Over doing it?

[lenny89]

Is there such a thing as over doing it in the gym? And when doing exercises is it best to do it very slow i heard slow is for bodybuilding and fast is for strength??

[MJ.23]

It has been discussed on here before about overtraining vs adaptation. Imo it is very difficult to overtrain but it certainly is possible. A lot of people can end up wrecking their CNS and require some time off.

As I mentioned though; it is very difficult to overtrain. Your body can adapt quite nicely to the stresses you place onto it. This is only true if you have adequate rest and a good supply of food.

A lot of people mistake poor nutrition or lack of rest as overtraining. I know that if my performance is down in the gym it is either my rest, or my diet which is the problem not the sessions themselves.

The lifting tempo is pretty void for anyone below an advanced level. Just lift the weight as fast as you can imo. When I do warmup sets (especially squats and deadlifts) I will slow down the motion to make sure my form is correct on the day. Once I get to the working set I will then switch to maximum speed.

For hypertrophy, feeling the muscle work is more important than the speed of the lift. Make sure you can feel the particular muscle group working when you are training it.

[Hardcorener]

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Is there such a thing as over doing it in the gym?

Absolutely!

All you have to do is listen to your body. If you have constant aches and pains, trouble sleeping, loss of strength..etc...you are doing it wrong ( Assuming that your diet is OK., technique is OK. rest time is OK....)

[MiniHulk]

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It has been discussed on here before about overtraining vs adaptation. Imo it is very difficult to overtrain but it certainly is possible. A lot of people can end up wrecking their CNS and require some time off.

As I mentioned though; it is very difficult to overtrain. Your body can adapt quite nicely to the stresses you place onto it. This is only true if you have adequate rest and a good supply of food.

A lot of people mistake poor nutrition or lack of rest as overtraining. I know that if my performance is down in the gym it is either my rest, or my diet which is the problem not the sessions themselves.

The lifting tempo is pretty void for anyone below an advanced level. Just lift the weight as fast as you can imo. When I do warmup sets (especially squats and deadlifts) I will slow down the motion to make sure my form is correct on the day. Once I get to the working set I will then switch to maximum speed.

For hypertrophy, feeling the muscle work is more important than the speed of the lift. Make sure you can feel the particular muscle group working when you are training it.

I completely agree. It is not the amount of weight you lift - it is the amount of tension you place on a muscle, feeling the targetted muscle contract through a specific exercise will ensure sufficient growth.

[lenny89]

Av been at the gym for about a year now just people say slow lifting tears the muscle more and builds it better thts y its more used for bodybuilders, on friday i up'd my max bench press to 100kg well happy with that!

[MJ.23]

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Av been at the gym for about a year now just people say slow lifting tears the muscle more and builds it better thts y its more used for bodybuilders, on friday i up'd my max bench press to 100kg well happy with that!

Well, I can tell you that none of the competitive bodybuilders at my gym worry about the lifting tempo. Congrats on the pb as well.

[MiniHulk]

I have always lifted at an explosive tempo and lowered as slowly as possible.

[Dolphinski]

When the weights get heavy, you'll find that they dictate the tempo more than you do anyway!

[lenny89]

A love the gym guys! Great way to get the stress levels down when shes nagging in my ear!!

[lenny89]

Ohh and another time what is good to do your delts? Are they just under your traps?