Overtraining, Part 3: Taking Corrective Action And Returning Successfully To Training (Breather Episode with Brad)

In the final part of this three-part presentation, we discuss various methods you can adopt to make sure overtraining doesn’t happen in the first place, as well as the best strategies for recovery when it does happen.   We start by discussing the #1 most important preventative measure for recovery and the benefits you’ll gain from taking an intuitive approach to training (and what that entails), and how you can avoid being fooled by little bursts of (false) energy. I also talk about the benefits that come from cultivating other passions and getting extra sleep and the important role functional medicine can play. I bring up the issue of nutritional deficiencies and the high likelihood that overtrained and overstressed people have a leaky gut, as well as why two things—everyday movement (like walking) and sun exposure—are so essential. As you’ll hear in this episode, at 57, I am still on a learning curve with this stuff, as I absolutely LOVE To challenge my body and do magnificent athlete feats and unleash competitive intensity—but now, it’s throughout a 3-day experience—not performed in a single hour. Learning to regulate my natural competitive intensity and leave the track with a little bounce in step has been a huge lesson that has also been great for my body and overall health, and I hope this episode helps you do the same. It’s a topic I take seriously, and I urge everyone else to do so, because the bottom line is the choice is up to you: you can choose to do things you know will accelerate aging, or you can choose to do things you know promote longevity. If you want to learn how to successfully train without overdoing it and while promoting longevity, then this is the episode for you! Listen to part one here and part two here if you missed the previous shows.   TIMESTAMPS: In part one of this series, we talked about the stress in and on the body and how it can be either positive or negative. [01:20] Part two of the series covered the symptoms of overreaching and overtraining. [03:25] How do we prevent overtraining?  Don’t let it happen in the first place! An intuitive approach entails going a step further than just relying on how you feel. [07:16] When you screwed up and overdid it, you have to learn to accept it. You cannot pinpoint your return to action. [11:02] During this rest period, cultivate other passions. One of the passions might be sleep! [13:36] Look into the world of functional medicine. You could very well have health problems about which you are unaware because you are overtrained. [16:07] As hard as it might be, wait to go back to exercise.  Wait until the passion rekindles in a very authentic sense. [20:30] If you are doing anything that's could be conveyed as high intensity. You want to curtail the workout too well under an hour, probably a half an hour would be much better. [23:50] If you feel bad at rest the following day after working out, you overdid it. Do not prompt chronic muscle soreness. [29:19] You are compressing your lifespan rather than extending it when you are chronically overtrained. [31:57] When you follow these healthy training guidelines, you can experience success even as you age. [34:43] If you are feeling sorry for yourself, realize that we are all built differently. Do the best to optimize yourself and don’t compare yourself to others. [38:45] Take what your body gives you each day and don’t try to force more. 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