I have been training for 2 months now and I have to say the hardest thing is the whole strategy part.
Last week I trained 5 days in a row Monday-Friday. Felt fine, nothing hurt. Then two days of complete rest. Uneventful. Monday this week I'm back in the pool and out of nowhere my right thigh muscle is killing me. I swam anyway, but I had to go a lot slower. Today (Tuesday) I did a bodystrength workout and the body felt fatigued. I completed though. It's evening now and I could go for a 5km run. I know I can do it, but with my thigh still sore should I. Is that a good idea?
I keep worrying about plateauing. I think to myself that I have to push myself harder. Longer workouts, maybe strength and cardio both on the same day sometimes. But then I hit obstacles. I ran 10km a few weeks ago, blew my knees out. Went at it pretty hard in the pool last week, shoulder pain.
It's like navigating a complicated treasure map. In theory it's always possible to do more, but the more tired I am the greater the risk of getting injured.
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