I just found out the hard way about over-training after talking to a doctor. I was recently diagnosed with shingles following four weeks of training that included 30-40 minute weight training sessions of two muscle groups followed by some high intensity/impact track/cardio workouts. The weights were done 3x each week & the track/cardio workouts were done 6x weekly with Sunday as a day off. This is on top of being a new dad and various work committments. I still got about 4-6 hours of sleep each night even with the baby.
The shingles haven't been so bad thus far, but we'll see if that changes. I plan on taking it a lot lighter this week on the exercising.
My fitness goal for 2012 was to be around 195 lbs and get my bodyfat down to about 15%. If you're curious I'm currently an honest 5'10.5" and 198 lbs. I'm down from 206 lbs with only about 0.75 lb of muscle loss during the slim down. Only supplements are a multivitamin, fish oil capsuls and whey protein since my wife is a vegetarian (I eat what she makes).
The shingles haven't been so bad thus far, but we'll see if that changes. I plan on taking it a lot lighter this week on the exercising.
My fitness goal for 2012 was to be around 195 lbs and get my bodyfat down to about 15%. If you're curious I'm currently an honest 5'10.5" and 198 lbs. I'm down from 206 lbs with only about 0.75 lb of muscle loss during the slim down. Only supplements are a multivitamin, fish oil capsuls and whey protein since my wife is a vegetarian (I eat what she makes).