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13

Exercise: Signs of Overtraining

Filed Under Weight Lifting 

More is better right?  If exercise is good for you, than more exercise is automatically better, right?  Well, yes, to a point.  But, it is possible to exercise too much. 

When you exercise more than your body can handle, you can reach a state of overtraining.  In the past overtraining was no big deal.  You were just “hitting a plateau”,  or “burning out”.   But if you continue to exercise in a state of overtraining, your performance will continue to get worse, not better. 

 How can you tell if you are overtrained?  Well here are some common symptoms:

  • Decreased performance

  • Irritibility

  • Lack of desire to exercise

  • Depression

  • Sleeplessness

  • Increased muscle soreness

  • Higher Resting Heart Rate

  • Higher submaximum heart rate

  • Lowered testosterone levels

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  1.   Exercise: Signs of Overtraining by depression.vahalo.com on August 3rd, 2007 12:12 am

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