ARGH! This is so frustrating. I can't seem to keep myself from overtraining. I think I am killing my progress...and maybe even hurting myself.
I go to the gym about 4 times per week. I try to randomize my order both on a daily and weekly basis. If I have a good day, I feel great and do way too many sets and reps until I feel totally destroyed. The next week when its time to hit that body part again, I can't do much and I usually have some mild pain involved. This lasts for up to two weeks...until I have a good day again and hit it hard again...and restart the cycle. I have even hit a body part so hard that it effects everything else I do the rest of the week (this week it was squats).
I don't know what it is, but when I am having a good strong day, I just can't leave the gym. It feels so good to get that huge pump and really beat the living hell out of my body. It usually gives me a high that lasts a couple days.
Am I hurting my progress...I am betting yes. Am I hurting myself...again, I am betting yes. What can I do to curb this feast/famine in the weight room? Am I the only one who runs into this problem? I'm not a newbie to the gym. I have been working out for almost 14 years now. Had this problem for pretty much the last several years.
Thanks for listening!
I go to the gym about 4 times per week. I try to randomize my order both on a daily and weekly basis. If I have a good day, I feel great and do way too many sets and reps until I feel totally destroyed. The next week when its time to hit that body part again, I can't do much and I usually have some mild pain involved. This lasts for up to two weeks...until I have a good day again and hit it hard again...and restart the cycle. I have even hit a body part so hard that it effects everything else I do the rest of the week (this week it was squats).
I don't know what it is, but when I am having a good strong day, I just can't leave the gym. It feels so good to get that huge pump and really beat the living hell out of my body. It usually gives me a high that lasts a couple days.
Am I hurting my progress...I am betting yes. Am I hurting myself...again, I am betting yes. What can I do to curb this feast/famine in the weight room? Am I the only one who runs into this problem? I'm not a newbie to the gym. I have been working out for almost 14 years now. Had this problem for pretty much the last several years.
Thanks for listening!