i over trained but when my legs started to feel fatigued and tired i slowed it down and then i took about a week off now my legs are still tired, any advice?
i over trained but when my legs started to feel fatigued and tired i slowed it down and then i took about a week off now my legs are still tired, any advice?
Diet.
i have a really healthy diet, i know thats not an issue for me
Try pool running/swimming. Doing things in the water will help your legs to recover. You might also want to do some short, fast stuff. Maybe your legs are just lethargic and need to be woken up a bit. So maybe do some strides after easy runs.
Tryna roonalot wrote:
i have a really healthy diet, i know thats not an issue for me
If you had a healthy diet, then you wouldn't be overtrained.
Overtraining is a chronic condition. Only rest will do it.
tfc wrote:
Tryna roonalot wrote:i have a really healthy diet, i know thats not an issue for me
If you had a healthy diet, then you wouldn't be overtrained.
Diet and overtraining are certainly linked, but it's definitely possible to become overtrained even with a "perfect" diet, whatever that is. Quit trolling the guy.
You obviously need to change your training. If you've been doing lots of volume, cut that back. If you've been doing lots of tempos or intervals, cut down the volume of those or out entirely. If you haven't been doing short sprints or hill sprints or strides or heavy lifting in the gym, those can "wake" the CNS a bit and snap you out of a slump.
All that being said, REST is your best bet. There are some clever little tweaks you can do to your training and recovery program but sometimes it just takes time.
You probably need a mental break, too.
I did swich up my training cause i saw what i was doing wrong, ill try aqua jogging more too until my legs are better and i also got a massage so hopfully im good in a couple days
Tryna roonalot wrote:
i have a really healthy diet, i know thats not an issue for me
How do you know you have a really healthy diet? Do you even know how many grams of protein and carbs you ate yesterday (without looking)?
Interesting stuff:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/106316859/timing-of-meals-nutrition-newsletter