Less Is More Is Less?
Had a great week training. After taking some time off the previous week for the first time in almost 4 months (can you say "overtraining?") I hit my training harder & smarter. The 3 day splits (Mon Chest/Tris, Wed Back/Legs, Fri Shoulders/Bis) divided up by core sessions on Tue & Thur worked well. Still some tenderness in the shoulders but nothing like it was. The Back/Legs session was INTENSE! It felt great to really tax my entire system like that again!
I’ve made a number of changes to various lifts, stopped doing some & replaced them with others. All in all it was great to get back at it. I feel like "me" again.
Now here is the funny part that I’m still trying to grasp. My appetite came back with a vengeance this week. It seems like I’m always eating. My new found passion is sushi, specifically a salmon & avocado roll in brown sticky rice. I’m eating this a lot, and I know as a result my carbs & EFAs are way up.
The end result?
I awoke this AM, "felt" kinda lean, so I weighed myself. Apparently I’ve LOST around 2.5 - 3 lbs eating like this the past week!! I have NO idea how/who/why. I know I didn’t gain any weight during the time off (weighed myself to verify), so this is all since Monday.
I’m lifting less (1 whole session/week). I’m eating more slow carbs & good fats. I’m resting more. The guy in the mirror looks better. Go figure….
If anyone can explain this I’d appreciate it.
September 25, 2008 at 7:02 pm
you said it, less is best, but i’m a super over trainer, after football and wrestling thats all my body knows, but i’m starting to learn to listen to my body, i want to look as shared as yo when i get your age. keep training smart my friend.