Just wanted to touch on another thing I figured out 6 weeks into this...I was overtraining by working out twice a day, especially at the pace and the weights I was using.
I realized this somewhat by accident but I had a suspicion it might be the case. Noticed my resting heart rate was abnormally high and was having a lot of trouble sleeping...almost like I was wired at night. Finally I decided to just go back to once a day and started lifting heavier weight with lower reps.
The result? Sleeping much better and resting heart rate is down 10-15 bpm...don't underestimate the Central Nervous Systems role in all of this...if your resting heart rate is more than 7-8 bpm faster than normal and you are having sleep issues when you normally don't, overstimulation of the CNS could be an issue...
Wish I didn't have to always learn things the hard way, but at least I learn them, lol...
I realized this somewhat by accident but I had a suspicion it might be the case. Noticed my resting heart rate was abnormally high and was having a lot of trouble sleeping...almost like I was wired at night. Finally I decided to just go back to once a day and started lifting heavier weight with lower reps.
The result? Sleeping much better and resting heart rate is down 10-15 bpm...don't underestimate the Central Nervous Systems role in all of this...if your resting heart rate is more than 7-8 bpm faster than normal and you are having sleep issues when you normally don't, overstimulation of the CNS could be an issue...
Wish I didn't have to always learn things the hard way, but at least I learn them, lol...