
Strength:
A) 6 mins build to max triple broad jump
Rest 2 mins
B) Every 2 mins x 5 2 length sled push
Conditioning:
4 min window
30 sec wall sit
30 wall balls
15 pull-ups
AMRAP cal ski
Rest 2 mins x 4
Wednesday:
Wednesday is all about the barbell in both the skill and a fast-paced
Squat clean and run workout.
Strength:
A) Every 2 mins x 8 - 2 power clean + 2 push press
Rest 2 mins
B) Every 90 sec x 3 6 BB good mornings @30x1
Conditioning:
For Time:
15-12- 9 Squat Cleans
After each set, a park run
Thursday:
Thursday, we have some strict pull-up work followed by a long endurance workout on the rower.
Strength:
A: In a 2-minute window, establish a MAX unbroken set of strict pull-ups/chest 2 bar/bar muscle-ups
+
B: EMOM 8 @ 33% of A
Conditioning:
30 mins Max Cal Row:
0-10 mins every 2:30 mins 6 burpees
11-20 mins every 2:30 mins 6 burpee box jump
21-30 mins every 2:30 mins 6 burpee box jump over
Friday:
FUF, we are finishing off with some single-leg and core work, and then 6 rounds of
Strength:
A) EMOM x 6 - 20 sec strict TTB/SLR
rest 2 min
B) Every 2 mins x 4 - 12 alt front rack KB reverse lunge
Conditioning:
6 Rounds For Time:
12 TTB
40/30 Cal Ass Bike and C2 bike (Alternating)
20 Russian KB Swing
ENGINE
A sustained 50-minute aerobic workout designed to build your engine and endurance. Expect continuous movement across the bike, rower, ski erg, and running, all at a manageable, steady pace.
GYMNASTICS
This week is all about the bar! On Tuesday, we’ll continue working on pulling strength, followed by kipping and butterfly progressions. On Thursday, Bar Muscle Ups will make an appearance. Get ready for low bar drills, strength work and BMU progressions galore.
HYROX
A high-intensity session focused on building leg strength and muscular endurance. We will finish each movement with short runs to build resilience under fatigue.
MOBILITY
Back to the flows, yes, back in popular demand, I’m running it back. Full body stretching ended with stability/activation of course.
PURE STRENGTH
This week in Pure Strength, we kick off Monday with a heavy set of RDLS, followed by some Front squat volume, and then some frontal plane strength work. On Wednesday, we have some overcoming isometrics to kick our session off, followed by some cluster sets on the bench press, and then some push-pull accessory work.
WEIGHTLIFTING
Weightlifting this week is snatch; we are breaking down the movement. Starting with the 3-position snatch. Drilling the timings under the barbell. Followed by snatch pulls and a complex of behind-the-neck push press into OHS.
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
Location: InnerFight
Session: LRC Tempo
This week will be dialling into that Tempo effort (7/10 RPE) for 5 mins blocks. You will take a 2 min recovery after each block and repeat the sequence 5x.
Tuesday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park
Session: Track Tuesday
This is your chance to run fast with the wider IFE community and coaches. This week we will be running 300m repeats at 3km pace, each with a very easy float between.
Wednesday
Time: 5:59am & 5:59pm
Location: InnerFight
Session: LRC Intervals
Today we have intervals in the morning and evening. We will be running 100m effort through the park behind InnerFight, you will then have 300m easy/recovery before repeating the sequence.
Friday
Time: 5:59am
Location: Common Grounds
Session: The Coffee Run
This week we will be working on a negative split run. After 20 mins of easy running you will go into 1 min on, 1 min off intervals for 30 mins. Post session coffees at Common Grounds from 7am.
Monday:
Starting the week with some pressing tempo push-up work, followed by some bench press and death march, and then a strongman-style workout for an epic start to the week!
