Trying too hard.

**MadDogDan87** · 07-08-2011 07:33 PM

Hey guys,

I have had to take myself to one side and give myself a talking to about my training. For the last 6 months i have been undertaking a strength training program as after losing my last competitive bout in December last year i felt as though my strength was pretty poor. However recently i have been getting side tracked from my main goals of strength gain and have been struggling to stick to my training plan. I think the reason maybe that i have been 1: over training a bit, 2: Weak willed and 3: (which is my main point) looking into training too hard.

What i mean by looking into my training too hard is that i find myself trying too many different programs or workouts,rather than sticking to one for 6 weeks or so before changing. I have been incorporating squat, deadlifts, bench press, dips, pull ups and overhead press as the main compound lifts and have been performing these regularly. I think at the moment i have hit a plateau with my training and it is causing me a bit of anguish as i am very competitive.

Has anyone got any ideas they could suggest to me that you could help me regain my focus? Or is there any strength routines anyone would reccomend to follow?

I want to get back on track with my training and am determined to begin eating properly for my strength training, working hard in the gym, resting enough, and making progress with my kick boxing.

I am open to suggestions

Dan

**MJ.23** · 07-08-2011 07:44 PM

You have answered your own question.

-Pick a programme and stick to it. 6 weeks is not sticking to a programme, 9 weeks + imo. Actually forget about a specific time parameter. Stay on it until you cannot go any further.

-Look into your diet and rest as culprits to a lack of energy/determination.

-Pick a goal and constantly remind yourself why you are at the gym.

Could you list your current timetable? It is very hard to achieve overtraining and a lot of people confuse it for poor nutrition or lack of rest.

**SpiderDan** · 07-08-2011 09:07 PM

x2 on what MJ said.

If I was you, Id head over to Joe De Francos website and have a look there he deals with a lot of fighters and athletes.

Get his "WSFSBIII" or "built like bada*s"

Then stop reading anything else until you've run the program for 12 weeks. Dont get distracted

**dowdy16** · 07-08-2011 09:14 PM

everything has been said really, ive been on SL 5x5 since xmas and im not gonna change anytime soon

**Fred** · 08-08-2011 09:02 AM

Yep. Got to get a program and stick to it. Sounds like you were on the right lines and allowed your head to be turned.

Hard work and consistency brings results.

There is no such thing as overtraining imo. Most of us simply do not have the time to overtrain.

**srobery86** · 11-08-2011 11:55 AM

Theres a lot of pressure from people who work in gyms and magazines such as mens health that suggests you should change up your routine every 2-4-6 weeks. How much progress can you realistically expect to make in that small amount of time? Change can be good, but you have to commit to it for a while to see any results.