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Overtraining and Weight Loss
By Brian Gallichan
Overtraining is much more common than people think it is. Overtraining involves performing more exercise than is necessary to produce the fitness results that one is seeking.
Overtraining involves not allowing your body enough rest days between workouts. Overtraining can also result from performing too many sets or reps of a particular exercise during a workout.
It is possible to overwork a single muscle, or even the entire body. Below is some information regarding overtraining and how it relates to weight loss.
Overtraining symptoms include fatigue, depression, appetite loss, irritability, insomnia, and decreased performance. Overtraining also inhibits the immune system, making it harder for the body to recover from even a minor sickness such as a common cold.
Of all the symptoms, decreased performance is the most reliable when it comes to diagnosing overtraining. If you cannot perform the same amount of reps with the same amount of weight as you did during your last workout, then it is likely you are overtraining and need to rest longer between workouts.
Overtraining expends all of your energy, so that you no longer feel up to the challenge of losing weight. Overtraining is so exhausting, both physically and mentally, that most people just end up quitting.
The key is to understand that weight loss takes time, and that no amount of overtraining is going to speed up the weight loss process. In fact, overtraining will cause your weight loss results to plateau. To prevent overtraining, monitor your weight loss results using your workout log.
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