Strength:
A) EMOM x 8 - 3 to 5 tempo push-ups tempo @31x1
B) Every 90 sec x 10 alt between - 5 Barbell bench press @20x1 (building) & 16 alt DB death march
Conditioning:
For Time:
10-1 Sandbag Over Shoulder
1-10 Dumbbell STOH
Tuesday:
Tuesday, we have some sled work in the strength, and then some Interval work that will challenge your squat and pull endurance.
Strength:
A) 6 mins build to max triple broad jump
Rest 2 mins
B) Every 2 mins x 5 2 length sled push
Conditioning:
4 min window
30 sec wall sit
30 wall balls
15 pull-ups
AMRAP cal ski
Rest 2 mins x 4
Wednesday:
Wednesday is all about the barbell in both the skill and a fast-paced
Squat clean and run workout.
Strength:
A) Every 2 mins x 8 - 2 power clean + 2 push press
Rest 2 mins
B) Every 90 sec x 3 6 BB good mornings @30x1
Conditioning:
For Time:
15-12- 9 Squat Cleans
After each set, a park run
Thursday:
Thursday, we have some strict pull-up work followed by a long endurance workout on the rower.
Strength:
A: In a 2-minute window, establish a MAX unbroken set of strict pull-ups/chest 2 bar/bar muscle-ups
+
B: EMOM 8 @ 33% of A
Conditioning:
30 mins Max Cal Row:
0-10 mins every 2:30 mins 6 burpees
11-20 mins every 2:30 mins 6 burpee box jump
21-30 mins every 2:30 mins 6 burpee box jump over
Friday:
FUF, we are finishing off with some single-leg and core work, and then 6 rounds of
Strength:
A) EMOM x 6 - 20 sec strict TTB/SLR
rest 2 min
B) Every 2 mins x 4 - 12 alt front rack KB reverse lunge
Conditioning:
6 Rounds For Time:
12 TTB
40/30 Cal Ass Bike and C2 bike (Alternating)
20 Russian KB Swing
ENGINE
A sustained 50-minute aerobic workout designed to build your engine and endurance. Expect continuous movement across the bike, rower, ski erg, and running, all at a manageable, steady pace.
GYMNASTICS
This week is all about the bar! On Tuesday, we’ll continue working on pulling strength, followed by kipping and butterfly progressions. On Thursday, Bar Muscle Ups will make an appearance. Get ready for low bar drills, strength work and BMU progressions galore.
HYROX
A high-intensity session focused on building leg strength and muscular endurance. We will finish each movement with short runs to build resilience under fatigue.
MOBILITY
Back to the flows, yes, back in popular demand, I’m running it back. Full body stretching ended with stability/activation of course.
PURE STRENGTH
This week in Pure Strength, we kick off Monday with a heavy set of RDLS, followed by some Front squat volume, and then some frontal plane strength work. On Wednesday, we have some overcoming isometrics to kick our session off, followed by some cluster sets on the bench press, and then some push-pull accessory work.
WEIGHTLIFTING
Weightlifting this week is snatch; we are breaking down the movement. Starting with the 3-position snatch. Drilling the timings under the barbell. Followed by snatch pulls and a complex of behind-the-neck push press into OHS.
Monday Ride
A ride dedicated to group riding skills and some fitness. Coach Rob Foster leads this ride, if you'd like to join email Rob Foster
Start time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: The Loop Cafe, Bike DXB
Track Tuesday
Our weekly on track speed session! For any level of runner looking to build their run speed, threshold and Vo2max fitness and run with the best running community in Dubai.
Time: 05:59 am
Session Length: 1.5 hour
Location: Dubai Sports City Sports Park
Friday - Coffee Run
Our weekly tempo run. Sessions are built on an RPE scale and accessible to all levels of runner. We start together, run hard then finish together and chat about it over a coffee and breakfast.
Brief time: 05:54 am
Start time: 05:59 am
Start Location: Common Grounds
Saturday - Long Ride
Our weekly endurance ride.
Please email Rob Foster for more details.
Time: 05:59 am
Location: Bottom of the Stick, Al Qudra.
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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