Originally Posted by
KraneXL
Originally Posted by
Clyde1820
My big take-away then, as now: listen to the body, because it generally knows.
Well, not really. As stated the symptoms of overtraining can be similar to signs of many other ailments. What feels like overtraining could be a case of the flu for instance. The symptoms can be identical.
A more predictable measurement would be utilizing time-intervals. The on-season/off-season intervals for example. That's the mechanism that automatically prevents overtraining by giving you intervals of hard workouts followed by periods of rest. A pattern all the major sports have adopted.
That was my point.
If when training hard the body starts "talking" ... getting ill, getting injured, feeling drained, whatever ... it's a pretty good bet the body's not doing so well in repairing itself and withstanding a "blow" now and then.
Absolutely, one won't always know if a manifestation is specifically due to over-training. But backing off on the training and allowing the body more room in which to heal isn't a bad thing. In an otherwise generally healthy person, it can often be the helpful change that the body appreciates.
Didn't mean to imply one
knows what the body's saying, necessarily.