whats wrong? can my body just not take it?

Question

i love martial arts with all my heart. i practice every day until im sweaty and exhuasted. then i get a good nights sleep and im perfect for the next day. but lately ive noticed my muscles are fatigued and i get tired faster. could it be that my body cant take it. i know i over do it sometimes but should i really turn down my entire workout?

Answer 1

If you practice every day until you are sweaty and exhausted you are over training plain and simple.

Training should be 3 or 4 days a week, 5 at the most. You need to give your muscles time to rebuild. (working out causes microtears in your muscle fiber, it rebuilds itself, becoming more dense and stronger).

Most athletes have a cycle they use so that they can reach their peak at competetion time. Simply put you have past your training peak, and are over training.

Tone your work out down? No, keep it just as intense, just give yourself a day or two off, space things out. Don't work the same muscle groups every day. (Except your abs, they can be worked daily).

Give yourself a full 24 hours before working a muscle group again. (Most trainers would say 48 hours actually). It is the reason why athletes train different techniques, and body parts on different days.

Every day does not need to be a heavy cardio day.

Rest, Work out, Rest, Work out, etc.

You are just over doing it, no need to change the intensity, just the frequency.

In short answer, yes your body cannot take that kind of performance on a daily basis over time.

Get some rest, you will actually be stronger and more fit because of it.

Answer 2

It's good to work out and practice, but don't over-do it. Rest up a little, but not too long, and then when you start practicing again, don't make yourself exhuasted. If you've been doing this routine for a long time and you've been fine, maybe you should see your doctor to make sure you're ok. If you haven't done it very long, maybe you just worked out extra hard lately. There was one class where we did more fitness than Taekwondo, and I did tons of push-ups and sit-ups that day. The next day, my abs were aking sore. I couldn't do another sit-up for a week! lol. I just wasn't used to so much work.
So to answer your question, yes, I think you should turn down your workout a little.
Good luck with your muscles and martial arts training.

Answer 3

I have a question before I can accurately answer you. How old are you? At some point in your life it is simply age.

If it is not a case of age, then i agree with the above, take a break and relax a day or two and allow your body to heal. Many MA and athletes in general injure themselves and do not even know they have and continue to agitate that injury until it is noticed and paid attention too, by then it has progressed worst than it would have if you work on preventive injuries.

How many days a week do you train and how long?

I noticed that when I was 26 i was not able to maintain the same stamina i had when i was 20 and 21. The older i got the worst it got. I retired totally by 27 knowing i had reached my peak and was on decline now. the last ten years has been focused on learning the internal arts and healing yourself with out modern medications and pain killers.

Good luck.


PS

I do not know why someone gave you a negative judo but i think your answer is good and a thumbs up. I really wish they would remove the votes of plus and negative on this and only allow the person who asks the question to rate it, thats just my opinion.

Answer 4

I have had experiences like yours with martial arts. I also train a lot, about 5 days a week. When ever I feel like fatigued, the thing that always worked for me was to take a long weekend, like for me, I don't train on Saturday or Sunday so sometimes Ill take Friday off to give my body 3 days rest, sometimes Iv even taken Thursday and Friday off. The next thing I do is make sure I'm hydrated. Keeping hydrated is really important for recovery and regular training. Another thing that has really help me fight off fatigue is warming up before class and stretching after wards. Just show up for class 15 minutes early and get your arms and legs loose. Then after class stretch, it doesn't take to much time and your body will love you for it. And don't worry about what exact stretches you have to do, the ones you learned in high school are good enough. And for drinking water, I figure your body loses on average 2 liters a day, so try and drink 2 liters a day, if you miss a day that's cool, but drink more water. Everything Iv said has helped me in the past, I'm not a fitness expert but I hope my experiences help you.

Answer 5

I agree with everyone else in that you should take a break from practicing everyday (Or alternate between days where you get deep into your practice, and have a rest day where you do very little work [If any, so your body can recover]). You don't truly build muscle until you recover, and although it is recommended that you do cardio 3-5 days a week: You can still alternate with that as well.
When you mix it up, your body is surprised. That's usually how greater gains are attained. For example:
One of the most common running patterns is to sprint for x seconds, rest for x seconds, and repeat as long as you can. The surprise that comes increase overall stamina greatly.
Try alternating days, and see if the fatigue goes away. If not, contact a physician or trainer that can help you learn about your training.

Answer 6

As you grow older your body matures and your metabolism slows down and you may be experiencing some of that along with just not giving your body enough time to rest or recover. Your body experiences several shifts in it's metabolism, one just before your teens, another at around 18-20, another in your late 20's and still a few more down the road. As these shifts happen they also can cause some vitamin deficiencies as well as longer periods for your body to recover. I would take a day off every few days and if you still feel a thirst for working out on those days of rest do something else like walking, hiking, or swimming. You may also want to consider taking a multiple vitamin as well and see if along with the rest the problem corrects itself. If the problem doesn't then I would monitor my body and health a little closer and certainly mention it to my doctor the next time I was in for anything in the near future.

Answer 7

Fatigue is a result of a few things, not enough sleep, poor diet and ofcource overuse, really examine your routine and notice if you are doing something different

either take maby three days off completely or take some suppliments like creatine if you are really commited and also protein suppliments


i completely understand where your coming from, but sometimes your body needs to rest and its not your minds fault, i think you should know inside if you are being lazy or if your body is just saying stop, if your being lazy push through it but if your body just had enough let it rest, you wil come back much stronger

more is less sometimes,

Answer 8

For a little bit, I would say so. If you work your muscles out too much, you'll hurt them.

It's like when pitchers in baseball get shoulder injuries from throwing dozens and dozens of pitches. Eventually, their shoulders break in the matter of a torn muscle or ligament.

Try alternating days. One day do leg work, the next hand and upper body work and back to leg work the next day with one day spent as a rest day.

Maybe Monday, Wednesday, Friday go upper body work. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday do leg work. Sunday rest.

Answer 9

It's called overtraining. In bodybuilding and weight lifting, when you work the same muscles again and again without giving it time to rest and heal, you'll feel tired, fatigued or sluggish and are more likely to injure yourself during training.You should set aside a day of rest in between to give your muscles time to heal. Or you can alternate practicing different techniques that target different muscle groups every other day, for example kicks on Mon-Wed-Fri and punches on Tue-Thu-Sat.

Answer 10

This happens to me when I'm "in season" with another sport. You have to give yourself downtime to recover.

I also get a massage every few weeks to work out the waste products that are still in my muscles. It hurts a bit and I feel exhausted afterward, but the next day I feel like a million bucks.