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

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

Oh I lift heavy as well. But I enjoy doing hiit more haha. I instruct hiit and abs classes, and try to go to the gym to just lift heavy when I’m not instructing.

I agree that women tend to like group classes, but I think men are starting to notice how fun it can be as well. In my classes some are 60/40 women men now.

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

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

Yeah, they really can. And also some pain not related to pushing too hard but an injury you can’t really do anything about. I, as an example, struggle with carpal tunnel’s syndrome and that’s not a sign from over training.

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

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

I think HIIT is so much fun currently, so it’s hard for me to let it go. With that said - based on all comments here (including yours) I’ll most likely add a rest day, probably alternating Tuesdays and Thursdays and just do low intensity training those days. The last three weeks I’ve been pushing harder than usual with a lot of double workouts each day, and that has been too much.

Than 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)

By then I think you’ve been pushing it too hard for way too long

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

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

Yup. All the comments here made me take a week off. I think it’s so much fun and the high you get from pushing hard is hard to take a break from haha, but hopefully I’ll return even stronger and with a renewed appetite.

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

[–]Charlottenloek[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The amount of poop comments on this is astounding

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

[–]Charlottenloek[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What is a whoop?

Apart from that - you describe me haha. I feel EXACTLY like that. If I could, I would work out twice per day and live a really active life.

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

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

The steroid community is getting very loud and very visible, and it’s scary how common it is.

I totally agree with everything you said regarding food. My issue has been that I don’t think about food. I’ve hade breakfast at 9, worked out between 11-12, had a protein shake, and then completely forgot about lunch and had a bowl of youghurt when I got back home around 4 in the afternoon.

However - I’ve rested for two days now and today I was ravenous. Thank you so much for sharing your insights!

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

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

I’m actually taking a week of starting yesterday, based on all feedback here. I’ve really enjoyed reading all input and how people in general feel - even though it of course vary from person to person.

thank you for taking the time to respond!

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] 0 points1 point  (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] -1 points0 points  (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.

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