The terms overtrained, overreached, and burned out are part of the endurance sports lexicon. Often these terms are used synonymously, but there are many nuanced differences between these conditions.
Research on overtraining syndrome is in its nascent phase, and much is still to be learned about the complex hormonal and physiological complications that can lead to this debilitating condition.
On the other hand, while the term hasn’t long been defined in the scientific literature, overreaching is a training method with a long history.
Then there’s burnout—the lack of motivation or mental fatigue that most likely all of us have experienced at some point.
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Hormonal regulation plays a vital role in energy balance, recovery, and performance—disruptions can lead to fatigue, stagnation, or overtraining.
This course teaches coaches how to identify, prevent, and manage the full spectrum of overreaching, overtraining, and training-related dysfunction—with insights from world-renowned physiologist Dr. Stephen Seiler and other leading experts.
Finding another month or two in the legs may be more about careful management of fatigue and having a little more fun.
It can be very easy to train at a moderate intensity all the time, which can be a surefire way to land in an overreached state. Polarized training can help prevent that—and in this video, Dr. Seiler explains how.
Hard to define and often difficult to recognize, burnout is not only a mental struggle, it can also have physical symptoms. We explore the causes and consequences of burnout, and ways to keep the flame alive.
Three-time XTERRA world champion and owner of MelRad Coaching, Melanie McQuaid, joins us to discuss how to judge fatigue, the effects of overtraining, and the “crossover effect.”
Coaches Ryan Kohler and Trevor Connor discuss tips, tricks, and the underlying principles to help you design a training camp.
Dr. Cheung discusses new research that explores the relationship between muscle fiber-type density, high-intensity training, and an athlete’s risk for overtraining.
Overtraining is a dark journey. Trevor Connor, Host of Fast Talk, and Rocco Orlando, Army Veteran, and athlete, are here to discuss their respective journeys into the dark world called: overtraining.
Dr. Stephen Seiler discusses the distinction between overtraining, overreaching, and burnout.
Rambleur Rising coach and elite gravel racer Kristen Legan answers your many insightful questions on the art of listening to your body, ketogenic diets, glucose transport, and much more.
In episode 92, we answer questions on how to structure your training, overtraining, and laboratory testing.