Sunday, April 25, 2010

Overtraining, It's all relative

Overtraining defined: The state where the athlete has been repeatedly stress by training to the point where rest is no longer adequate to allow for recovery.

Symptoms of Overtraining:

*Fatigue
*Moody
*Irritable
*Altered sleep patterns
*Lack of motivation
*Decreased appetite and weight loss
*Muscle pain/soreness and increased incidence of injury

Stress is Stress.
Treatment for Overtraining: REST

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