Is overtraining hampering my progress?
So my diet is really low right now and I have still been getting in 3 intense workouts every day. Is there a possibility I am overtraining and my body is rebelling? I haven’t lost any weight and I have no idea where my body fat is. I was talking to a few of my girlfriends who are competing with me and the consesus was that perhaps I may be overtraining. I go on 2-3 low carb days and then cycle a high one, all the while pushing my body at the gym, but there are some days that I can barely get up to go to the bathroom at work because I am too tired. Plus, my weight hasn’t moved at all. It goes up and down, but will not give me a steady drop.
I can vary from a low of 128 to 132 right now. What am I then? If the scale has said 128 that means that I am probably 128 right and then when it goes up it’s just from holding onto water and such. But what water am I holding onto if I am not really eating carbs or anything.
I want to talk to my trainer about it, but I am sur in his eyes I am just not working hard enough. Every time I look in the mirror I feel like I am worlds away from where I need to be which in turn makes me skip a meal if I am not that hungry or at the very least cut some food out from it. If I am steadily that low with my diet and very strict on the working out then how is the weight not moving?
I usually guage things by my body fat, but Terry said he won’t take it until I am 127, which makes me want to push even harder. But am I pushing too hard that my body doesn’t have the energy to burn the calories it needs to? Do I scale the workouts back to 2 a day and then try to get a 3rd one in maybe 3 days a week? Help me, I am beyond the point of frustration right now!!!
March 10, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Even i think this could be overtraining 3 INTENSE WORKOUTS A DAY?????? how in the world are you doin this? like gimme and example of a days workouts or something….i’m king volume craziness but i think that might even kill me
btw ur back looks amazing in ur pic
March 11, 2008 at 6:57 am
Wendy, I totally think it’s overtraining! Because, you do need to fuel your workouts a bit right!?! So by doing three on such a low carb diet…i know its taking the fat…BUT…I do also think you maybe into overtraining. What if you do 3 on your higher carb day and 2 VERY intense on the lower carb days?? I am going by my energy level now to determine if i’m doing 2 or 3 a day!
You do look AMAZING!! Talk to Terry about it and see what he thinks!!
March 11, 2008 at 7:50 am
i know this is very important to you, and you have worked your BUTT off, it could be stress and your right your body could be reacting to the intensity of it all. I got into trouble the last time I told someone to relax, and I know you have alot going on, so I mean I am sure you are going to do AMAZING WELL!!
i do know there is such a thing as over training.
March 11, 2008 at 8:37 pm
sounds like you have put your body into starvation mode and it has stalled out. have you considered increasing your protein and good fat a bit and see if that will stimulate your body into fueling the fire again?? just one or two days and see what happens… and def. don’t skip meals that would just compound the problem by causing your body to eat away at your precious muscle. think i may be at the posing deal this weekend…will you be there???