Overtraining

[two_phat]

this is kind of leading on from another thread that involved DOMS...

is DOMS a sign of overtraining??

obviously its not if its only 1 or 2 days after training, but if it continues, does that mean that I've worked my muscles too hard??

[AlBundy]

Nah just train through it and it wont be as bad the next time, I still get sore but nothing like when I started.

[HotCheeks]

train hard enough and you will need minimum 48hrs but up to 5 days to recover LOL

[frogie2001]

over training is a term that gets thrown around a fair bit i think. symptoms of overtraining is joint pain, injuries, constant tiredness etc. Muscle pain (DOMS) is just a sign of working out and tearing the muscle tissue.

[Max]

I found that starting out (as I still am, more or less) I tended to get stupid sometimes and work the same muscles two or three days in a row. That is the sort of thing that buggers you completely and fatigues you utterly.

Overtraining when lifting heavy weights is incredible stupidity. Overworking with small/medium weights is neglegence.

[two_phat]

yeah i don't work the same muscles consecutively - theres no point. would screw with the muscle recovery and limit gains.

[Russ]

it always gets me when i've have taken a week off and i'm just getting back into it - like muscle shock