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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Why Overtraining Hurts You When You Are Bodybuilding

By Ricardo d Argence

If you are someone who is trying to get in shape and do it fast, you are probably spending a lot of time at the gym. The issue is that you might not know how much time is too much and what is too little!

Remember that overtraining can hurt you just like not training enough. When you work too hard, you are not giving your body the time that it needs to stop and rest. When your body doesn't have the time and the resources that it needs to recover from the weightlifting that you want to do, you are going to see some serious problems.

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.

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.

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?

When you are overtraining, you will find that you are no seeing many results. Remember that overtraining is something that is going to have several symptoms as well, so make sure that you take the time to stop and be aware.

One of the symptoms of overtraining involve seeing a drop in your testosterone level. This is a natural result of what happens if your body does not get enough time to recover.

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.

Have you noticed that your health is taking a blow? If so, this is definitely a sign that you need to stop. When you work out too hard, your immune system is going to suffer for it. If you see that you are getting colds and flus more easily, it is time to slow down. Working out should give you less health problems, not more.

Loss of muscle mass. 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.

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.

Work out one day and then do some light cardio when you work out on your rest days. Remember that you should rest your body between the heavy duty lifting that comes along with it.

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! - 17269

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