Overtraining is GOOD for You (TRUTH ABOUT OVERTRAINING!)

[@alejandroavila9940]

I don’t always train legs but when I do, I work arms and chest instead

[@ayinwithnoyang]

True

[@simpinainteasy680]

Lol

[@Messiah114]

I almost did that today, But still finished my leg workouts.

[@howiseeit5326]

Hate doing legs :( fell into this habit.

[@mrsmith29]

💀💀

[@saucysven1505]

'i'd rather overtrain than undergain' -Dom Mazzetti

[@toastedcereal112]

Karl Tanner of Gin Alley Our master has spoken.

[@thebestfootballtalent8021]

Karl Tanner of Gin Alley so how many time should I train every week for enough time to recover ?

[@welderCanal]

undertraining

[@culturehub2628]

The Best football Talent I only rest once a week as I go to the gym every day of the week.

[@youstinktv]

His channel is actually called "bro science"

[@Dr_Euphoriax]

Over-training, over-eating and over-sleeping.. That's how you do it!

[@brutalbeetle]

+Ahmed Al.Ramadhan You'll be fat, irritable and covered in joint problems in no time!

[@farcry8648]

+brutalbeetle lol

[@PauloJaramilloArias]

And Over-broke

[@doffehalls7238]

over-sleeping for me

[@merkielpena2348]

trueees

[@AFreshmanPerspective]

The guy that left that comment was thinking of the overload principle, not overtraining. Overload is necessary for gains.

[@jeniasseil413]

👌

[@jasonvelez7317]

PREACH!!!

[@jorgeegrojjorge]

Yes bro this video is si stupid just messing up things

[@jonathantyson8744]

This is an older video but everyone need to pay attention to this. There is a huge difference between training hard to stress your body into muscle growth and grinding yourself into the pavement. I’ve been there, took about 8 months to overcome the damage I did to myself by overdoing it the wrong way. If your grip is going away, tingling in places, waking up at night on fire you need to step it back.

[@simdencard]

Thanks. That is exactly how I am feeling after a long run, which I took on too quickly.

[@gabrielsanchez3298]

Bro literally same the guy above described it perfectly to. I woke up last night in such hot sweats, and now my biceps are feeling all tight and sore and my arms never felt this weird after training. Also I train different muscle groups damn near everyday

[@herotastic1496]

My muscles are big but there are times that they have a flabby look and feeling I'm about 14% bodyfat so it's not about that Could that be sign of overtraining?

[@YPKorea]

it's quality over quantity! Focus on quality guys!

[@graveland2333]

No

[@planetoftheapes6044]

Naw bro I’m going to train however the fuck i want to train

[@camellia1942]

Idk if the replies are sarcastic or not.. but like.. then don't come to this channel if "you wanna workout whatever way you want" cuz that's literally the motto of athlean x "quality over quantity"

[@squidclan655]

Yessuh quality and quantity is key

[@nickcolombo5405]

Or both

[@stevenlyon4348]

Soccer, martial arts, and military PT. And wound up in the hospital. Overtraining is real and potentially dangerous. Thank you Jeff, you helped me bring my brain to the gym and I'm starting to see results without injury

[@Haha-bu7bi]

Sounds something like a coward would say

[@h.phillip5245]

That seems more like exertion. The stimulus from weight training is a tad different.

[@sickbeatsproductions6664]

I thought I was crazy for going to the gym everyday. I actually just love lifting and working out. It feels good and makes me feel more alive.

[@avizokhatsu8793]

Sarcasm much?

[@adrianpopescu3930]

Jesus is God nice fairy tale

[@lillamar7773]

@@adrianpopescu3930 Your edge is showing

[@seetsamolapo5600]

Start fighting then

[@ishowyouapple]

This video is reeking with truth. Can't believe people don't hand out truth like this in other videos.

[@jkthedudeman]

I agree with Jeff. The issue is that there is confusion about what "overtraining" means. To most people, overtraining means working the same muscle group, such as biceps, every single day and never allowing them adequate time to recover between workouts. Whereas the type of "overtraining" that Jeff advocates simply means putting 100% effort into each and every workout that you do, which by most people's standards would be considered overtraining.

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

He is being sarcastic in this video... Check the comment section.

