overtraining
Too much exertion
Overtraining is exercising to the point where performance declines rather than improves.
The body needs recovery time; without it, athletes experience fatigue, injury, and diminished results.
She recognized the signs of overtraining—persistent soreness, poor sleep, and times that kept getting worse.
The term applies beyond athletics to any skill practice pushed past productive limits.
Chronic occupational depletion
- demotivationLoss of drive
- irritabilityProneness to agitation
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
depression · frustration · restlessness · disinterest · staleness · cynicism · dread · malaise
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
strain · inflammation · insomnia · lethargy · depleted · overuse · overexertion · breakdown
Amount of space filled
- intensityStrength or force level
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- periodizationDivision into distinct periods
- deloadPlanned training reduction
recovery · supercompensation · overreaching · plateau · regression · maladaptation · peaking · tapering
Irresistible urge to act
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- overexertionHarmful excess of effort
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
relentless · overzealous · fixation · denial · overcommitment
Cessation of activity
- deloadPlanned training reduction
- sleepRecurring unconscious repose
- nutritionBodily use of food
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
massage · stretching · periodization · tapering · regeneration · downtime · rehabilitation · adaptation
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
- demotivationLoss of drive
- irritabilityProneness to agitation
- apathyAbsence of feeling
anxiety · depression · frustration · restlessness · disinterest · staleness · cynicism · dread · malaise · withdrawal
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- weaknessDeficiency in force
injury · strain · inflammation · insomnia · lethargy · depleted · overuse · overexertion · breakdown · susceptibility
volume
Amount of space filled
- intensityStrength or force level
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- periodizationDivision into distinct periods
deload · recovery · supercompensation · overreaching · plateau · regression · maladaptation · peaking · tapering · adaptation
compulsion
Irresistible urge to act
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- overexertionHarmful excess of effort
excessive · relentless · overzealous · fixation · denial · overcommitment
rest
Cessation of activity
hydration · massage · stretching · periodization · tapering · regeneration · downtime · rehabilitation · adaptation
- exercise injuriesmuscle strain, pulled muscle, sprain, sprains, muscle tear
- fatigueexhaustion, tiredness, weariness, lethargy, chronic fatigue
- overdoingoverdoing, overindulging, overkill, excess, overreacting
- setbacksfailing, back to square one, stuck, losing, stumbles
- overexertionoverwork, burnout, straining, overdrive, max effort
- cycling trainingintervals, power output, hill climbing, cadence, recovery
overtrainingperiodization
Division into distinct periods
full recovery · supercompensation · freshness · tapering · active recovery
train, training, trained, trainer, trainee, trains, untrained, retrain, retraining