overexerting
Trying too hard
Overexerting is pushing oneself too hard physically or mentally, exceeding what the body or mind can sustain: She was overexerting herself at the gym and pulled a muscle.
The word implies crossing a threshold from healthy effort into strain or exhaustion.
Athletes, new exercisers, and people recovering from illness are often warned against overexerting.
Approaching maximum tolerance
- strainingExerting intense effort
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- overtaxingBurdening beyond capacity
- maxing outReaching upper boundary
Chronic occupational depletion
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- drainedEmptied of resources
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
fatigued · worn-out · overwhelmed · sapped · debilitated · enervated · prostration · tiredness
Toil to exhaustion
- overstrainStress beyond healthy limits
- hyperextensionJoint bent past normal
- sprainLigament stretch injury
- pullForce toward oneself
rupture · tear · injury · overtraining · overreach · muscle damage · tendonitis · stress fracture
pushing limits
Approaching maximum tolerance
- strainingExerting intense effort
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- overtaxingBurdening beyond capacity
maxing out · going all out · redlining · overextending · overcommitting
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
exhausted · fatigued · worn-out · overwhelmed · sapped · debilitated · enervated · prostration · tiredness · weakness
overwork
Toil to exhaustion
- overstrainStress beyond healthy limits
- hyperextensionJoint bent past normal
- sprainLigament stretch injury
pull · rupture · tear · injury · overtraining · overreach · muscle damage · tendonitis · stress fracture · overuse