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Originally Posted by maxattack
Recovery wise, I can tell I'm not doing what I'm capable of or at least recoverying the way I was a couple months ago. My legs, shoulders and chest are some areas that feel tired alot, as well as me overall. I just finished 12 weeks of training by a$$ off so I'm taking a break for a week before I start another program.
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This is your indicator then. Chronic tiredness is one sign. The major ones would be disrupted sleep, lack of motivation/dreading the gym, and stagnation of strength gains. Any/all of those are a sign you need to back off.
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I was just mainly wondering in you can overwork yourself compromisng growth. I seem to be able to really hammer myself on a push/pull program.
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Absolutely you can. That's a function of your volume and/or too frequent attempts at maximal intensity. If you're not capable of improving your working weights (w/o sacrificing form and w/o the weights feeling terribly heavier) somewhat consistently, then something needs to be addressed in what you're doing.