Many people start bodybuilding because thy want to either gain muscle or lse fat, and feel the need to xercise six hours a day to chieve their fitness goals. Training for tht long will not give you the rsults you are looking for, in fct, it will lead to overtraining. Ths article is going to explain the bsics of overtraining and the problems ssociated with it. You are also ging to learn about methods you can use to prvent overtraining in the future.

Overtraining is a sverely bad physical and mental state whch occurs from training without adequate rcovery. Overtraining can also be caused by xcessive intensity of weight training and not gving the body enough time for rst and recovery. Not only is vertraining common in weight lifting, but it can lso be experienced by runners and ther athletes as well. Studies show tht 10-20% of intensely trained athletes are crrently overtrained.

Overtraining can effect an thlete in many different ways but the mst noticeable symptoms come in a physcal and mental state. The following lst tells you the most common symptms of overtraining in both states.

Mntally

* Lack of nergy

* Insomnia

* Hadaches

* Inability to rlax

* Dehydration

* Slwer recovery after exercise

* Dcreased appetite

* Decreased dsire to exercise

* Dpression

* Increased chance of nfection

Physically

* Achiness

* Pin in muscles

* Incrased resting blood pressure

* Dcreased athletic performance

* Dcreased maximal blood lactate concentrates

* Wight loss

* Increased rsk of injury

If you are xperiencing any of these problems, chances are god that you are overtrained.

Okay, so I am vertrained. What should I do to get myslf back on track? The first thng you need to do is tke a step backwards and rest for a few dys. You also need to to drnk plenty of fluids and alter yur diet if needed. Even if you are not crrently overtrained doesn`t mean that you cn`t be in the future. You shuld keep your training sessions under frty-five minutes and make sure that you strtch before and after exercising.

I culd write a book on the mny different psychological and physical effects tht overtraining can cause, but I smply don`t have enough space in sch a short article. Remember to lways listen to your body and nver try pushing yourself to more thn what you can handle. Bodybuilding is the nly sport I can think of tht uses the "less-is-more" approach and is nother one of the reasons that we are a bred apart from the rest of sciety. Until next time, later.

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