How do you know youre overtraining exactly!
OK I ve read lots of literature and heard so many different opinions, so whats yours? First off, working out on test or off test will be 2 different cases, so lets stick with (on)Test cycle.
Now some say work 1 body part a seesion for an hour TOPS!
--after an hour I'm just getting pumped up
If you work 2 body parts a session, should you be there 2 hrs.???
When and how does this whole overtraining thing come in??
I just need to be clearified, with cortisol levels too high, etc.ect.
It drives me crazy.
Now Bill Pearl, Arnold, and Flex and other magazines say:to get bigger you need to increase the intensity::
1.more sets
2.more reps
3more weight or
4.less time between sets........ok............
Now if you should ABSOLUTLY NOT go over 8 sets for bis or tris and youve been lifting for 20 years and kept it at 8 sets ONLY, then you should be doing 3 sets of 100 lb. tricep kickbacks with no rest before moving on to your measly 5 other sets right? Then thats it.Triceps are done?I dont get it.
To sum it up does overtraining mean??.....
a)you can do 8 reps of 60 lb. dumbell press for a session, then can only do it for 5 reps the next session?
b)or...feel exhausted all day and lift when you feel exhausted, but can still put up your weight? Thanks for any feedback