[@Aersoify]

I guess 75% of the people in this comment section won the genetic lottery

[@fernandor6260]

I won the mental illness and insecurity genetic lottery

[@simpinainteasy680]

More like 99.8%

[@CountingStars333]

@@fernandor6260 me too

[@iliveinsideyourhouse3943]

I won the bad genetics

[@arctic_1008]

I won the shit genetic lotto

[@justinroberts2323]

I thought I won the genetic lottery when I was 5’10” and 150 in the 7th grade. Here I am now, still 5’10” and 157.

[@jasonblubla4391]

LOL ahahhahaa

[@YK_11]

You developed early that's why.

[@Rqptor_omega]

R.I.P 7th grade you that thought you won the genetic lottery

[@Anxh007]

I'm 6 feet 65 kg 12% body fat in 9th

[@Anxh007]

@Michael Evans I dont understand your comment,can you elaborate? I am ok I dont have any Disease (in case of you are talking about it)

[@blockbusstar]

OVER TRAINING = UNDER RESTING OVER TRAINING is not so much linked to actual TRAINING, it is linked to not RESTING enough it is almost impossible to overwork the muscle in a single day, but it is possible to overwork it within a few days without rest , so simply said: OVER TRAINING = UNDER RESTING

[@TrevDawgRS]

EXACTLY, its not always what people are doing in the gym, but what they are doing when they aren't in the gym. Eating like shit, barely sleeping, taking a ridiculous amount of stimulants like preworkout and energy drinks, smoking, drinking and partying and so on. All of these things have a toll on the cnetral nervous system. although being in the gym for too long does factor in.

[@Underfaith]

Over training also includes your central nervous system and your joints not just muscle. All of these need proper rest.

[@leslie7872]

Just about to right what you wrote then saw this.

[@SrMway]

I guess for people who only workout and rest that's an option

[@noradlark167]

Once I ran so much in a day that I got amnesia. It is very well possible for cardio.

[@juliogomez9145]

no one can argue with Jeff. i have such high respect for Jeff, i really dont need to listen yo nobody. there is not a thing Jeff doesn't know than some ither trainer can tell me. jeff is absolutely right about over training. i only train for 30-45 minutes a day (after warm up) with very high intensity and get a hell of a workout, and i come the next day with plenty of energy. training long just means you ate taking longer rest period, and not putting enough effort in your sets to feel the burn on every workout.

[@vigilantcitizen5283]

I have to give mad props to Mike Mentzer! R.I.P. he was always against overtraining and emphasized recovery. His high intensity workouts are giving me incredible results without being a slave to the gym. Thank you for all your great athlean videos, and very helpfull..

[@okamuspanulirus9614]

After hanging out with ct fletcher

[@athleanx]

You did WATCH right?

[@okamuspanulirus9614]

+ATHLEAN-X™ maybe

[@jacobjordan8538]

+ATHLEAN-X™ well I had my first boner at age 8 so I think I won the genetic lottery do you think so though

[@BIOTREX]

This vids like almost a year before he met CT...I think

[@justicevanpool9025]

Genetic lottery for a pornstar? lol or a flasher?

[@superscorpionking90]

This guy is a genius!! He just shat all over half the idiot youtube fitness bozos and half the people watching this don't even realize it. You DO understand Jeff is not apologizing right??? He knows the difference between overload and overtraining - unfortunately some other fools do not!! You go Jeff!!

[@weijie3918]

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[@ntapj9697]

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[@_Bryan-lu8il]

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[@florian117]

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[@battlejac_74kok51]

i wanna overtrain my gut with a dozen doughnuts. 3 sets.

[@dannyzee9652]

gotta get them flabs brah !

[@kubanjaandrew2821]

now.that's what am talking about

[@jacobnunya808]

For serious gains, do 5 sets of 4 slices of pecan pie with 2 cups of jello as a warm up and as much sweet tea as possible to finish off.

[@YoloMonstaaa]

You know someone's a lifter when they don't know how to spell "donuts"

[@lake9]

No he spelled it correctly; just like highway is shortened to hiway, donut is the shortened term for doughnut

[@patricknelson1471]

over training gave me results when i was fat butr later on it was making me weaker and drained my energy it incredible that by working less you have better posture and leaner muscles

[@GuyFromTheSouth]

Ive noticed that too overtraining works good for losing weight. Not so much for muscle growth

[@lilfuneral6596]

@@GuyFromTheSouth because I’m assuming you burn more calories

[@Hayden_Agar]

If you break it down to much without the rest for adequate build up and keep pushing it will just deteriate and it's not worth it

[@DergEnterprises]

Even in the Army, we trained for an hour and that's it.

