Friday, December 17, 2010

Don’t Overtrain!

The biggest precontest or get-ripped mistake is training too often and performing too many sets in hopes of bringing about a more striated physique. Overtraining causes cortisol levels to increase, and cortisol can have wicked effects on your physique. Cortisol lowers testosterone, and that is bad news. Plus, you’ll get weaker and smaller. Cortisol also increases the use of amino acids and muscle tissue as fuel, and it kicks the crap out of your immune system. When your immune system is overtaxed, muscle growth stops dead in its tracks. Always include at least one total rest day, free of training and cardio, once every four or five days and moderate your training.

As eight-time Mr. Olympia Lee Haney used to stress: “Stimulate your body, don’t annihilate it.”
i am going to back to hometown, gym for sure? who is with me? :)

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