i promise i`m trying to be helpfull not critical--are you training 2x a day-cardio morning and weights in the evening?on 5ish hours sleep-you can be burnin` the candle at both ends without being "on the piss"-i have overtrained many times (even while on ph`s)and most of the maximuscle catalogue(i was workin` nites which didnt help -in the end i was sleeping 10 hours straight-still feeling like shit-and was plagued by injuries-june 03 to jan 04 i could barely walk up hills without pain-my body was a wreck and i couldnt understand it-i still had the spirit,but the flesh was weak(so to speak) :cry: -not training was really stressing me out!in the end i realised something was drastically wrong and decided to go sick from work-which was really difficult as my mum was the boss-even now she doesnt understand why i had to stop working,but she`s been supportive in other ways.i`m still not working(i worked 20 years solid)and although money is tight i have never been happier,stronger or healthier(i smoke?!?!)all the time in the world for rest and recovery-i train a max of 2x a week,or when i`m at the end of my training cycle 1 in 4-5 days-it`s very difficult to restrain myself-if i`m sufficiently recovered i can add 2.5kg to my deadlift every 10 days(i`ll drop to 1lb a week if necessary)-i`ve done this for 6 months without my body breaking down(too much)-20 rep,rest pause set-1 set -once every 10 days!i`m a skinny ****er and you can see they`ve made a difference(i hope
ops: )i cant put on weight -you have a job shifting fat-both totally different,but if you can get your head around :less sometimes being more-abbreviated training-you`ll make natural gains at 21, that at my age i will be lucky to get close to!oh yeah rather than doing singles how about using a formulae for converting 6 reps into 1 rep?or each time you try a single just increase the poundage a little-i know it`s boring,but it`s safer.i try to do cardio-walking on all days except training days and the day after- i dont know if any of this is helpfull :? -just try and listen to your body-party on dude 8)