[@WolfClant]

+Derg Enterprises unless you're doing barrette trips, but that's a different stiry

[@montylowkey746]

pt is a joke

[@WolfClant]

+Monty Lowkey not according to my friends in the military. i'm talking about Scouts, navy, and marine-like troopers

[@montylowkey746]

+WolfClant guess it depends on unit

[@niveshproag8660]

+WolfClant You're probably talking about endurance training. Something else.

[@nome.archvis]

I literally overtrained yesterday. I feel like i'm on the edge of getting a flu. I just did a bit of warm ups this morning then slept the whole day.

[@TeleJuarez]

Everyone would benefit by reading Essentials of Strength and conditioning. Chapters covering overtraining vs overreaching would help everyone to better understand. Youre the bomb jeff.

[@jacobo.9248]

The fact that Jeff makes entire videos based on mere comments shows that he pays attention and cares that viewers understand the concepts he's presenting, even if it means re-establishing them via multiple videos. Props to you, Jeff! "Stay Strong."

[@jonasvogel3672]

The quote you put in there in the beginning really sounds like training. Putting in effort to get better, to improve. That quote makes it seem like training would be just "not declining" Nice to see that you care about vocabulary and trying to make everything clear, explaining what's up and get across your point.

[@Feber2001]

"If I point a gun to your head, and ask you to do 3 sets of 10 reps, you'll be able to do it." It's all in the mind; All one acquires is *reason* and *motivation* . If you think it's possible, then you can do it. Let's Do this. 👍💪

[@dillo1594]

It’s all physical tho

[@worldwideachievers1234]

In his book, Making Your Bed", the Admiral described while during Navy Seal training they were put on extra physical training at end of day based on not performing as well as the other Seals for that day. He said it didn't make sense because they needed the rest like the others instead of doing more physical training which was more a punishment. Guess what? The Admirals group began to out swim and out perform the other teams and this was AFTER 2 extra hours a days of grueling physical training. Many would believe they would wind up ringing the bell and quitting but they actually became stronger and faster. This exemplifies what Jeff is saying. But how many people are that dedicated? It starts with what's between the ears. And yes eat properly and get rest. On the other hand if your injured then that's different.

[@ab5865303929]

I had a sunburn before. When it went away I had an amazing tan

[@HeatherMelton77872]

an bo 🤣🤣🤣

[@ggGrey]

1. A proper sunburn hurts like hell, just the idea of touching it will make you wince. 2. Will take days to recover, days you could've spent enjoying the sun and the beach. 3: Long term issue: higher risk of skin cancer if you habitually take this route to a tan. 4. Could've gotten the same amazing tan without the abovementioned issues by not getting sunburned in the first place. (5. you look like a fool during the sunburned phase) All of these issues can be mapped almost 1:1 to overtraining. 1. Hurts like hell, 2. takes days (at the least) to recover to get normal lifting power back, time that you could've been doing proper workouts, 3. higher risk of injuries in long term if done enough times, 4. Aforementioned could all be avoided and still come out with the same physique (minus the long-term risks and the pain).

[@kristaps3492]

This men knows what hes saying, he actually has a very good points, thats why he has become my number one choice for some information. I love how he proves and explains everything. Good luck, very helpful, and thanks for sharing!

[@starfail7804]

Wow, I had been doing 4x6 sets for several weeks now and it always exhausted me completely and I felt like I could not do a single rep more.. but before my previous workout I watched this video and I forced myself to do 4x8 and I can't believe it, I managed to do 3x8 and the 4th was 7. After 7th rep my arms completely collapsed and I reached such a massive pump which I had never experienced before.. This sure gave my progress a huge boost!

[@miguelrodriguez1192]

Man I wanna be like Jeff ! He puts the science and practical wisdom in the gym where most people don't have it . Thanks Jeff .

