Aid For Insomnia |

In the past week I've developed both a severe cold and I guess what one might call mild insomnia (for the past three nights, despite much effort, I have only been able to log approximately 2-3 hours of sleep).

As weightlifter, I realize that these are both symptoms of overtraining. However, I am reluctant to concede without some further advise that I am experiencing overtraining syndrome considering 1) I have not been experiencing abnormal muscle soreness, and 2) have made some pretty solid gains on my bench and other exercises during this past week.

Now, I'm wondering if it could possible by 1) The protein shake I ingest before bed acting as an accelerant (just like caffeine) that's keeping me awake, or 2) my debilitated breathing from my cold is disturbing my sleep.

Any thoughts are much appreciated.

When I faced symptoms of over training the worst ones of all was trouble sleeping, loss of appetite and lethargy.

if you can still fall asleep easily you should be fine.

in the end, if you work out 3-4 times a week and take a week off every 3 months you shouldnt ever worry about overtraining.

if you're still making gains on the bench and all then youre fine and doing it right!!