overtraining

[snowolf17]

how often should i be training BJJ? can you overtrain? how many days a week would be ideal?

 

[platfox]

Train as much as your body and mind can handle. I don't think there is going to be a universally right answer.

Don't ignore injuries and don't get burnt out.

 

[Sloth]

Depends on the person, ime. Some people can handle 5/6 days a week training once a day, some more, some less. I think it depends on age, diet, how hard you train, if you do other stuff on the side, etc...

I know that I have a habit of overtraining, and I have to adjust my training schedule a lot to compensate. It is worthwhile o study how athletes in other, more professional sports deal with this issue.

 

[redaxe]

Overtraining has a specific medical definition as opposed to "just training too much"

Overtraining - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The best way to tell is to check your resting heart rate. Check it when you get up every morning for a couple weeks. If you've been training a lot and your HR is quite a bit higher the next morning that probably means you're overtrained, and you need more food, water, and sleep.

 

[pittelp]

Overtraining has a specific medical definition as opposed to "just training too much"

Overtraining - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The best way to tell is to check your resting heart rate. Check it when you get up every morning for a couple weeks. If you've been training a lot and your HR is quite a bit higher the next morning that probably means you're overtrained, and you need more food, water, and sleep.

I agree, buy a heart monitor, it's a great training tool.

 

[KILL KILL]

usually my joints give out before the rest of my body. but that's just me

 

[dazed863]

you'll be able to tell when you push yourself too hard.

when you feel like your plateauing or can't hang with the people you usually do well against take a few days off. i do from time to time and always come back refreshed and can deff tell how far i've come.

just make sure if you do take some time off you run a little to keep your cardio up.

 

[slothofdoom]

I used to over train quite regularily. Between 6 days a weeks of bjj I was also doing about 2 classes a week of boxing, kickboxing, mma, combat sombo (only did about 3 months), kempo jujitsu, and 1 private a week of knife fighting. I kept this schedule up for about a year until my body started rebelling on me. Started getting injured on a regular basis, started getting sick and broke out in shingle. Probaby the biggest thing tho was started getting pretty bad depression.

These days I only realy train bjj and judo 5 - 6 days a week, am much fitter, healthier and quite a lot happier.

 

[wildman1717]

Each person is different, add to or cut back according to how you feel.