Overtraining

How ironic...

The night after I posted something about training hard and working on conditioning, my body decides to break down.

I went to five classes and worked out twice in two days (about 8-9 hours of training), and after the last class on Tuesday night I felt incredibly weak. I drove home and took a shower, and immediately felt my body starting to fold. Chills, body aches, stomach pains, light headedness, etc.

Tried to sleep early and had major temperature fluctuations- waking up shivering despite the multiple layers of clothes and several inches of blankets on my bed, only to wake up a few hours later in the most uncomfortable hot flashes. Extreme delirium and crazy, crazy dreams overtook the night.

Here I am a few days later. The fever has subsided, and I am left with the residual symptoms- mild cough, sneezing, etc. That, I can handle.

Note to self-
Take it easy!

I'm trying to do too many things at once.

When I feel myself progressing rapidly, I tend to go full speed ahead, often with reckless abandon. Gotta listen to my body and prepare time for adequate rest, especially in this type of weather and with illness going around.

Back to train next week? Probably for the last half of the week, but definitely more cautious than before.