It's vital to keep your attitude up and seek encouragement from partners and friends. This healthy sharing and introspection furthers your learning experience and overall awareness. You may wisely choose to take a layoff entirely, giving the body a chance to recuperate and your mind the needed time away from the gym. You'll come back after a few days mentally and physically refreshed and with renewed enthusiasm. Closely tied to overtraining is the puzzle of sticking points of plateaus.
Gains come fast at first.
The sport is new, hopes are high and there's victory in achieving your goals. Increase in muscle size, strength and tone are evident. However, as growth begins to normalize, progress slows down to what seems like a screeching halt. Here time groans by and the less serious lifters are taken to the mat. Be assured that providing you're vigorously applying the basics, improvement is always taking place.