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 Post subject: When is it too much?
PostPosted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:11 pm 
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Whats up,

To get to the point, I want to have more stamina for MX, so I've begun to train more than I ever have, in the last month or two. I am concerned about the amount of time my body has to recover, seeing as I will workout 2 times a days on my workout days.

Monday - Tues - Thurs - Friday:
I hit the local Planet Fitness before work in the morning, mainly doing weights. I go to work and chill in my office until about 5pm. Around 6pm I head to my parents gym for more cardio intensive workouts such as C2 rowing, jump roping, and running. I also do a lot with body weight and also do a ton of balance ball workouts during this time. (Once I start riding, moto will take the place of my second workout of the day on days I can ride.)

Sundays:
Right now to get my body used to working its ass off on sundays, I go nuts on the C2 around lunch time.


My concern, especially since I workout twice a day, is I'm not giving my body enough recovery time. I know rest is important when training. I'm a designer, so is sitting on my butt at work for 7-9 hours a day enough rest for what I'm doing? I also generally go to bed around 10pm and wake up at 5am to make the gym.

If it makes a difference, I've even changes my diet and everything, too. I eat 6- 8 meals a day, smaller portions, vitamin and protein rich food, no carbs after 8 and all that stuff.

Thanks for any help or suggestions!

-Ryan


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 Post subject: Re: When is it too much?
PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:37 pm 
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Read this article on Recovery and see if it answers your questions.

http://www.racerxvt.com/article/recovery-training

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 Post subject: Re: When is it too much?
PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:19 am 
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Thanks for the link. That helps a lot.

Geez... guess I should search the site before I ask questions haha


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 Post subject: Re: When is it too much?
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Yea its always good to do a search first. There are tons of articles that address this issue. Don't forget to search the forum as well. Its all good though, glad I could help.

Here is another great article

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