WOD Oct 7-13 (2 Weeks until my bodybuilding show)

Are you overtraining?

Many people here about the fears of over training. This will lead to joint pain, burnout, and stalling or loosing your gains. Having been doing this for almost 2 decades I can count on one hand the amount of people who were actually overtrained. Most were under recovered.

Training is the stimulus. This is what tells our body we need to get stronger or loose fat. Its what else you do for your body that will assist in the recovery. If your recovery protocol is basement level even 1 hour training a week could put you in an overtrained state.

This is why we need to prioritize some great quality sleep and proper nutrition. I know its not as fun as the training aspect, but what is the purpose of putting in all that hard work and not being able to reap all the rewards.

For many, simply increasing their recovery protocol will lead to better results. There is no need to increase training volume or intensity.

Sleep and nutrition are just the basics. There are many other aspects you can add into your recovery. Meditation, breathing work, sauna, ice bath, tissue work, massage, foam rolling, yoga, stretching, etc. Find one that seems appealing to you and see how it makes you feel

Personally, this is very applicable to me right now. I am in a prime state to be overtrained. I am still training fairly high intensity with minimal calories. I still listen to my body and on days when I am not physically up for it, I don't push it. I have been focusing on maximizing sleep and sauna. Many people 2 weeks out from a bodybuilding show feel like walking death, personally I am feeling pretty amazing.

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