Miss
a workout? Come make it up or come in and work on some mobility or a
skill or just rest up for tomorrow's WOD. Don't overdo it today if
you're not making up a WOD.
Referrals - for every person you refer you get $25 off your next month's membership dues.
Reminder, a few of us will be meeting up
at Shark City in Glendale Heights tomorrow, Friday around 8pm for a few
drinks and to support member Amanda in her competition. It would be a
cool way to hang out outside of the gym. Let us know if you'll be
coming.
OVER TRAINING
Some of you have been going at CrossFit consistently since we opened back in September or right around then. You've been doing it with little rest periods in between. You come in work hard and even do a little extra. The stuff can be very addicting. The soreness you feel even gets addicting in a weird way. You've seen some good gains in strength and stamina.
What I'm also noticing these days is that some of you are starting to show signs of over training. We need to learn to listen to our bodies and let them recover properly. Sometimes it's ok to take a week or two off from doing any kind of training to let your body heal. By healing I don't mean just wait 2 days for the soreness from the last workout to go away. Even though you're not sore your body might still need time to fully recover.
If you think you might be over training try taking some time off. Take some long walks with your kids, spouses, friends or by yourself. Keep it low key. Get plenty of sleep and rest up your body. You're not going to lose a step and if anything you might come back stronger and make even more gains faster. Regardless, you need to let your body heal sometimes.
Below are some signs that you might be over training:
- Lack of Motivation
- You Feel Especially Sore Following a Big Workout
- You Stop Seeing Results
- You Become Restless and Lose Focus
- You Feel Sluggish All Day
- Chronic Soreness in Your Joints, Bones and Limbs
- You’re Sick More Often
- Changes in mood.
- Loss of appetite
- Decreased performance
- Insomnia
- You are getting sick or injured regularly
- Increased resting heart rate
- Lowered sex drive or sexual dysfunction
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