Hey all,

How much working out is too much?

I've started working out much harder than I was before and I'm doing a bit of strength training now. Yesterday was my first day back at the gym and I actually ended up doing two workout sessions in the day. First was 35 mins or so of treadmill (walking and running) followed by about 30-40 mins of lower body strength training. Then I came back with the boyfriend in the evening and did another 35 mins on a bike and 30-40 mins upper body training.

My body feels so tired today. Did I work out too hard? And when is a good time to rest? I'm so afraid of not distinguishing between tired and lazy well enough and slowing down on working out. I finally broke the weight barrier I was stuck at and started losing weight. I don't want to stop! But I don't want to drive myself to exhaustion.

Please help! Any tips, ideas, experiences... I'm open to just about anything.

There is a phrase used often. Train like an athlete for fat loss. Meaning hard training sessions, sometimes multiple ones. Grueling long workouts and massive energy expended. What often gets let out though is if you are going to train like an athlete, you have to eat, recovery and rest like an athlete.

There is no need to train that hard right now. Simple train for only what you need. Eat in a deficit of only what you need to eat in.

Answer this...

If you are giving it everything you go in the beginning, what are you going to have left to give in the middle and where will your body end?

Train hard, but train smart.

Hey if you're making it to the gym, then you already are not lazy. Two a days arent necessary for fat loss.

Yea... I wasn't going twice for fat loss. I was having fun with it and the boyfriend won't go unless I do. I really want him to go to the gym so I just decided I'd go twice.

I didn't go back today. I wanted to go play on the treadmill but decided against it. I'll be going tomorrow for sure. Gotta work out so I can have beer!

Thanks leigh and tony.. I was really afraid I was feeling the lazy bug and not the tired bug.

Oh so you went first by yourself then second with bf. Got it.