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You should try to get most of your sleep in when it's dark, so if possible, training when there's daylight.

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This has the be the dumbest question I've ever asked, but a question nonetheless. First off, I've exercised/trained for a long time though I never thought I was doing it right. Even after taking Taekwondo classes, I still didn't know if I was doing it right. Now, the question is - How are you supposed to exercise/train? Are you supposed to exercise/train until you can no longer move your arms? Until you're sore? Or is it more dependant on each person?

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It is known that overtraining can lead to physical and mental problems. The thing is that overtraining is different for everyone. The key is to train enough to make regular improvements in skill or conditioning while avoiding injuries and illness. If you start to become regularly sore, sick, or injured than you know you are training too hard, too long, or even too much.

As long as you are making progress and you feel good overall I would say keep doing what you are doing.

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You should try to get most of your sleep in when it's dark, so if possible, training when there's daylight.

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This has the be the dumbest question I've ever asked, but a question nonetheless. First off, I've exercised/trained for a long time though I never thought I was doing it right. Even after taking Taekwondo classes, I still didn't know if I was doing it right. Now, the question is - How are you supposed to exercise/train? Are you supposed to exercise/train until you can no longer move your arms? Until you're sore? Or is it more dependant on each person?

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That's actually not a dumb question.

This essentially comes down to a variety of factors to include, what type of exercise are we talking about, how often the training is conducted, the type of physical effects expected from the training, the current physical condition of the trainee, etc. etc.

Example- when it comes to weight training there are numerous methods depending on all of those factors I mentioned plus much more. Some use a HIT style system which is going to complete failure on each exercise in order to build maximum muscle in the shortest time. Others use a low rep and multi-set system. Some use a high rep and high set system. The list goes on.

The same thing applies, regardless of whether we are talking about weight training, aerobic training, or general martial art practice.

It is known that overtraining can lead to physical and mental problems. The thing is that overtraining is different for everyone. The key is to train enough to make regular improvements in skill or conditioning while avoiding injuries and illness. If you start to become regularly sore, sick, or injured than you know you are training too hard, too long, or even too much.

As long as you are making progress and you feel good overall I would say keep doing what you are doing.

Steve Zorn, ICPS

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