Overtraining

A lot of talk about overtraining and deloading lately. Now is overtraining a myth? No it is not. But please understand that  the limit you must push yourself to get anywhere near overtraining is extremely high and most of you won’t ever get to that point. Ever. Most of you are undertraining.

I’ve never met anybody who was near that point besides some athletes who think that more is better. These athletes are practicing hours on hours each week then in the weight room for hours every day. That is an issue. Which is why you need proper programming and a coach who knows what they are doing.

But for those of you who aren’t football players or any other sport for that matter you’re not overtraining so stop. What you need to do is listen to your body which takes some time to learn. It doesn’t just happen over night. While percentages and planned deloads are good listening to your body is better. Just because your workout says to do 85% it doesn’t mean you have to do 85%. If it’s light add some weight if it feels to heavy well then lower the weight.

If your continuing to make consistent gains there is no point for a deload but if you are feeling beat and run down take one. Its that simple. Where you and I  run into problems when we try to over complicate training. Don’t let your ego stand in the way. Train smart.  Do the proper things to recover everyday. Eat the right foods, get enough sleep, raise your work capacity and perform the proper recovery methods to ensure your body stays in tip top. If you feel like you need a day or two off then take a day or two off. If you need a week off take a week off.

That is my recipe for success.

Coach B