[@MrBeckenhimself]

I can tell you this when I hit 32 things started changing fast. I was used to doing very very high volume for every muscle group once a week. When I say high I mean HIGH like 25-30 sets for muscle group. When I was in my 20s I could get away with it. But when I hit 31 I started overtraining. I was tired constantly like all the time, absolutely zero libido. It went to the point where it lasted for close to a year and I couldn't figure out why so I went to the doctor thinking something was seriously wrong with me. Turns out I was empty on vitamine D, vitamine B, and amino acids. So I started taking all these 3 and upped my protein and overall calorie intake. Still nothing. I started drinking coffeine, still nothing. My test came back from the doctor and he said my hormones was all messed up due to overtraining for so long. Now I'm on my way back, I cut down my volume a ton. Instead of the 20-30 set a bodypart I now stick with maybe 9 sets for shoulders, 11 for chest, 15 for legs, 14 for back, and maybe 6-8 for biceps and triceps. The libidio comes and goes, but I was told by the doctors that I had been overtraining for so long, it would take me some time to get back to 100%. I can't workout on an empty stomach anymore like I could in the past. So that kind of sucks. I know what overtraining can cause and I learned it the hard way. Trust me it SUCKS! And overtraining DOES exist.

[@godsgift1319]

May i ask you a question? Im 15 years old and i want to get more explosive. Iv been doing plyometrics for 3 times a week. Then i wanted to get results faster so iv been doing them almost every day. I feel sore but i feel more explosive at the same time so should i stop or keep going? Iv been getting good results but at the same time i feel kinda tired. It's weird bro.

[@MrBeckenhimself]

What kind of plyometrics are you using?

[@godsgift1319]

Box jumps broad jumps depth jumps alternation jumping lundges and jumping squats

[@MrBeckenhimself]

Oh got it. How sore are you feeling? Can you move around? Or do you have pains all over your body all the time?

[@godsgift1319]

I feel sore in my glutes and quads but im not tired and don't have pains so is that a good sign?

[@bigandbigger5219]

Your the man your are 200 % correct i dont have to tell you that your a trainer its your job but i just wanted to say something about your video. The people that work out for hours are juicing i was stupid and i juiced before and i spent hours in the gym now that i have been off the juice and doing the right thing i spend 45 minutes in the gym and i come out sore and and happy i really find your videos helpful thank you brother...

[@Fake_Jesus]

People need to hear this. When I take two days off, I need to but can still feel guilty about it.

[@creatamax16]

Wise words, i see people in the gym and they say your not there long enough but they spend most the time chatting shit or not even busting a sweat. So many rubbish comments, people don't understand, between training hard and overtraining. Great video as always.

[@georgedadon]

In general, too much of anything is bad, but the limits of 'too much' differ for everyone. And the same applies to fitness training. Your lifestyle, work, age, sex, natural weight, etc determines a lot on how much time you need for each type of workout (cardio, weights, etc) A guy sitting in an office all day obviously needs more cardio training than a delivery man of the same age if their fitness goals are the same. And the comparisons continue to differ like that in all other aspects. The key is to listen to your body, and make the necessary adjustments continuously as you go along, but never just take days off training or train shorter hours just because someone said it's good.

[@hvafaenskaljeghete1800]

So what you are saying is that people who are basicly active in the gym and lazy outside the "gym life" are the Ones who have the smaller risk to get overtrained? A person who has no job and very little active social life for example?

[@georgedadon]

@@hvafaenskaljeghete1800 theoretically yes. But it still comes down to every individual's fitness goals and natural body type.

[@robsheridanrobert]

Jeff you're an educator, body building is a science. This video should be in everyones list, beginners, intermediate and advanced. Great video Jeff. Very comprehensive.

[@apocryph4]

That's how you get bigger & stronger: surpassing your body's previous muscular homeostasis.

[@JJ-ck1vg]

Went from ppl to upper lower for more recovery , man I feel amazing , libido is strong , gains are consistent in hypertrophy and strength , and I have more time to do things I like to do , loving it ,

[@sam8922]

Im training for 2.5 hours at the moment on a strength program...Gota love the 5 min break between sets lol Making strength gains too

[@RecluseAllKnight]

People like you make this world a better place, thanks for all you effort man

[@Jacare1973]

Your videos are great. They have helped me lots. I agree with pretty much everything you're saying in this video. I focus on the three powerlifting movements & the assistance exercises to support that. Overtraining for me tends to be working out too many days & not enough days recovering, poor sleep or poor nutrition, stress, etc. I start to feel the drain on my immune system, start to feel run down & eventually start getting colds n flu. Finding that line is the hard part.

