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From: Al Bundy on 3 May 2007 16:20

Prisoner at War wrote:
I really don't know any other way to be. If I
> eat, I feast. If I relax, I go to sleep. If I work out, I kill
> myself.
>
Keep working out.

From: rick++ on 4 May 2007 10:38
Lots of symptoms:
feeling tired after a run instead of being invigorated
waking up tired in the the morning
insomnia
resting pulse higher than on a rest day
sore muscles and joints - should only have that after the weekly hard
run


From: Elflord on 4 May 2007 11:04
You know, there are two ways you can approach this -- you can adjust
your program to something that's optimal for size and strength (NOT
what you're doing now), or you could simply scratch that, and find
a sport that is compatible with your mental approach (cycling would
be one, for example).

Either way, first, have a clear idea what your goals are. I think this
is at least part of the problem, and not as easy as it sounds -- first and
foremost, you love doing this and the process what it's all about. It's
nice to be big and strong, but I don't think that's really what's driving
you.

Once you've a better idea of what your goals are, post both your goals and
current regimen to an appropriate newsgroup, and you should get a lot of
helpful responses.

Good luck,
--
Elflord
From: Prisoner at War on 6 May 2007 10:29
On May 3, 7:13 pm, "Steve Freides" <s...(a)fridayscomputer.com> wrote:
>
> <SNIP>
>
>
> And do some reading on the pros and cons of training to failure - it's not
> as well thought of as it used to be, and some of us avoid it except when
> testing a max or at a competition.

Yes, I've noticed that -- which is why I'm wondering to myself about
"overtraining." Never really heard of the term. I've heard of the
need to rest, yeah, but when training, it was always all-out. Never
realized that one could "overtrain" during the training itself! But I
guess this is my mid-life crisis, then: I'm having to think of myself
as one of them "old guys" at the gym instead of who I'd been these
past fifteen years! And I used to wonder why "old" folks only walked
on treadmills...LOL!

> -S-http://www.kbnj.com


From: Prisoner at War on 6 May 2007 10:34
On May 4, 10:38 am, rick++ <rick...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> Lots of symptoms:
> feeling tired after a run instead of being invigorated
> waking up tired in the the morning
> insomnia
> resting pulse higher than on a rest day
> sore muscles and joints - should only have that after the weekly hard
> run


Yes, the other big culprit could be sleep. I often do wake up feeling
a little "tired" -- but I like to attribute that to the chemicals the
body releases due to dreaming (in order to keep the muscles paralyzed
and not flailing about) more than anything.

The other thing is, I don't know why, but I find it very hard now to
have a good night's sleep. As a matter of fact, I don't think I get a
full uninterrupted eight hours of sleep more than maybe twice a
year!! Honest, I always wind up waking up to use the bathroom, some
nightmare, sometimes I'm just awake and I don't even know why. Very
strange stuff. But even with the interruptions, I get a good six
hours on average I'd say.

BTW, I've always been a very light sleeper, apparently, even as a
child. So maybe that's just how I'm "supposed" to be....


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