10 Signs of Overtraining + How To Fix It

Описание: Overtraining is a serious deal, especially when trying to recover from something like Orthorexia, Anorexia or just on its own! When I was in the middle of recovery, there's no doubt in my mind that I was overtraining.. and that it made me spin my wheels for way too long, stopped me from recovering for WAY TOO LONG.

My hope with this video is that you'll be able to either catch overtraining that's happening now, or be able to spot it in the future if it pops up. One of the first steps is being able to recognize it, the second is taking action - if you connect with any of the signs on here, really consider changing something up in your schedule!

The first time I really took a step back, asking myself whether I was HAPPY or ENERGIZED by my workout (and was completely honest with myself) the answer was no. I knew I needed to change SOMETHING if I wanted to:

1). Make progress in the gym
2). Actually enjoy the time I was putting into working out

If you aren't able to watch the entire video (I completely understand 🙌🏼) I'll put the list of the 10 signs below with the tips on fixing it all! Again, recognizing overtraining is half the battle - taking action to change the routine is the other half!

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My 10 Signs of Overtraining:

1. You're TIRED - working out leaves you feeling exhausted consistently, rather than energized consistently

2. You can't sleep well (Insomnia - again, consistently over time!)

3. 'Heavy Muscles' - When your muscles feel VERY heavy, or your muscles are just tired in general.

4. You're getting sick more often than usual

5. Soreness is lasting longer, maybe for a couple days at a time

6. Exercise leaves you unmotivated

7. A drop in performance (Something like the amount of weight you can lift or your run/ distance time consistently is going DOWN)

8. You can't get past plateaus - unlike the drop in performance, this one is characterized by staying at the SAME weight or the SAME run time over a long period of time (Unless you're intentional in staying at those weights / that run time)

9. You simply don't enjoy working out anymore

10. You feel guilty and anxious if you aren't able to exercise

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Tips to Recover!

1. Take some time off! (Maybe a week, maybe a month - a significant event to break the long-running momentum you might have built up)

2. Consider adding a full rest day or two into your consistent routine

3. Set a shorter time limit for your workouts / maintain shorter workout sessions in general

4. EAT MORE FOOD

5. Working through the mental process of simply being OK taking a break - work on the mental game

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And that's it, folks! Those are my personal insights into overtraining, and the remedies that might be able to help. Definitely recognize that im not going to be able to hit everything right on its head here, but my hope is that at least SOME of this was able to help :)

Thanks so much for watching!

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