[@ebutuoy4357]

Stay on point either you are over training or your not.The only thing that I added was one day per week of therapy, light to med wt and muscles groups that don't get attention when you are lifting for muscle growth or mass. Now I blend in core with lifting. Thanks to Jeff. Jeff as always you are spot on and the best

[@TheHardTruth101]

It’s true guys... trust me. Years ago I did Ronnie Coleman’s routine for a month. I ended up not training for 6 months 💀

[@paulfedyakov6434]

I love your videos, I like yne way you explain things with clarity, I also enjoy hearing things from a medical point of view. For those who say they train for more than two hour's, that's because for more than half the time the are looking at their phone or talking to some one or to busy staring at the mirror trying to make a muscle come out that will never be there because all they are doing is starting at the mirror. Your exercise is the time of day when it's just your mind and your body trying to achieve perfection in unison. To tap inside your self and find that strength and will to push past the norm, to have the desire to be different. Thank you Jeff, I think you have amazing knowledge when it comes to mind and body.

[@TheRedWon]

Most of you guys don't seem to realize that he's being facetious at the start of the video. Jeff's point: working out is not the same as over-training. Working out is beneficial, over-training is counter productive.

[@Bhavesh_verma]

Wht do u mean by counter prod

[@benjaminking18]

The way he describes how training should be in the video is PERFECT. I don't always agree with this guy, especially with his view on squats, but he nailed it on the head.

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

3:54 HAHAHAHAHA "you should know by know when you were 12 and were shaving..."

[@rishsharma16]

I have 2 Full Body Sessions per week in the weight room which last around 2-2.5hrs each. My weight training involves Power Snatches, DEADLIFTS, OHP, SQUATS, Glute Thrusts, PULL-UPS and a couple of accessory exercises for tricep and back. Then I have 3 morning sessions, in each one of those I do a light jog for around 5-8 minutes, bowl for around 30-35 minutes at a stretch (Cricket), then I move onto Broad Jumps (5*5), then some medicine ball slams and throws (around 60-70 reps divided in 10 reps per set ).Then I have 3 core sessions in the week. Each one is around 20-25 minutes long. And lastly, I walk (at around 3-4km/h) for 2 hrs a day, 7 days a week. My nutrition is quite up to the mark. I am fulfilling my daily caloric requirements. I am 5'10'' and weigh 72kg. I take around 3000 calories and around 4.5 ltrs of water a day(Weather is quite hot, avg. day time temp. around 35-40 deg. celcius) . My sleep time os around 6-7 hrs a day on average.. Some days I sleep for 8-9 hrs and some days for 5-6 hrs. I was going well till around 19th- 20th March but then suddenly I started losing my explosiveness in power moves like snatch. I also started losing my grip strength. I hit my PR 100kg in DL on 19th March and then it was all downfall in the later sessions. Same with Power snatch and OHP. I had to remove 5-7kg from the bar. But the only movement I am progressing in is squats. But other movements are affected and I am now weaker at those.. Am I OVERTRAINING?? If not, then why this downfall?? Any science backed suggestion would be greatly appreciated!!!🙂

[@raphaelvenuti2642]

I tell you my story, I was exercizing every day with a very high volume workout and for 2 months i didn't see any gains and I didn't become considerably stronger, then i started doing 3 times a week and I got a lot stronger my chest grew about 5 inches my arms too, You need to put your body in a condition when he can recover completely after your workouts.

[@batdude811]

What is being described here is closer to "Progressive Overload" techniques, not overtraining. Doing something differently is going to get your body or muscles to respond, which is needed when you reach a plateau of growth, strength or fitness level. Challenge yourself and change a training variable eg: weight, rep range, set number, shorter rest time, time under tension, negatives, supersets, drop sets etc.

[@Bhavesh_verma]

People who Overtrain are overmotivated who are Overpushed by a really depressing past

[@markrasmussen6402]

I love the fact he started the video with "I admit it, I was wrong". Real men own their mistakes; much respect!

[@tally0927]

+Athlean-X pretty nice sarcasm although some won't get it xD

[@YoloMonstaaa]

That was sarcasm...

[@elotjo2969]

Interestingly enough, that's basically his point Haha. Is that words fucking mean things so stick to that. Dudes literally start interpreting words these days Haha just to create the illusion they know what they're talking about.

[@powerwowow]

I'm gonna comment before I watch the video and test my knowledge of Jeff. He's gonna say people are lazy, and what most people co sided "overtraining" is how hard he believes you should be pushing yourself. I feel confident in my Jeff knowledge.

