Workouts and recovery

flytrapcan · 08-16-2006, 10:14 AM

As natrual athletes do you approach you training and rest differently than a non natural athlete, or has supplementation bridged the recovery gap?

**str8flexed** · 08-16-2006, 11:27 AM

I workout everything with more volume & frequency than most IFBB pros i'll bet. Never had a problem. Overtraining = boogeyman. the exception is for people who are older

flytrapcan · 08-16-2006, 01:13 PM

Does the lack of Anabolics make it even more necessary to hit the muscle with more voulme? Rather than relying on just heavy 5 rep sets for mass.

ryanmalone43 · 08-16-2006, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by str8flexed

I workout everything with more volume & frequency than most IFBB pros i'll bet. Never had a problem. Overtraining = boogeyman. the exception is for people who are older

meaning you dont belive in overtraining?

**str8flexed** · 08-16-2006, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by flytrapcan

Does the lack of Anabolics make it even more necessary to hit the muscle with more voulme? Rather than relying on just heavy 5 rep sets for mass.

Yup, most people have it backwards... steroids allow you to train LESS frequently & still keep levels of protein synthesis elevated... as a natural trainee synthesis drops much faster post workout

**str8flexed** · 08-16-2006, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ryanmalone43

meaning you dont belive in overtraining?

no i do. I just think 99.99999% of people who think they are overtraining... really aren't.

trust me... if you were overtrained, you would KNOW it

ryanmalone43 · 08-16-2006, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by str8flexed

no i do. I just think 99.99999% of people who think they are overtraining... really aren't.

trust me... if you were overtrained, you would KNOW it

i gotcha.. your sayin alot of people mistake overtraining for fatigue... i just took a week off training b/c i felt i was overtrained. i was tired as hell all the time and i had NO appetite at all.. i was basically forcing myself to eat. and t hen i felt like puking before and after all my meals, esp in the morning. after about the 4th or 5th day of rest i started getting my appetite back and now im back to eating like a beast... sound like i was overtrained to you?

**str8flexed** · 08-16-2006, 11:55 PM

at your age i really doubt it

Nathan Blades · 08-17-2006, 12:44 AM

Sounds like u over trained to me!

Mygeeto · 08-17-2006, 04:58 AM

so what does overtraining feel like? have u ever overtrained Str8flexed?

ryanmalone43 · 08-17-2006, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Nathan Blades

Sounds like u over trained to me!

sure felt like it bro

flytrapcan · 08-17-2006, 11:36 AM

Sometimes even if you are not physically over training your body, it's possible to just simply need some time away from the gym. Every now and then I just need to take it easy, just relax on the couch and unwind from the gym.

For me anyway.

ryanmalone43 · 08-17-2006, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by flytrapcan

Sometimes even if you are not physically over training your body, it's possible to just simply need some time away from the gym. Every now and then I just need to take it easy, just relax on the couch and unwind from the gym.

For me anyway.

haha, i feel that man... which reminds me, one of my buddies is a powerlifter and he always preaches that even though your muscles may be rested that you can still overwork your Central Nervous System