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You’ve seen it before, and you’ll see it again. You have been intensely training for months, but you start to mention that you haven’t slept well for weeks, and the stress is starting to get in the way of your performance. You may suspect you’ve overtrained, which is quite common among competitive athletes. While overtraining can occur in a variety of different ways, it typically results from a combination of hormonal, neuroendocrine, and nutritional imbalances, secondary to heavy training (Kreher, 2012).
The Signs and Symptoms of Over-training
Although it can produce positive outcomes, intense training completed too frequently without sufficient rest, can compromise an athlete’s muscular, endocrine, and immune systems, as well as psychological state. Signs and symptoms of over-training can be (Kreher, 2012):
Avoiding Over-training
Once you detect these signs and symptoms, you can work with your coach and sports therapist to avoid overtraining. By monitoring performance, mood and physical changes, you’ll be able to quickly identify you are at-risk, and swiftly implement practical interventions:
When You Meet an Over-trained Athlete
If over-training is suspected, a variety of therapies can help promote healing while minimizing additional stress. To assist in the recovery from overtraining, a holistic approach that includes dietary modifications, support for the mental aspects of training, sports massage and additional rest.
Your coach and sports therapist can aid you in all these aspects.
Five weeks of rest, which should include “off” and light training days,
supports sustainable recovery (Vetter, 2010). Although athletes will recover at
their own rate depending on the severity at which they’ve over trained, steady
and stable recovery should not be rushed.
At some point in your career, you will be doing everything you can to gain an advantage over competition—at any cost. What you may not realize is that passion can both fuel your motivation and, unknowingly, increase your chances of over-training.
The right direction is by using a coach to schedule your training plan that includes rest days, sports massage treatment , promoting a well-balanced diet and encouraging adequate sleep.
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