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Written by: Daniel Rocha
These are just five quick points to illustrate some
of the issues surrounding overtraining, there are
many more. What happens as a result of these
things? Your progression slows down, stalls and in
some cases even regresses!
Once you have tendonitis it takes a long time for
that inflammation to go down. This means that
intensity in the gym will inevitably slow down be-
cause you’re unable to push the muscle as hard as
normal. As the CNS declines into a state of excess
fatigue it becomes harder and harder to generate
muscle recruitment. In instances where anabolic
hormone production suffers this obviously leads
to more time spent in a catabolic state rather than
n the next couple weeks, I will be headed to Dal- anabolic. What were micro tears which would ulti-
las for the Dallas Europa. My athletes are ready. mately recover grow into injuries when there is not
But one thing that is crucial about prep, is to know enough rest time during the training week.
when to slow down. Their calories are low, they
have put in the training and cardio time, body fat So these last 2 weeks we actually pull back. Drop
is low and most are just past moody, now just tired. the cardio in half, let them nap more, start incor-
Could they now be overtraining?
porating more carbohydrates, some may just need
more essential fatty acids, and have them pose
The issues surrounding overtraining are vast which more. Training sessions are shorter but we go back
is why it confuses me when so many people still do to basic heavy lifts to keep muscle mass thick then
it. Briefly speaking some of the main issues caused remainder of session is holding contractions for 4-6
by overtraining include:
seconds. The result will be a healthy looking phy-
Acute inflammation of connective tissues leading sique that is shredded. You’ll want to use these bod-
to things like tendonitis
ies for your anatomy class.
Overwhelming central nervous system fatigue
Suppression of anabolic hormones under certain Learn how to contest prep correctly ... join the team
circumstances where calories are restricted
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Mental fatigue and reduced focus
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