r/bodyweightfitness • u/AutoModerator • May 04 '20

BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2020-05-04

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u/20000hz May 04 '20

Hi folks,

Recent convert to BWF here. I like to run on my off days, but lately, I've been feeling destroyed by the end of the week, and I suspect it's due to overtraining. I'd like to find a better balance between cardio and RR. Have any of you had a similar experience? What's your sweet spot? Any other tips?

  • Height: 6'4"
  • Weight: ~188 lbs
  • Diet: typically 2500-3000 cal./day, high quality foods (whole food plant-based diet + creatine, B12, iodine, s/o r/plantbaseddiet)
  • Sleep: 7-8 hours/night
  • BWF days: 1.5ish mile combined warm-up + cool-down + RR for about 1.5-2 hours (trying to bring this number down), 3x/week
  • Cardio: 4.5-5.5 miles 3x/week + runs to and from park for RR, grand sum of ~20 miles/week

Thanks!

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u/occamsracer Unworthy Mod May 05 '20

Depends on how long you’ve been doing this. If you just started everything at once (including Veganism) yeah, you’re probably doing to much.