While the Ohio’s sports medicine team at Orthopaedic Associates of Zanesville encourage healthy exercise and weight lifting, it’s important not to over-train.

When working out too much, muscles don’t have time to recuperate properly. This will break down the muscle tissues faster than they can rebuild and can lead to excessive soreness. Over-training and lack of rest can lead to a net loss of muscle mass, which obviously contradicts the point of training in the first place (to increase muscle mass). Allow your body to rest for 24 to 48 hours between workouts. If you are feeling a little weak, decrease the intensity of your workout or simply skip it.

If you’ve suffered an injury from over-training, contact the Ohio’s sports medicine team at OAZ right away.

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