Overtraining prevention..?

Okay i overtrained my muscles.. a while back ago and just started resistance training again.. i know all the ways to help recovery {shower,water,protien etc} but i work im 18..and move around alot and sometimes have to pick up stuff and drop them off {not heavy stuff} will the work i have after a strengh training day.. make me go into overtraining status? or is it true moving around acctualy helps you recover faster

Overtraining prevention..?
Trust me. You're not overtraining, you're not even close. Anyone asking fitness questions here is not even close.





Unless you're working out 15-20 hours a week or more, there is very little possibility that you're overtraining.





Yes, keeping everything moving helps recovery.
Reply:Hey Matt. Overtraining your muscles can be a problem. There is a fine line between undertraining and overtraining. Studies have shown that a single set per body part can contribute to strength gains. But be aware, lifting a pencil a thousand times will no absolutly nothing for you....lol...Moving stuff around after work will not put you in "Overtraining status", because that crosses into the line of "Physical Activity", from Physical Fitness. I move lots of stuff at my job too. Whenever you exercise to your fatigue level, your body is now ready for more, next time. Anything less, in between, is ok. Get it? It is not necessarily the moving around helping you to recover faster...you will only recover if you rest the actually muscles...think of the extra moving as range of motion...and a "cool down" lol. Im sorry I cant answer this question to well without some more information.
Reply:Moving around will help in recovery in that the lactic acid is removed from the sore areas. Will moving around to much at your job cause you to overtrain.. unless your job is repeditive work like swinging a sledge hammer all day or sanding walls probably not. Let your body feed back tell you, I work heavy construction and some days just after work my shoulders are done so I only do them lightly when they are tired. Modify your workouts to offset hard days on the job, and remember form and good cool down with stretching after a hard work out to help with muscle pain.