I started my new training plan a few weeks ago and it has been working pretty well for me. I have been motivated to make it to the gym every time I'm 'scheduled' to, and have been seeing some progression in running and swimming.

And then there was this week. I feel like I can't sleep enough. It doesn't help that on top of my training plan I've had an insane week at work (and will have another, next week) with no chance to catch up on sleep. On good days I've got a 1/2 hour commute and have to be in at 6:30 for things (don't even ask about commute time on bad days...)

Yesterday I bagged an entire night of working out. The day before, I skipped a spin class in the a.m. because I just couldn't roll myself out of bed.

I'm wondering if it's because I'm doing too much? I sometimes feels that I only have two ways of working out... by doing everything, or by doing nothing. When I need to cut back, I don't know which sacrifices to make or which workouts to cut.

My usual workout plan involves swim class on Monday night, running/core at the regular gym and strength training at the rock gym on Tuesday, spin class before work and swim class at night on wednesday, repeats of tuesday on thursday, and friday is my day for socializing. Saturday and Sunday have been running and/or cycling days for me.

This gives me maybe one day off, and usually it is a late night because I will hang out with my friends or go to a party, then have to get up early to run the next day...

Which has been working fine, but this week I feel like I have been dragging butt all week. At times it has felt like I have ten pound weights attached to my legs and I just...can't...move them any faster.

I'm pretty sure this will go away (hopefully after this weekend when I get a chance to catch up on my sleep)... but was wondering what you guys do when you just get to a point where you need a break. Do you cut out on everything and TRULY rest or do you just cut back... and how do you decide what gets cut?

K.