Overtraining

his or her body up for injury. The body requires rest and recovery for rebuilding, and resting muscles. The lack of rest leads to underperformance. This is why sleep is so beneficial, essential and important. Kuipers, H., and H. A. Keizer. "Overtraining in elite athletes." Sports Medicine 6.2 (1988): 79-92. In a well monitored training program, the body would have adequate sleep. The bodies nutrition would consist of carbohydrates, calories, adequate sugar and protein as well as electrolytes

“Overtraining children has the opposite effect of what we want” (Dr. Micheli, M.D.). Children under the age of 18 have shown that too much practice increases their stress levels by 22%. Even though competitive sports build confidence and physical strength, teens that play competitive sports at the high school level are drained because too much practice weakens physical and mental health and can cause more injuries at a young age. Because of this, CIF rules now state that high school teams cannot

The interesting discussion with collegiate sports is whether overtraining leads to depression. When communicating with SIUE’s head coach, Leah Johnson, I expressed this debate to her. Immediately, Johnson replied, “We don’t over train so that isn’t a problem for us”. Unfortunately, being her player doesn’t allow me to argument my points. In fact, people have argued that overtraining in leading to depression and depression is leading to thoughts of suicide. According to Mental Well- Being, “…Sanders

Overtraining occurs because of an imbalance between a Physical load placed on an athlete and their coping capacity. One of the reasons why athletes may over train is because of their parents/coaches that can push them to sports and wanting them to be good. They want their child to earn a college scholarship and push them to their limits. Working harder and never taking a break, because "someone else is working around the clock to be the best", is the most warped and tired mentality that coaches and

bring beneficial factors. Training too often without adequate rest can bring serious effects to the human body. “The overtraining syndrome is a condition of fatigue and underperformance, often associated with frequent infections and depression which occurs following hard training and competition” (Budgett 1).

harder you work, the better you perform.” But the truth is, strength training can be harmful to anyone who works out frequently. Overtraining in many instances creates negative effects, despite the positivity of training in your musculoskeletal system. Overtraining, or excessive strength training, can be very harmful for an athlete, including the effects of overtraining syndrome, “burnout”

week will result in overtraining and muscle loss. This type of black and white thinking can be a limiting factor in an athletes’ development. In fact, there is a growing body of evidence showing a greater benefit to increased training frequency when used correctly. To begin with, it is important to define the difference between "overreaching" and "overtraining." Overreaching often leads to a short-term decrease in performance that can be recovered from in a few days. Overtraining–which is actually

overreaching and overtraining during exercise. Overreaching is broken down into two states: functional and nonfunctional. Non functional overreaching results in decreased performance, while functional overreaching deals with neuroendocrine and or psychological symptoms. Both states respond to extra rest. As a result to non functional overreaching, overtraining causes prolong performance decrement and more severe systems. This lasts up to two months or more. To prevent overreaching/overtraining, you must

comes to preparing to compete. Coaches and athletes who think this way increase the likelihood of their or that athlete’s experiencing overtraining syndrome. Overtraining syndrome (OTS) is defined as a condition of fatigue and underperformance, often associated with frequent infections and depression which occurs following hard training and competition. Overtraining syndrome is the

This week I read the chapter on Burnout and Overtraining and Children and Sport Psychology. I found this to be an interesting topic that many people do not consider. Due to the competitiveness of sports or a performance setting, people are encouraged to continue training and to not take time off. However, excessive training can lead to overtraining and burnout. This can then cause athletes to be more susceptible to injury, concerns in interpersonal relationships such as not having time to be with