There’s three major ways that people get overtrained and three different ways that you should respond to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please don’t let this be a substitute for the advice of a physician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This kind of overtraining happens under two circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first circumstance is the planned circumstance. You know that you are going to push your body beyond what it has done before or what it has done in a long time. Hopefully, you will succeed in reaching the level of exertion that you desire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second circumstance is when you are undertrained due to a lack of exercise, and you workout again for the first time after a long time, and you find yourself sore after the workout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In either case, you should only need a short rest. If you had planned the event, then you will probably want to take it easy after your next workout. If you haven’t worked out for awhile, then you may want to back off and you certainly don’t want to push yourself harder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n