How to Prevent Overtraining

In order to maximize your muscle growth you will need to put your body in the best possible scenarios for increasing the production of testosterone and human growth hormone naturally.
One of the enemies of increasing testosterone and HGH is overtraining.
Yes you can train too much. In order for muscle to grow you must allow your muscle to recover. In you overtrain and not allow your body to heal in between workouts you will stunt your progress. Here are some ideas to prevent overtraining.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Get proper nutrition. Your diet is quite important for muscle building. It provides the protein necessary to build muscle and gives your the energy to workout with intensity.
   Make sure you stay away from junk food and get good quality protein in each meal from lean meat, eggs, and the like.

2. Make sure you get enough rest and recovery. This means that you get enough sleep at night (at least 7 hours) and you give your muscles time to heal and recover between workouts.
   You need at least one day off between working on the same muscle groups. If not you will sabotage your efforts. I would even recommend taking off at least two days between working on the same muscle groups.
   Also never workout for three days in a row. If you are working out with the intensity that you need to then you stress your central nervous system too much and not allow for muscle growth.

3. Evaluate your performance from workout to workout. You should be able to at least replicate your last workout for the particular muscle group. If you cannot replicate it or better it then you may not have provided your body with enough time to heal and recuperate.

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