Quote: (04-05-2019 07:13 AM)griffinmill Wrote:
I'm a 40 year old guy and over the past two years I've had a few periods of anxiety and panic attacks, and I always put it down to spending too much time on my own and in my head (I work for myself) and having a few episodes of drama with a girl I happen to be dating. But last night a friend hinted at overtraining being a possible cause of this and a light bulb went off in my head.
I am quite lean and have very low body fat, but I am toned and lift very hard at the gym. I go through periods where I hit it extra hard and spend 5 days a week in the gym for around 90 minutes each time. I am probably not eating enough to compensate for this.
I can almost confidently say now that this contributes to a feeling of heightened anxiety in me that culminates in a panic attack followed by weeks of mild IBS symptoms. I had been going hard at the gym and my body reacted in a very strange way to a mild amount of drama I was having with a girl. I was permanently on edge, nervous, and couldn't sleep. I was also having night sweats.
I've taken a break from the gym and now feel much better, but I'm wondering what to do? Just take it easy from now on? I'm not interested in bulking, just being toned.
Has anybody else experienced this?
Sounds to me you are over trained? 5 days a week sessions of 90 minutes? And your 40... Low T perhaps, this article claims it's a possibility:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/long-inte...9d29dbc60e
I would train a day and rest a day and see if it gets any better. Less is more! For me personally a weight lifting session of 45 minutes is more then enough. An hour tops! Steady state cardio I sometimes do two hours max (riding a bike)...
Perhaps there's something with your diet too? Not enough this or that...