❓Are you sore a lot?

❓Tired all the time?

❓Do you leave your workouts feeling absolutely drained?

❓If you’re a woman, have you lost your monthly cycle?

….

You might be overtraining.

You’re definitely under-recovered.

While this looks different for everyone there are certain signs that your body gives you to let you know.

#teamnodaysoff is not cool – its detrimental to your health and your progress.

If you’re not taking at LEAST 1 solid rest day/week and maybe another LIGHT day to do some mobility/yoga or bodyweight work – chances are, you’re overtraining.

There are so many variables when it comes to recovery including:

✨Proper nutrition

✨Proper exercise programming

✨Adequate sleep

✨Hydration

✨Managing overall stress

Stress comes to us in different ways and unfortunately our bodies can’t tell the difference between a workout, and your boss yelling at you for the 50th time today, or family drama etc. Mental stress IS STRESS.

So how do we manage all of this?

Pay attention.

Answer the questions above. Start looking at the variables and if you think one might be lacking, start tracking. You’ll see patterns.

❗️Been a stressful day? Maybe instead of that HIIT workout, you do some strength training instead.

❗️Didn’t sleep well? Maybe instead of lifting you do some LISS (low intensity steady state) cardio instead.

❗️Nutrition hasn’t been the best? DON’T KILL YOURSELF IN THE GYM. You can’t out train a bad diet, stop it. Eat your vegetables.

While exercise might be your “stress reliever” make sure you are taking the time outside the gym to help counteract that as well.

P.S. This legs up the wall position feels lovely after a long day on your feet.

Whats your favorite way to recover?

Share with a friend who could use some extra recovery time!