[Thomas_Rivera]

About every two or three weeks I switch up my benchpress routine from a progressive slope to my maximum (255). I would do 10 reps at 100 pounds, take a break, then move on to 110 after and do that ten times, then continue with ten reps for each weight until I got to 140, then i would go back down to 100.

Is that over training?

[Basso]

Over training can not be determined by the w/o per se but by your ability to recover etc. Are you making consistent gains? If your moving backwards (getting weaker) then your probably over training, if you are continually moving forward (getting stronger, bigger) then you are obviously not over training.

[Progeny]

Agreed with Basso. As long as you are making gains, you are probably not overtraining.

[Thomas_Rivera]

Ah, thanks. I never trained in high reps often so I was just concerned, thanks guys.

[Mygeeto]

Originally Posted by Basso

Over training can not be determined by the w/o per se but by your ability to recover etc. Are you making consistent gains? If your moving backwards (getting weaker) then your probably over training, if you are continually moving forward (getting stronger, bigger) then you are obviously not over training.

try telling the first bit to ur parents..if u go too many times they say uhh wtf ur overtraining and if u odnt go enough times there like uhh u fat ugly or skinny piece of crap get back in the gym and dont waste my money on memberships balh blah
they have no id- friging-dea how the shit works or nothing.

sorry just had to get that off my massively muscular and defined chest

[Basso]

Originally Posted by Mygeeto

try telling the first bit to ur parents..if u go too many times they say uhh wtf ur overtraining and if u odnt go enough times there like uhh u fat ugly or skinny piece of crap get back in the gym and dont waste my money on memberships balh blah
they have no id- friging-dea how the shit works or nothing.

sorry just had to get that off my massively muscular and defined chest

Lol, my parents gave up on me about 25 years ago

[Jonathan180]

no such thing as over training. some people train for 4 or more hours although its not overtraining its bad for your body. you need rest no such thing as going to hard just not enough rest,.

[71bodybuilder]

yea its over training--go up from a 100 to 140 dont cheat---but dont go back down to 100--just go 100 to 150

[Jonathan180]

no such thing as over training just not enough recovery time.

[acoz]

Originally Posted by Jonathan180

no such thing as over training. some people train for 4 or more hours although its not overtraining its bad for your body. you need rest no such thing as going to hard just not enough rest,.

If your in the gym 4 hours your either a social butterfly or you dont know what your doing. IMO If you cant fatigue your body again something is wrong with the way your training.

[Jonathan180]

it depends how your training first of all.