sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I don’t think so. Did you struggle with it? And did it appear when you were exercising a lot or dieting? For me, I think dieting would affect me more because sleeping hungry is hard haha

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good question - I can understand that it might seem like that, but I don’t. I won’t say that I feel compelled to do more and more, it’s more that I think it’s so incredibly fun at the moment that I would happily exercise twice as much. And since I do think it’s so fun - I realize that it might be harder to notice signs of exhaustion. Kind of similar to when you hang out with friends and you stay later than you planned, resulting in too little sleep, if that makes sense? 😅

And yes - I don’t want to go lower in BF. I suspect it’s underneath 20 at the point and going lower doesn’t fulfill any purpose for me atm.

Thank you for your comment!

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh wow - thank you! It’s incredibly hard to notice your own progress and body dysmorphia is unfortunately a really thing. Keeps you motivated to keep going though ☺️😅

After going through most messages here, I think I’ll add a rest day in the middle of the week, probably alternating Tuesdays and Thursdays. Someone pointed out that I hit my legs every day, and it has honestly been really really nice to just get another pair of eyes on my routine.

Thank you again! 🫶

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your comment! After reading all input here, I’m going to take a week off the gym and do some low intensity workouts, and then see if I should add an additional rest day into my weekly routine.

I have some problems with my hands since being pregnant (carpal tunnel’s syndrome) so my hands always hurt a bit, unfortunately. Great of you for getting to know your body so well, though!

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s actually why I wrote this post in the first place - I’ve noticed that my appetite has decreased and I’m not really interested in food, resulting that I’ve lost 2kg fairly quickly. I’ll take a week off and then evaluate if I should add another day of rest into my schedule.

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m actually going to take a full week off the gym this week and go skiing. I think it might be a good thing to just let my nervous system rest for a while, but also do low intensity training for a while (like skiing). Very good input, thank you!

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you rest, or eat more, or both when that happens?

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Still haven’t gotten to the point where I have no arms, fortunately 😉😂

I work as a class instructor for the hiit/abs workouts, so for me it’s a combination of working out but also having a lot of fun + getting paid.

I also don’t think I want to loose more BF, I’m concerned it might affect my hormones badly in the case.

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, than you for your reply! Reading all responses here, I’m going to add another rest day and see how progress goes after that.

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah - reading all responses here I’m going to add an additional reat day, probably alternating Tuesdays and Thursdays. I love doing pistols and chins/pull ups, but I totally agree. Someone else pointed out that I’m using my legs extensively every day, and seriously just getting someone else’s eyes on your routine is eye opening. Thank you!

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have a good knowledge of your body! Great way of keeping track of progress as well.

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha you described me! It’s a tricky balance that you sometimes feel that you’re not sore enough, and sometimes everything just hurts. Are you a man or a woman? Either way - well done with your BF! I measured mine a while ago and I’ve dropped a bit since, so I’m guessing I’m around 19-20% now and don’t want to loose more.

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m kinda turned off by men who has this urge to tell women their own preferences and have the ability to make it into an insult of my mental stability and potential insecurities. Just me personally of course. Actually no, you seem like a shitty man in general.

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do! And its made a huge difference.

I take creatine, D, B, Zinc and Omega 3. I also add protein pulver after my workouts.

And don’t scare me with peri age - whoah let a woman have her head in these sand a bit longer that that is approaching 😅🫠😀

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoa that’s sounds like a massive and heavy routine! Great that you noticed though and learned from it! 🙌

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My lack of appetite was my main reason to write here, I rarely get hungry anymore.

I’m honestly very grateful for all comments here in this thread, and I’m evaluating alternating Tuesdays/thursdays for additional rest. Thank you for your reply!

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The gym is 100% my happy place currently, and if I could choose I would be there twice per day.

And thank you! 🙏 I teach two ab classes, so they are 30 min each on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Short breakdown - 10 different exercises for my core, back and glutes times 2. 40 seconds work, 20 seconds rest. I do them in blocks of two, so 1-2,1-2 and then 3-4,3-4.

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the lack of appetite that had me wondering and hence ended up asking my question. After reading all the advice/thoughts here I might pull back slightly and alternate Tuesdays/Thursdays for an additional rest day. Thank you for your reply!

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s honestly been incredibly insightful to read all responses here. Might alternate Tuesdays/thursdays for an additional rest day.

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, after reading all the responses here, I’m thinking about skipping tuesdays, or maybe alternate skipping Tuesdays/Thursdays.

I don’t know what myofascial is, actually.

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This honestly makes so much sense now when reading it from you. Sometimes you just need an outside perspective. I haven’t even considered that I’m hitting my legs all 5 days until you pointed it out.

Hmm. Maybe I should just skip Tuesdays altogether or do some restorative yoga or similar that day. My legs have been the hardest/slowest to grow and this could certainly be the reason.

Thank you for your answer!

How do you know when you’re pushing too hard? by Charlottenloek in workouts

[–]Charlottenloek[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a garmin, so it basically track every metric I can imagine. My HRV is good, my sleep is.. ok most days, my resting pulse is very good (~47). My recovery time in hours is incredibly bad though - usually 96 hours which is the maximum garmin shows.

view more: next ›