What the hell is wrong?

LOGan1314

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I have been weight training for about 9 months straight now, and have had great gains the whole time (not on steroids but creatine). Just recently, I am MUCH more sore than I have ever been, always tired but have a horrible time sleeping (5-6hrs a night instead of my normal 8-9), and have hit a plateau and can't add any weight to any of my exercises. I am also always hungry. Anyone know what is wrong?
 
You aren't eating enough. Up your caloric intake.

Additionally creatine is notorious for causing soreness. It allows your muscles to work harder so of course they will become sore. Don't overdue it or else you could risk a muscle tear.
 
what -Guido- said. start counting calories and take in a surplus every day before it is too late.

overtraining and its consequences is a bitch and a half.
 
And if you have hit a plateau you need to change up your workout routine. Some days go lighter than usual with 3 sets of 15 reps while others go real heavy for 3 sets of 4 reps. This is just a general idea and may not be possible with every lift. Another thing that helped me blast by my plateau is performing super sets with each body part. As far as the soreness guido is right about the creatine. I've found taking extra glutamine helped reduced soreness but remember if your sore than your doing it right
 
Logan

What changed in hour life that you think caused this to happen? If you've been taken creatine the whole time I wouln't think that is the variable. Has your diet changed? The the two variables that you are making us aware of that could be causing you to feel shitty are the loss of sleep and the diet. If you are hungry, eat more. Start eating. Why are you losing sleep? You stressed out?
 
I also recommend deloading 5-10 pounds off your lifts and work your way back up while eating more.

You may also be over training, which makes it difficult to get sleep, eat more and you'll feel burnt out. If you're natural, it's easy to over train.

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Eat more, as already said. If you cannot increase weight, try increasing the number of reps you're doing on the same weight. What rep range are you training in? Just remember that you have two degrees of freedom - weight and number of reps. I'll work in the 6-12 rep range for a lot of exercises, as I find it to be very comfortable. If I can knock out a few sets of 12 reps on a given weight, I should have no problem getting 6 reps my next workout if I increase the weight. And then I'll work that weight, even if it's just one more rep each session, up to sets of 12. Bodybuilding is a marathon, not a sprint. 9 months is about right for gains to no longer be as linear, and it gets to be much more difficult to increase your lifts. Especially naturally. Don't give up, whatever you do. Just keep working out, and remember that even one or two more reps here or there should be seen as progress.
 
Wow, I didn't realize i had these responses till today. Thanks homies!

@anatomist- My schedule became much busier (more hours at work AND finishing school) so it is REALLY hard to eat one g of protein per lb of body weight! Yes, my diet has changed to mostly supplements (whey protein and bars) and only one or two real meals totaling about only 120 g of protein a day :( I am not sure it feels like when I lay down to go to sleep my body aches and my mind is racing like i just drank caffeine (even though I didn't) and I wake up constantly during the night because my neck aches BAD or my shoulders or back. Thanks Renz, Guido, RedLeader, and nola those are great tips...And I don't know if it makes a difference but my creatine comes from Jack3d pre-workout supp.
 
Don't use jack3d as a creatine source. With a pre-workout, you're at best taking it only on your lifting days, and otherwise might be only using it to break through plateaus (if you take jack3d every workout for a long time, it will lose any positive effects and show its negative ones). You want to get about 5g of creatine per day, everyday (some people will tell you to cycle creatine, but this isn't definitive as, say, cycling AS). So just buy a bottle of creatine monohydrate for now and take one dose per day.

For the protein, look at the following sources: greek yogurt, tuna, turkey/cheese sandwich, protein bars, eggs, jerkey, milk. Eating can get tedious, but I find ways to get 200-225g of protein per day while bulking, working and living a busy life. Buy some storage devices and some of the items above, and just stay focused on the body you want to have and get that food down!
 
Tuna is great cuz you can carry cans with you in a bag for a quick tuna sandwich on the go. Yum :) nuts are alright as well, protein, healthy fats, good snack during the day. If you can drink a lot of skim milk (low fat, decent protein) during the day as it breaks down pretty slow. That is if your stomach can handle all that milk (i drink around ~1/2 gallon of milk a day).
 
Don't use jack3d as a creatine source. With a pre-workout, you're at best taking it only on your lifting days, and otherwise might be only using it to break through plateaus (if you take jack3d every workout for a long time, it will lose any positive effects and show its negative ones). You want to get about 5g of creatine per day, everyday (some people will tell you to cycle creatine, but this isn't definitive as, say, cycling AS). So just buy a bottle of creatine monohydrate for now and take one dose per day.

For the protein, look at the following sources: greek yogurt, tuna, turkey/cheese sandwich, protein bars, eggs, jerkey, milk. Eating can get tedious, but I find ways to get 200-225g of protein per day while bulking, working and living a busy life. Buy some storage devices and some of the items above, and just stay focused on the body you want to have and get that food down!

Excellent post.
 
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