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Sick of it
So after coming off of first High School track middle distance running, than transitioning into bodybuilding over the summer, I started seriously cycling around mid December, which I've been doing all of my life (my dad owns a bicycle shop). I was super serious and trained really hard on the trainer for about 1.5-2 months.
Around the end of Februrary, i started to have disrupted sleep cycles. Now this was wierd for me because i always slept the whole night through. I often would get up and go to the bathroom, as it seemed to let me get back to sleep faster. But i would always wake up another 4-6 times after that until i had to get up. I kept training through it and my muscles started to really feel the blunt of not enough sleep even though i started training less. I sense really reduced my training load alot more, and have even take 1 or 2 weeks completely off the bike.
I went to the doctor and got some blood-work done. He had to leave town but i called him before he did and he said that from the information he had in front of him it seemed i was SLIGHTLY anemic, and my liver enzymes were elevated. So.. i have to wait another week before i can see him and talk to him about it, i want to ask him about my testosterone level and see if it seems "low". I've started taking an iron supplement, but i really havent seen much of a difference yet. My doctor says he doubts it's overtraining (he was big into sports but is no sports doctor) and thinks it's something else. I really don't know.
Basically, from any experiences any of you have had, what do you guys think. I HATE the idea of taking off like a month or more. It's just starting to get nice and i get pretty depressed when i can't exercise.
I guess im just kind of venting and looking for support, this is REALLY depressing and discouraging. Thanks
Around the end of Februrary, i started to have disrupted sleep cycles. Now this was wierd for me because i always slept the whole night through. I often would get up and go to the bathroom, as it seemed to let me get back to sleep faster. But i would always wake up another 4-6 times after that until i had to get up. I kept training through it and my muscles started to really feel the blunt of not enough sleep even though i started training less. I sense really reduced my training load alot more, and have even take 1 or 2 weeks completely off the bike.
I went to the doctor and got some blood-work done. He had to leave town but i called him before he did and he said that from the information he had in front of him it seemed i was SLIGHTLY anemic, and my liver enzymes were elevated. So.. i have to wait another week before i can see him and talk to him about it, i want to ask him about my testosterone level and see if it seems "low". I've started taking an iron supplement, but i really havent seen much of a difference yet. My doctor says he doubts it's overtraining (he was big into sports but is no sports doctor) and thinks it's something else. I really don't know.
Basically, from any experiences any of you have had, what do you guys think. I HATE the idea of taking off like a month or more. It's just starting to get nice and i get pretty depressed when i can't exercise.
I guess im just kind of venting and looking for support, this is REALLY depressing and discouraging. Thanks
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What do I know? But my personal opinion is that you're a kid and I just don't see how you could overtrain in 1.5-2 months. Maybe. Especially maybe if you had just trained hard bodybuilding. The sleeplessness is definitely a symptom for me. Why don't you try just riding outside easy and don't "train." Use a HR monitor and keep your HR down in zone 2. Don't ride more than 4 days/week. Stay off the trainer. Date someone. Enjoy life. Go to movies. See what happens.
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Disrupted sleep cycles. Getting up multiple times in the night to use the bathroom. Sounds just like me, and half the guys I know over 50...
For a young person, not so good. Hope you get it sorted out.
For a young person, not so good. Hope you get it sorted out.
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It's almost impossible for me to say, but i'm going to TRY to just sit around and do nothing until i see my doctor again. I still ride my bike to the train station 4 days a week, it's only 4 or so miles each way, but that's what im going to limit myself to. If i get suited up and on my road bike i know, just KNOW, if i catch anyone else on the road, im gonna work to stay with them and pass them.
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So after coming off of first High School track middle distance running, than transitioning into bodybuilding over the summer, I started seriously cycling around mid December, which I've been doing all of my life (my dad owns a bicycle shop). I was super serious and trained really hard on the trainer for about 1.5-2 months.
Around the end of Februrary, i started to have disrupted sleep cycles. Now this was wierd for me because i always slept the whole night through. I often would get up and go to the bathroom, as it seemed to let me get back to sleep faster. But i would always wake up another 4-6 times after that until i had to get up. I kept training through it and my muscles started to really feel the blunt of not enough sleep even though i started training less. I sense really reduced my training load alot more, and have even take 1 or 2 weeks completely off the bike.
I went to the doctor and got some blood-work done. He had to leave town but i called him before he did and he said that from the information he had in front of him it seemed i was SLIGHTLY anemic, and my liver enzymes were elevated. So.. i have to wait another week before i can see him and talk to him about it, i want to ask him about my testosterone level and see if it seems "low". I've started taking an iron supplement, but i really havent seen much of a difference yet. My doctor says he doubts it's overtraining (he was big into sports but is no sports doctor) and thinks it's something else. I really don't know.
Basically, from any experiences any of you have had, what do you guys think. I HATE the idea of taking off like a month or more. It's just starting to get nice and i get pretty depressed when i can't exercise.
I guess im just kind of venting and looking for support, this is REALLY depressing and discouraging. Thanks
Around the end of Februrary, i started to have disrupted sleep cycles. Now this was wierd for me because i always slept the whole night through. I often would get up and go to the bathroom, as it seemed to let me get back to sleep faster. But i would always wake up another 4-6 times after that until i had to get up. I kept training through it and my muscles started to really feel the blunt of not enough sleep even though i started training less. I sense really reduced my training load alot more, and have even take 1 or 2 weeks completely off the bike.
I went to the doctor and got some blood-work done. He had to leave town but i called him before he did and he said that from the information he had in front of him it seemed i was SLIGHTLY anemic, and my liver enzymes were elevated. So.. i have to wait another week before i can see him and talk to him about it, i want to ask him about my testosterone level and see if it seems "low". I've started taking an iron supplement, but i really havent seen much of a difference yet. My doctor says he doubts it's overtraining (he was big into sports but is no sports doctor) and thinks it's something else. I really don't know.
Basically, from any experiences any of you have had, what do you guys think. I HATE the idea of taking off like a month or more. It's just starting to get nice and i get pretty depressed when i can't exercise.
I guess im just kind of venting and looking for support, this is REALLY depressing and discouraging. Thanks
You can get better without totally stopping riding - and I think it's better if you don't stop cold turkey - but you will have to make your rides recovery rides. Real recovery rides, and don't be tempted to start riding harder as soon as you start feeling better - you will need a few weeks to recover.
While you're doing this, get a copy of Friel's or Carmichael's training books, read about periodicalized and specific training, and when you're ready to start training again, do a field test and set some decent heart rate ranges.
And don't feel bad about it - lots of people think that the way to get faster is to work out as hard as they can every time they ride.
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Well i got my blood work done and my testosterone levels are REALLY low.. but i just got a sonogram done of my abdomin because there might be something wrong with my liver or something.. not so great. Willl update once i see my doctor.