2600: The Critical Difference between Overtraining and Being Overtrained by Christian Finn of Muscle Evo

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🗓️ 17 June 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2600: Christian Finn clarifies the difference between overtraining and overtrained states, emphasizing that true overtraining syndrome is rare and requires months of excessive exercise. He explains that symptoms like severe fatigue and depression are indicators, not just a few tired days. Finn also discusses functional and non-functional overreaching, highlighting the importance of balance between training and recovery. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://muscleevo.net/overtraining/ Quotes to ponder: "Entering a true state of overtraining can take months of excessive exercise, far more than most people are doing in the gym. And the symptoms are not pleasant." "If you feel tired, or have a few crappy workouts, that doesn’t automatically mean you’re overtrained." "You can’t look at a single workout, or even a week’s worth of training, and declare that it is or isn’t overtraining." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Health Daily, episode 2,600.
0:03.7	The Critical Difference between Overtraining and Being Overtrained by Christian Finn of Muscleevo.net.
0:11.2	And I'm Dr. Neal, your host and narrator.
0:13.9	Hey there, happy Monday. Thank you so much for being here.
0:16.7	And welcome back to a new week of Optimal Health Daily.
0:20.6	This is where I read to you from some of the best health and fitness blogs on the web,
0:24.9	kind of like an ongoing audiobook.
0:26.8	And with that, let's get right to today's post as we optimize your life.
0:34.7	The critical difference between overtraining and being overtrained by Christian Finn of MuscleEvo.net.
0:43.2	The other day, I got an email from someone who was worried that he was overtraining. Someone had
0:49.2	looked at his training program, told him that he was doing too much exercise, and that chemicals in his body would
0:55.3	eat into his gains as a result. It would be great to be able to say that a set amount of exercise
1:01.0	is guaranteed to push you into an overtrained state, but it's rarely that simple. In truth,
1:07.7	while overtraining isn't unusual, entering a true overtrained state, also known as
1:13.3	overtraining syndrome, is nowhere near as common as some would have you believe.
1:19.2	Entering a true state of overtraining can take months of excessive exercise, far more than most
1:25.3	people are doing in the gym, and the symptoms are not pleasant.
1:29.7	The symptoms of overtraining
1:31.4	One guy I was reading about who had been diagnosed with overtraining syndrome by a team of
1:37.0	researchers from Finland was unable to carry on playing his sport due to constant fatigue
1:42.5	and exhaustion. He couldn't sleep properly and was getting by on only three to four hours of sleep each
1:48.0	night.
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