So we thought.

I was guilty of it too. I worked hard and prided myself in being able to kill myself and others via my programming and try to get sore again after my body would adapt. Is that really the goal? What if there’s already a lot of other stress on the body? Then your overtraining is doing more harm to you than any amount of good. I would recommend introducing frequency training, as it has been shown to yield better muscle building responses than training a muscle so that it becomes so sore, that you don’t train it again for a week. Train it a little lighter in terms of intensity, break up muscle groups throughout the week, and hit each group 2-3 times per week. Allow yourself days off, or lighter active recovery days. You’ll feel better after your workouts, energized, ready for the next thing. You don’t want to always feel like absolute death after you’re done training.

Being that sore could actually be a strong indicator that you have over trained that particular muscle group. Not being able to walk normally, lift your arms to a normal height, etc…that’s not fun. No one enjoys having less mobility due to something they did in order to make them ‘healthier.’ You more than likely overworked and need to focus on recovery more than hammering the next muscle group to death.

Rather, think about what the goals are that you’re going into the gym with. Why are you there? Don’t focus on killing yourself and trying to get to the point of almost throwing up or unable to walk or move, because you don’t need to. Yes, you need to train hard to get the results you want, but allow yourself to be able to do everyday life without an issue lol. Start with stopping 2-3 reps short of failure (failure meaning fatigued to the point of breaking form), and see if you don’t notice a difference in the way you feel.

Enjoy your workout, bring down the intensity, and focus on moving correctly with strong connection throughout the body and “level up” at your own pace. Do things right, then you’ll be able to do them forever.