Am I overtraining??

[Little Rage]

You are not overtraining. also there is nothing wrong with the 3 low and 1 high.

Originally posted by E23
Oh yeah do two hours of cardio in the AM and two in the PM.

I hope you're joking here... there is no need to do anywhere near this much, if any at all.

 

[JG1]

Shit, thats not a heavy work load at all.

Here's what I'm doing...LOL

Monday: 60 minutes morning cardio; (pm) Back/Traps, 30 minutes PW cardio
Tuesday: 60 minutes morning cardio; (pm) Chest/Abs, 30 minutes PW cardio
Wednesday: 60 minutes morning cardio; 60 minutes pm cardio
Thursday: 60 minutes morning cardio; (pm) Legs, 30 minutes PW cardio
Friday: 60 minutes morning cardio; (pm) Shoulders/Arms, 30 minutes PW cardio
Saturday: 60 minutes morning cardio; 60 minutes pm cardio
Sunday: 60 minutes morning cardio; 60 minutes pm cardio

I go carb-less all day cept for my two PW meals (take in 100g dextrose immediatly after training, then 50g medium GI carbs bout 90 minutes later).

Doing EOD injects on 100mg prop/100mg primo. Just started on clen as well.

This routine isn't for everybody, but for me, it friggin melts the fat right off while maintaining all my muscle.

 

[GodOfThunder]

Nothing wrong with it I was just wondering not go a few more days without carbs before carb up. I take it your not trying to reach ketosis?

 

[Frango]

I go carb-less all day cept for my two PW meals (take in 100g dextrose immediatly after training, then 50g medium GI carbs bout 90 minutes later).
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JG1, you have 100g dextrose right after the morning cardio, 50g medium GI 90 minutes later, and then repeat it after lifting later?

 

[JG1]

JG1, you have 100g dextrose right after the morning cardio, 50g medium GI 90 minutes later, and then repeat it after lifting later?

No, no carbs after morning cardio. Only carbs I eat are Post Workout (weight training)

 

[psychedout]

Nothing wrong with it I was just wondering not go a few more days without carbs before carb up. I take it your not trying to reach ketosis?

Well my high carb day isn't that high really... about 300 grams.... and 100-150 grams on low carb days...

I dunno, it seems to be working cause total input of energy is less then the output....

And you are correct, I am not trying to reach ketosis.

JG1 that is quite the workload you have. Personally my legs start to shrink if I do that much cardio.

 

[psychedout]

So your doing a 3 hour workout spread over the course of the week? If it works for you by all means do it!

I hope your getting at least 100g of carbs after each workout.

Oh yeah do two hours of cardio in the AM and two in the PM.

This is a lot of cardio. That said, I think cardio still has its place in BBing, although some may disagree.

I comsume about 75 grams PWO. 100 gr is too much for me when cutting.

I am curious -- what cardio are you doing for two hours in the AM and PM... I do lots of sprints for my cardio, and I definetly could not do anywhere near that much.

 

[genarr4]

A very good way to judge if you're overtraining is do you feel overtrained? Are you dreading going to the gym? Do you feel weak? Are you enthusiastic about training? These are the questions you need to ask yourself.

 

[horsePOWER]

i couldnt agree with GENARR4 any more. when i switched to the arnold style volume training it took me less than a month and became exhausted to do anything. took almost 2 weeks off before the drive came back.

so if you feel good then chances are ur probably doing good

 

[psychedout]

genarr4 -- well said -- and thankfully I do not feel overtrained -- if I start to feel like it, I will take a few days off and re-evaluate/adjust my program.


Thanks for all the repsonses guys. Karma coming your way.