You are clearly attempting to get in shape, which is excellent! You have to put the time in the gym to get results and if you are not doing that then you will need to increase your efforts. There is, however, one warning you cannot afford to ignore: you must not overtrain.
To avoid overtraining you need to make sure you give your body a break between workouts. The rest and break will help repair and beheld the muscle that is being broken down in overtraining.
To understand overtraining, you first have to understand that when you are building muscle, you're actually breaking muscle down. You're not building the muscle in the gym, really. Instead, what you're doing is breaking down muscle in the gym and producing tiny injuries in the muscle that then must heal and repair. When these injuries heal and repair, they heal and repair stronger than they were previously. Therefore, when you're building muscle, you're actually breaking down muscle first, and then letting your body rest and repair in between; this process is what actually builds muscle.
Your body can be damaged when you overtrain because you are not allowing it the proper time to build and repair between workouts. This is an indication that you are stopping the creation of new muscle tissue. Worse than that, though, you're actually hurting yourself in a number of other ways, too. Be alert for these symptoms as they indicate you are probably overtraining.
First of all, when you are overtraining, you will be working really hard, but you won't be building much if any muscle. That's the first thing you'll probably notice. If you keep going with overtraining, though, you're probably going to notice other symptoms, too.
Not allowing proper recovery time between workout sessions will cause your testorone levels to decline.
As unbelievable as it sounds, you could get chubbyer and bigger. You might gain weight you don't want to, in the form of fat. In continuing to overtrain, you will in effect be breaking down fat burning muscle without building it back up, as well as increasing your cortisol levels. There is a stress hormone called Cortisol that makes the body want to hold onto and retain the fat that is present, especially in the stomach area.
Overtraining is a good way to make your immune system break down and become weaker. The reason is that it is trying to cope with your body's constant state of inflammation due to sore and damaged muscles. So if you find yourself getting colds and flu more easily, slow down. When you incorporate a good bodybuilding regimen, it should make you less likely to come down with the flu or a cold, not more likely.
Finally, it bears repeating that when you overtrain, you lose muscle, you don't gain it. Since this is the absolute opposite of what you actually want to accomplish, a good bodybuilding regimen is in order to help you both avoid the symptoms and get the muscle you want.
When you're bodybuilding, your pattern should be one day of intense weightlifting followed by one day of rest. Do heavy duty lifting three to four days a week and give yourself a day off in between intense workouts. It's a good idea to do some light cardio on your rest days, but the big point here is that you should be resting your muscles from heavy duty lifting. They need time to recover and to repair. This is what's going to help you bulk up in a good way, with muscle.
Your body can't rebuild itself, even if you're resting, unless it's got the tools do so. That means that nutrition is just as important as rest is. Now, don't pile on the potato chips or other junk food, opt for good, lean proteins, fruits and vegetables, and whole grains. Good, nutritious calories that will fill you up and give your body the means to repair itself in between workouts. If you do this, you should see results in no time, and you should feel much better, too. - 16004
To avoid overtraining you need to make sure you give your body a break between workouts. The rest and break will help repair and beheld the muscle that is being broken down in overtraining.
To understand overtraining, you first have to understand that when you are building muscle, you're actually breaking muscle down. You're not building the muscle in the gym, really. Instead, what you're doing is breaking down muscle in the gym and producing tiny injuries in the muscle that then must heal and repair. When these injuries heal and repair, they heal and repair stronger than they were previously. Therefore, when you're building muscle, you're actually breaking down muscle first, and then letting your body rest and repair in between; this process is what actually builds muscle.
Your body can be damaged when you overtrain because you are not allowing it the proper time to build and repair between workouts. This is an indication that you are stopping the creation of new muscle tissue. Worse than that, though, you're actually hurting yourself in a number of other ways, too. Be alert for these symptoms as they indicate you are probably overtraining.
First of all, when you are overtraining, you will be working really hard, but you won't be building much if any muscle. That's the first thing you'll probably notice. If you keep going with overtraining, though, you're probably going to notice other symptoms, too.
Not allowing proper recovery time between workout sessions will cause your testorone levels to decline.
As unbelievable as it sounds, you could get chubbyer and bigger. You might gain weight you don't want to, in the form of fat. In continuing to overtrain, you will in effect be breaking down fat burning muscle without building it back up, as well as increasing your cortisol levels. There is a stress hormone called Cortisol that makes the body want to hold onto and retain the fat that is present, especially in the stomach area.
Overtraining is a good way to make your immune system break down and become weaker. The reason is that it is trying to cope with your body's constant state of inflammation due to sore and damaged muscles. So if you find yourself getting colds and flu more easily, slow down. When you incorporate a good bodybuilding regimen, it should make you less likely to come down with the flu or a cold, not more likely.
Finally, it bears repeating that when you overtrain, you lose muscle, you don't gain it. Since this is the absolute opposite of what you actually want to accomplish, a good bodybuilding regimen is in order to help you both avoid the symptoms and get the muscle you want.
When you're bodybuilding, your pattern should be one day of intense weightlifting followed by one day of rest. Do heavy duty lifting three to four days a week and give yourself a day off in between intense workouts. It's a good idea to do some light cardio on your rest days, but the big point here is that you should be resting your muscles from heavy duty lifting. They need time to recover and to repair. This is what's going to help you bulk up in a good way, with muscle.
Your body can't rebuild itself, even if you're resting, unless it's got the tools do so. That means that nutrition is just as important as rest is. Now, don't pile on the potato chips or other junk food, opt for good, lean proteins, fruits and vegetables, and whole grains. Good, nutritious calories that will fill you up and give your body the means to repair itself in between workouts. If you do this, you should see results in no time, and you should feel much better, too. - 16004
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