Help from Weightlifting Folks?

[kitchen_kink]

Am I overtraining?

Below is my current workout schedule, as I have been performing it for four weeks. I am finding myself tired (not just sleeping too late as usual, but also getting tired early), hungry a lot, and having a reduced sex drive. I am wondering if I'm doing too much, or if my body just needs an adjustment period. Any remarks on this, and what I might do to improve my situation if it's not just about needing time to adjust? (And if it takes time - how much!)

What I'm also wondering is, if I'm doing upper body twice a week and lower body twice a week, isn't that fairly standard? How could I lower that amount and still effectively build muscle tone?

Monday:
25 minutes cardio
Upper body workout, 3 sets each of maximum 12 reps (once I reach higher, I raise the weight):
Lat pulldowns
Seated row
Shoulder press
Chest press
Pec fly

Abs:
Crunches
Side sit-ups

Lower back (Roman chair lifts)

10-15 minute stretch

Tuesday:
25 minutes cardio
Lower body workout, see above
Butt blaster (right and left)
Leg curls
Angled leg press
Hip abductor
Hip adductor

Abs as above

Wednesday:
Yoga, one hour

Thursday:
Repeat of Monday

Friday:
Repeat of Tuesday

Ees too much??

Comments

Re: Thanks so much!! (And more pain in the ass questions)

[dietrich.livejournal.com]

Oh - and - aren't crunches something you should, or at least could, do a little every day?

Re: Thanks so much!! (And more pain in the ass questions)

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

Abs are a muscle like any other. You can work them to exhaustion, but you've got to let them rest. Try weighted crunches once a week for a while and see how you like it.