[@powerwowow]

Well shit... I kinda failed

[@DiscipleOfChristDV]

powerwowow actually you were pretty darn close. he basically says that commenter's definition of training, where one goes above and beyond to force muscles to grow, is how you should be training normally

[@boostedrex9460]

I agree, every day since the 2nd of this month i have been working out till my body cant anymore every week day, usually 1 hr to 45min with 2 25bls. i have been growing fast and am happy with over training, no special diet just eating more and taking whey protien. hopefully i can keep it up!

[@Nestle245]

I've been experimenting and realized that working my biceps and triceps 2x a week like most these trainers say isn't good enough for me. They say to train the same areas 2x a week because the body needs 48 hours to recover, but I'm not getting any bigger that way, it's just maintaining the size I already have. I'm gonna see what happens if I do it more often.

[@chrisdoonan7014]

Your video is excellent. It changed the way i train. Many bodybuilders such as yourself are able to push themselves enough to make gains but after thinking about the content of your video i started splitting my routine into 2 days. I work my chest on one day then the next day when it is a little tired i start off slow and work it again. This gets the blood into it and it really works the chest muscles and gets a great pump that i don't get on day 1.The next day i have DOMs like i used to when i started training. I will rest my chest then for around 3 days. I used to be careful of overtraining but after watching your video i realised i was no where near overtraining.

[@KSoltis06]

Most of your comments are absolutely ridiculous, no wonder he doesn't answer any of you. If you actually listen to what the man is saying!! Keep up all the great work Jeff, I started taking your tips a year ago and finally actually started to see results! Now that I have gotten over my "I won't buy another workout video" phase, I am on team athlean and just completed week 3. Looking forward to that 400 challenge and the weeks to come! Thanks again!

[@crackernuts2000]

I'm really thinking about getting his program, what do his workouts consist of?

[@Anwaar.m.a]

The simple answer is 7:16. Very insightful and helpful! 🏆

[@McElhinney65]

I love your videos Jeff, so informative. I'm 51 yrs old, trying to drop as much fat as possible. I've been mixing up weight training with HIIT on rower, Stairmaster Freeclimber and treadmill. I've also just started back running, doing 4 mile runs albeit at the moment what I'm doing is little more than jogging. Keep posting the videos, they're some of the best on youtube.

[@Ewahl91]

I'm so glad you made this video. I think it really adds the final bit necessary to get the point completely across about what this whole controversy is all about

[@JohnnySilverwrench]

I thank you guys so much I used to over do my workouts and seen no results recently I started watching your videos and I'm finally starting to see results I found that I was just over doing it and that I was cheating (like your other video) my workout. Now my chest is starting to harden and I'm starting to see my abs. You guys gave me the confidence and helped so much!! I will keep my heart into and will send the results to your site when I achieve the body I'm training for!!(:

[@The_Victorius_One]

Thanks Jeff. I knew I got to the point of overtraining when I developed insomnia and started getting weaker each time to the gym. A week off, back to sleeping, and then gains resumed.

[@mihir777]

Same thing happening to me right now. Sleep quality down due to overtraining. It's because we want results faster.

[@davidc9687]

jeff you're the best coach. Everyday im motivated thank you

[@cheebadigga4092]

Awesome video! Been working out long enough for over an hour, now I realize that's the worst you can do (if you're used to working out, at least). One hour max, full power with enough overall rest is the way to go!

[@milanmilano8550]

i have just visualize Jeff putting gun on my head and saying: Do 2 more reps!!! LOL

[@AlexandreG]

That's what he does to Jesse off camera

[@jacquespansegrouw5513]

This was a very funny analogy by Jeff, now I can't forget the image of a gun to my head when I train. Thanks Jeff!

[@flashlight_operator8027]

To me this isn't describing overtraining. This is simply upping the intensity to stimulate your muscles to grow and adapt to the stress that you are inducing on your body

[@darkapothecary4116]

Overtraining= pushing the muscles to the point of injury. Anything else is fair game to workout with.

[@myles5158]

Erin May how do u know whrn u are getting to the point of injury?

