In the past 2-3 weeks I've overtrained maybe 3-4 times, thinking there was an extra workout that could be fit in somewhere if I just tried split routines, or spacing my workouts apart by 6+ hours. In the end I was sick once, lost muscle mass each time, and was worn out for some days afterward. By the internet's calculations, overtraining takes somewhere from 4-12 days to fully recover from. Those were mistakes I won't be making again, although I almost did some cardio on an off day before being saved by Andrew Huberman's advice to take a full day of recovery in between workouts.
I tried:
Cardio 3-4 days in a row
A split routine of 3 different workouts spread over 3 days
Working out twice in the same day
And finally, I lifted a chair I was assembling outside of my actual workout
Each lead to the symptoms I mentioned earlier, although to varying degrees. Usually I feel achy and tired and I lose muscle mass.
The one I almost tried recently was cardio on an off day. It's possible the source I referenced about that method of training was telling the truth, there were multiple studies cited and one of them claimed 24 hours in between training sessions was sufficient recovery if you split resistance exercises with cardio (ideally HIIT training), but something tells me it's overtraining and that I would just be cycling the same habits that broke down my body in the first place.
So I can't post a new update video soon because the bulk is just not what it was, but in one month there might be something worth showing.
Have a good week.
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