overexert
Tax yourself unduly
To overexert is to push yourself too hard physically, beyond what your body can safely handle.
The reflexive form dominates: Don't overexert yourself at the gym.
The word implies risk of injury, exhaustion, or collapse from excessive effort.
Overexertion is the noun form.
Excessive stretching force
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- overtrainingRecovery-exceeding exercise load
- muscleContractile body tissue
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
soreness · overuse · sprain · tendonitis · cramping · overwork · overload · breakdown
State of utter depletion
- tirednessState of needing rest
- wearinessState of being drained
- drainedEmptied of resources
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
spent · enervated · fatigued · prostration · lethargy · sluggishness · weakness · languor
Excessive stretching force
- tensionStretched or strained state
- pressureForce upon contact
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
overload · breakdown · cortisol · adrenal fatigue · nervous exhaustion · distress · agitation · hypertension
Long-distance footrace
- ultramarathonRace longer than 26.2 miles
- triathlonThree-event endurance contest
- ironmanLong-distance triathlon competitor
- long-distanceAcross great distances
stamina · perseverance · pushing limits · hitting the wall · bonking · depletion · exhaustion · collapse
strain
Excessive stretching force
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- overtrainingRecovery-exceeding exercise load
- muscleContractile body tissue
fatigue · soreness · overuse · sprain · tendonitis · cramping · overwork · overload · breakdown · collapse
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
depleted · spent · enervated · fatigued · prostration · lethargy · sluggishness · weakness · languor · burnout
strain
Excessive stretching force
anxiety · overload · breakdown · cortisol · adrenal fatigue · nervous exhaustion · distress · agitation · hypertension · panic
marathon
Long-distance footrace
- ultramarathonRace longer than 26.2 miles
- triathlonThree-event endurance contest
- ironmanLong-distance triathlon competitor
long-distance · stamina · perseverance · pushing limits · hitting the wall · bonking · depletion · exhaustion · collapse · fatigue
- overdoing itoverdo, overreach, overwork, overspend, overpromise
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- going too faroverdo, overstepping, crossing the line, overstep, cross the line
overexertpace oneself
Control one's exertion rate
hold back · take it slow · moderate · go easy · ease up
overexertion, overexerted, overexerts, overexerting, overexertions