[@leslie7872]

No overtraining=undertraining

[@MrProtoking]

I'm a fairly new gym goer, always fit, but soccer fit as opposed to built fit. I would be smashed by an hour into my workout to the point where I could drop weight by 50% and struggle to get 10 reps. I never understood how people would say they workout for hours. I can do an hour of cardio+and hour of lifting but that's different. This makes me feel better knowing I'm feeling the way I should.

[@Spartan117A51]

does fapping 3x a day over one time a day count as overtraining?

[@БлокићКбло]

Chris Rodriguez Does punching ur face every 5min count as overtraining...

[@TheEthalon]

Just one forearm

[@topramenraymond7005]

that's a looot of testosterone youre losing

[@briangallegos9533]

Raymond Perez ejaculating releases more testosterone

[@sansthedrummer]

Those are rookie numbers.

[@usmcben1]

I love it Ha-Ha "You probably know you won the genetic lottery when your 12 and shaving." Jeff awesome clips and spot on with each statement. Great no BS information for people looking to do it right, Thanks!

[@XsinisterX616]

Monday - REST Tuesday -Legs (LIGHT/hypertrophy) about 15-18 SETS Wednesday - BACK/Biceps (Light/Hypertrophy) about 15-18 SETS for Back & Biceps Thursday- Chest/Shoulder/Triceps (Light/Hypertrophy) about 15-18 Sets for Chest 10-12 for Shoulder/Triceps Friday - Legs (HEAVY) Until my Legs are DEAD Saturday - Back/Biceps/Traps (HEAVY) UNTIL Back/biceps/traps are DEAD Sunday- Chest/Shoulder/Triceps (HEAVY) Until everything is DEAD As you can see when i kill my body on Friday Saturday and Sunday I give each body part a 3 Day REST until i work it again. Just started this about 2 weeks ago and none of This signs has hit me YET has anyone else trained in this style before? should i continue until my body can't handle it anymore?

[@ShinzoX90]

Dear diary

[@Hewatza]

I watched his video on weak lower backs not too long ago. I loved scrubbing through this video and seeing him standing in the same spot the whole time

[@RodrigoRz]

One dislike? Ok, Mike Chang you don´t have nothing to do here ¬¬

[@youstinktv]

Rodrigo Rz you’re thinking of Mike Rashid

[@TheRami505]

I am 100% with you , I have been overtraining for a year and no gainz at all , then I cut back to about 30 min to 50 min max . Now I making all kinds of gainzzzzzzz

[@engineerednaturalaesthetic584]

I feel like it's really hard for people to appreciate what you mean exactly by overtraining, until they actually experience the symptoms to feel that "physiological and neurological" state you're trying to get at. The insomnia and nasty heart rate. After a night of those, any person would dial it back a bit and understand that less is more.

[@Drawingmylanguages]

This video is old but that happen to me recently. I used to workout and I stopped for a while. Then I started and I was feeling so great that I started doing squats with 100 lbs and in a week I was doing 225lbs. The problem is that I did squats for almost 2 weeks 7 days a week. Some days I did squats in the morning and upper body at noon. I was feeling great, but, after 2 weeks I wasn't able to do 225 lbs any more, I was so tired that I didn't feel like working out any more. I learned in the hard way that nutrition and resting periods are even more important than the workout itself.

[@filipe_paixao]

Right now: 6 nights a week + 2 mornings a week

[@TrendingTodayUSA]

Jeff hadn't figured out his mic yet. It's awesome to see how far we've come!

[@Khroniclas]

so are you saying that i should workout a hour les, and use weights that are heavier.?

[@MuskelKaterWorkout]

I changed my workout about 8 weeks ago, from ca. 1,5h to 40-50 minutes, cutting my rest perion between the sets from 2 Minutes to 40 seconds, same workout, different times. I feel like i´m die in every workout but i push me trough. And it worked, i feel better, look better, get stronger as before. Thank you very much for this expierence!!!!

[@bottle1211]

Glad to see microphone tech has improved over the last 6 six years.

[@lockonstratos3222]

One of the best videos I have seen, some people just want add more and more at the gym with out changing diet and recovery to match what they put in the gym, training is just part of the recipe and you can't increase just one ingredient with out altering the result.

[@brendonolivier5743]

I can relate to this video because I always trained for like 2 hours but could not see results then I just worked harder but using less time in the gym used more time to recover and started eating better and I actually started to see some serious changes so yes I agree work hard as hell but dont make the work outs to long

[@thearabianmage]

After reading the comment... I love you Jeff. No bullshit, straight up, in your face, get off your ass, truth. Love it.

