• Droggelbecher@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    Did anyone else go from

    holy shit I cannot believe how god damn much this actually improves everything

    to

    THIS IS BULLSHIT I RAN 20KM THIS WEEK AND I STILL HAVE PAIN AND DEPRESSION AND MY ADHD SYMPTOMS AND HEART RATE/BLOOD PRESSURE ISSUES I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS

    over the course of like a few months?

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      12 days ago

      Yes. That was how I discovered the concept of overtraining.

      It’s especially easy to overtrain if the rest of your life is stressful.

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      11 days ago

      You do need rest weeks for muscle, ligament, and tendon recovery. When I start feeling the health effect lessen (mentally), I take extra cold showers (not right after exercise as that hurts muscle recovery). Cold showers or ice baths, if you got the opportunity can reset dopamine levels. I think you just torture yourself for a few minutes and that makes you feel better about the day in comparison, but science says it does stuff on a cellular level that helps.

      I heard of an idea of 4-5 walls to get over while in the cold water. First you’ll be cold and can’t think. Just move around and try to get use to it. After a while you will get to the point of being able to talk with shouting and shivering. That’s a wall. You will soon get cold again and that will start your next wall. Maybe 5 - 10 minutes for me. It helps refresh my outlook.