Muscle Gain and Overtraining Don’t Mix

July 7th, 2009 by Ricardo d Argence

by Ricardo d Argence

It seems that you are trying to get yourself in shape. It’s likely that you’re spending hours in the gym doing intense weight lifting. If you’re not, then it’s probably true that you’re not going to get the results you want and you’ll need to step up.

Remember that if you want to see the results that are so important to you, you need to avoid overtraining. Overtraining is something that occurs if you work to hard. You are not going to give your body the rest that it needs and you’ll find that weightlifting sessions that go too far are going to hold you back rather than push you forward.

Let’s talk about how your body builds muscles and what you need to do to get there. Remember that when you work out, you are not making your muscles bigger. What you are actually doing is creating tiny rips and tears in the muscles that you have and encouraging them to heal as time goes on.

What you should take from this experience is that the tears that have healed and built up are tougher than the tissue that was there before. When you move forward and stretch your muscle, you will find that you need to let your body repair so you can get the building stage.

Remember that if you are overtraining your muscle is just going to begin breaking down. There is no time for it to try to repair itself and the muscles that you want are actually being prevented from building.

What are the symptoms of overtraining and what can you do to make sure that you are going to be on the right track?

Remember that when you are working too hard, you’ll be exhausted but you are not going to see any results. Not seeing results is bad enough when you are looking at all the time that you are putting in, but there are other things that you should keep an eye on as well.

First remember that when you are working out too much that your testosterone levels will go down. The more you overtrain, the more your testosterone drops.

You might get fatter. As counterintuitive as that sounds. You might gain weight you don’t want to, in the form of fat. That’s because if you keep overtraining, not only will you be breaking down muscle without building it back up, but you also increase your levels of cortisol, a stress hormone that makes your body want to retain fat.

You might find yourself getting sick more often and much more easily than usual. When you overtrain, your immune system reacts by becoming weaker. So if you find yourself getting colds and flu more easily, slow down. A good bodybuilding regimen should make you less susceptible to colds and flu, not more so.

Have you started losing muscle mass? This sign should give you some real concern because when you overtrain, you are going to lose muscle rather than gaining it. If this is something that is happening even when you notice that you are training correctly, it is time to reassess what is going on.

How to fix this problem? It’s very easy, rest and nutrition are the key factors. When you’re bodybuilding, your pattern should be one day of intense weightlifting followed by one day of rest.

On your rest day, you may like to do some light cardio to make sure that you don’t stiffen up, but remember that you should rest. Your muscles need the time to recover and to repair themselves.

Finally, remember that when you want to build up bigger muscles that your body needs the tools to do it. Go for lean proteins, fruits and vegetables. This will help you get the results that you need and it will keep you healthy while you do so!

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