Mistake: Overtraining
I sort of touched on this is
the first part of this beginner mistakes series (impatience), but
overtraining deserves its own separate mention. It's easy to get into
the mindset that if you just workout harder, you'll gain muscle
faster.
Believe it or not, it's
actually the opposite that's true: When you're figuring out your
workout plans as a beginner, it's actually more beneficial to train
less. Your muscles aren't used to all this extra strain, and they
need time to recover.
Every newbie knows this by
now, but it seems like the knowledge just evaporates the first time
you step into a gym: Muscles don't grow during a workout. During a
workout, you're actually tearing the muscle tissue down. It's the
rest and recovery that allows your muscles to grow back.
That's why I'm such a huge
proponent of recovery days. Most people say one-day recovery is
enough. I always suggest two days, especially with beginners. You
can't rest too much. Do you know what Chris Hemsworth said when he
was bulking up to play Thor in the recent Marvel movies?
He said, "I spent a lot
of time eating and working out, but I slept more than anything."
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