Am i overtraining

[Looneyas]

Need advice on my weekly level of training im doing.

 

Monday - 6am Patterns

 

12pm - 12.30pm Skipping

 

4.30pm - 6.30pm weights & Stretching & bag workout

 

6.30pm - 3 x 2km Run

 

Tuesday 6am Pattern

 

12pm - 12.30pm Skipping

 

4.30pm - 5.30pm - weights

 

6.pm - 8.30pm Taekwondo Dojo

 

Wednesday - 6am Pattern 12pm - 12.30pm Skipping

 

4.30pm - 6.30pm weights & Stretching & bag workout

 

6.30pm - 3 x 2km Run

 

Thursday 6am Pattern

 

12pm - 12.30pm Skipping

 

4.30pm - 5.30pm - weights

 

6.pm - 8.30pm Taekwondo Dojo

 

Friday Rest day

 

Sat & Sun Weights & Stretching plus Patterns

 

I am doing this so hard as my Black Belt Test is on in 5 weeks so im just training a bit harder.... so far im feeling on top of the world....

 

but do you feel im over training at all. ??

[Radok]

Looks good to me.

[granmasterchen]

sounds normal, you can never over train...what a silly thought!

[italian_guy]

If you feel well with your body and you hear no voice inside you telling you to stop (I mean you are not psicologically tired). You are not overtraining.

[Nirvana]

Excuse the newbie response but what do you mean by patterns?

[WolverineGuy]

You may want to cut down on the cardio on days when you have both skipping and a bag workout. Otherwise, I'd have to know what body parts you are working and when to give you a good answer. It looks good to me, but again, the big thing is making sure you have plenty of time to rest, and not doing one body part on the weights too much. While I'm on the subject, since your blackbelt is in five weeks, go as hard as you can for four, then just coast on the last week. You need to relax and not get yourself tired that last week. Worked wonders for me...my test partner didn't take my advice, he was dyin in the first thirty minutes. Just my two cents.

[Practice is the key _]

I think that is good but remember if you tired get a few rest and slepps rest is just as important as trainnin goodluck, to Nivaa a patten is kata.

[Rich67]

sounds normal, you can never over train...what a silly thought!

that's not true. You can overtrain. Symptoms include:

 

1) high blood pressure

 

2) excess fatigue and restless sleep

 

3) loss of body mass

 

4) lack of desire to train

 

5) headaches

 

If you push yourself too much, you can actually REVERSE progress of exercise and cause long-term cellular damage. Listen to your body for the symptoms. Injuries and sicknesses will start popping up, since your immune system will take a dump. It's hard to tell just by looking at your program. It all depends on how intese you are when you do it, and how RESTFUL you are on your days off. And how many hours of sleep you get each nite.

[Looneyas]

I'd have to know what body parts you are working and when to give you a good answer

 

Ok with my weigh training i train on a split 4 on 1 off

 

day 1 bench press, lat pull down, shoulders

 

day 2 legs

 

day 3 bench, lat pulldown , shoulders

 

day 4 legs

 

day 5 rest

 

Now i dont train to get big but rather to be strong i do not do go hard as to faliure....

[Rich67]

It looks good; I'd throw in other things. This is my workout:

 

DAY ONE: Chest, shoulder and triceps.

 

DAY TWO: Aerobic (or at the dojo) and ab work.

 

DAY THREE: rest

 

DAY FOUR: Back, Bicep, and trapezius work.

 

DAY FIVE: Aerobics (or at the dojo) followed by leg work (squats, dead lifts, lunges, extensions and leg curls) and abs.

 

DAY SIX: rest

 

DAY SEVEN: rest, but a light all over entire body workout at the dojo.

 

Rule of thumb: When you do squats and heavy legwork, your body will be systemically fatigued for quite some time, even if your muscles are no longer sore. Take an extra day of rest if need be. I only train body parts 1x a week, but I'm also older (36) and my body isn't what it used to be. You younger guys can probably throw them in 2x a week.