Overtraining
I hate that word. The fitness industry has abused "overtraining" to high heavans, and no longer has any meaning. Yes, you may be suffering from all the symptons, but you're not overtraining.
What?!?!
Thats right, I said it, overtraining is simply a figment of your imagination! Okay, maybe I'm being fecices, but to be honest, your nowhere close to overtraining. This is not to say overtaining is not a very real threat! It most certainly is! The problem, however, is the word has been bastardized to the point that everyone whose trained for more than 5 minutes thinks they're overtrained!
In actuality, most people are simply under recovered. Do not fear under-recovery, embrace it. Under recovery is simply another word for catabolisim. If there is no catabolisim, then there will be no anabolisim. In other words, if you do not tear the muscle down, the body will have no reason to build it back up. The body wants homeostasis and nothing else! If the body doesnt have to gain or lose weight, it won't. All change must come from you!
So stop freaking out when you can't fall asleep within the first five minutes! Unless you're a navy seal whose under gone years of stress with extremly low recovery, you're not overtrained! Learn to recover properly and don't conform to society. Just because Mens Health tells you your overtraining, doesn't mean you are. If you do feel extra tired, take an extra day off, it won't hurt. But don't succumb to the snowball effect. Be very aware of your training and plan accordingly. Succumb to the body, not society.
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