Exercise Intensity Insights
Discover the balance between vigorous and less intense exercise for sustainable health. Engaging in high-intensity workouts three to four times a week, complemented by lighter sessions, can optimize hormone levels and recovery. The conversation highlights the benefits of varying intensity and repetition ranges, challenging the notion that only heavy lifting leads to muscle growth.In this clip
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I suspect that I'm overtrained. I've been doing heavy weights at low reps with long rest times for pretty much the whole year. I've taken a few different weeks off here and there, but I kind of feel tired all the time and have a low libido. I was thinking about taking a four-week break away from weightlifting. For Weeks 1 and 2, I thought about doing a 30-minute walk on the treadmill and a 10-minute stretch or foam roll. Then, in Weeks 3 and 4, I would continue with the walks but start a 3-day band routine. After Week 4, I would slowly go back into my weightlifting routine. Is this a solid plan? I'm also eating in a deficit but keeping my protein around 180 to 200 grams. I weigh 230 pounds, and my target weight is 180 pounds.
Am I doing too much with my current workout routine that includes 50 minutes of intense cardio-weightlifting, followed by a day of Zone 3 running cardio, a day of 15 minutes of intense resistance-cardio coupled with 20 minutes of HIIT, and resting every 3 consecutive days?
I've heard Andrew Huberman say that keeping workouts between 45 minutes to 1 hour is optimal for testosterone and cortisol, so not to do resistance training longer than that. If I do cardio after my resistance training session, does that count for this purpose, or is it counterproductive? Is that time limit just for the resistance training portion of the session?