Overdose
If you've ever tried leverage trading and happened to score a few good trades in a row, you probably noticed that after those wins, you were tempted to bet more, want more, and risk more. But sometimes, that's a bad strategy…
More is not always better—just like bigger is not always better. It's the dopamine in your brain that drives this behavior and poor risk management. Dopamine is responsible for both achieving more than you ever imagined and getting addicted to things—sometimes leading to overdosing on all sorts of habits.
That’s exactly how I feel right now with my gym routine. Don't get me wrong—I love going to the gym, and I hope to stick with this habit for the rest of my life. But honestly? I feel like I’ve overdosed on it.
I spend around an hour to an hour and a half at the gym daily, hitting my weight training and adding some cardio at the end. After three years of doing this consistently, my body is starting to feel the stress.
Something’s gotta change, and I need to make that change starting next week. The first thing that comes to mind is reducing my gym days from five to four and cutting out the cardio I do after every weightlifting session. I walk a few good kilometers every day anyway—it's not like I'm chained to the couch all day.
Plus, I can still fit all my muscle groups into a four-day split instead of five. Something like this:
Monday: Legs(my favorite muscle group)
Tuesday: Chest & Triceps(second favorite one)
Wednesday: Rest accompanied probably by long walks
Thursday: Back & Biceps
Friday: Traps & Shoulders
Sounds solid, right?
And this whole gym overdose situation reminds me of the 80/20 principle—how it's so damn easy to be more efficient with less time and effort when you train or work smart.
Honestly, people today overdose on everything—food, TV, alcohol, drugs, porn, video games, you name it. In some ways, we’re worse than animals, aren’t we?
Anyway, I’ve got one workout left tomorrow (traps & shoulders), and come Monday, I’ll be on a new routine. Hopefully, I’ll notice some improvements. Overtraining often does more harm than good—it can actually mess with your results instead of enhancing them, and it can even lead to impulsive, unhealthy eating.
That’s about it from me. Hope you all have a great day, and I’ll catch you next time!
Thanks for your attention,
Adrian