[@SuperLockerz4u]

I now lift and take 2 days off and I noticed HUDGE results compared to when I was going in everyday. It not so much the workout diffrence it's the recovery that's helped me.

[@gracelikerain5039]

Im so happy I lost 6 lbs on my own I used to be scared that something was wrong with me and thats why I wasn't loosing weight but I put on my headphones blasted some rock music and started going hard in the gym im so happy

[@notthefpopelongtimeagogala28]

For the last month or so, I've been doing a 2-day split, working chest, back, and legs on day one to do all the heavy compound exercises ( squats deadlifts, barbell rows, and presses), and shoulders, arms, and abs on day two, and I would say I've been doing very high intensity, going past failure on at least 2/3 of my sets on average. It's been too much for me, I'm exhibiting all the signs of overtraining, and have been thinking about lowering intensity for some of my workouts, increasing reps, so say one workout I'll do 15-20 rep sets that are not as high intensity and not to failure, then next time around hitting 8-12 and hitting failure, then repeat. Do you think this will help my muscles to recover faster, or will I make less gains in the long run because I'm not training with high intensity on every workout?

[@igorzhukov5390]

This means you need to shake thing up, change your workout routine, include new exercizes, ideally something you've never tries before or for a long time. Our body is a master of adaptation, even musdlr growth itself is a very definition of adaptation.

[@alec1020]

Great now i think of jeff holding me at gunpoint everytime i do a set

[@soruwindx6419]

That's the mentality I have when I do his workouts!

[@AAAA-jp2qx]

Bro I trust you, overtraining it’s always negative, yesterday I watched a video on KZbin it’s completely BS, cause the guy talked about overtraining as a positive thing!!!! you are completely right working out for 2 hours or more it means there is something wrong, I used to work out 3 days a week, 2 days upper and one day lower, moreover, I needed to work out for 2 to 3 hours to complete the upper body session, I could handle that plan for 3 weeks only after that I collapsed, I felt my body had no energy at all as I don’t use anything just protein shake, after which I changed my working out plan to 5 days a week, now I spend about one hour at the gym. It’s medically approved that you need some rest for recovery and overtraining leads to injuries and lots of problems. Bro just a question how can I know that I need to take some days off from the gym ? And how long the rest should be to avoid muscle mass loss ?

[@hbo7gc7t23]

I thought overtraining was not giving your body enough time to recover and therefore having a negative effect on the muscles

[@MrSplcrazy]

I changed my routine to an upper / lower split 3 weeks ago. Each workout now takes me 1hr 20 to 1 hr 40. In the past 3 weeks I've gained really good strength and much better than my bro split that used to take 45mins

[@lukestrange5501]

Jeff, it sounds like the definition of “progressive overload”

[@tresiete1812]

When I work out everyday I balance it out with A 3 day marathon ,, One day I workout in the morning, and the next day I workout at night, then I workout in the morning the next day to shock my muscles ,,, chest and arms one day, lower body one day, then full body the next day ,,, rest one day then repeat!! , also eat quality foods get good sleep and don’t forget to do stretches on the off day 👍🏼

[@connorn7965]

I train ab 6-7 days a week and have high volume but rarely ever feel sore but I am also getting stronger and bigger am I overtraining

[@joed1769]

Connor N if you feel good you aren’t overtraining just listen to your body. but also i wouldn’t recommend abs every day. try a bodybuilder routine even if you are overweight and you will like the results

[@evanlindemann5133]

This video did redeem his last video about overtraining. this video explains what he meant by overtraining better and makes more sense to us that have been training for a while.

[@SMC01ful]

"You should know when you're 12 years old and shaving."

[@kasnarfburns210]

I would define over-training as pushing beyond your previous limits WITHOUT allowing yourself sufficient time to recover.

[@jorben1990]

2:36 at a point where you didn't know where your Mexican was coming LMAO

[@marianapeniche1855]

HAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@armandogamino3354]

I agree with chilled euphoria. I was always tired a day or two after my workouts when i first started working out, i figured i was over training. My workouts were about 1 1/2 hrs. I did some research and it turns out i was not sleeping enough and i was not consuming enough calories. Now i get an extra sleep eat healthy carbs and enough calories and i can train and recover with no problems. Diet and rest are very important until your body builds a high tolerance for long workouts.