How to Know if You Are Overtraining
Overtraining is not good. Once you are overtrained you can end up plateauing or regressing in your training progress.
Common warning signs of overtraining include:
- Washed-out feeling, tired, drained, lack of energy
- Persistent muscle soreness
- Mild leg soreness, general aches and pains
- Pain in muscles and joints
- Sudden drop in performance
- Insomnia
- Headaches
- Decreased immunity (increased number of colds, and sore throats)
- Decrease in training capacity / intensity
- Moodiness and irritability
- Depression
- Loss of enthusiasm for the sport
- Decreased appetite
- Increased incidence of injuries.
- A compulsive need to exercise
- Insomnia
- Depression
- Decreased appetite
- Irritability
- Elevated resting heart rate
- Increased susceptibility to infections
- Increased incidence of injuries
- Loss of motivation
- Decreased performance
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Comment by David on July 22, 2010 at 11:05am -
Oh man, did I ever screw up. I pushed myself with my swimming and cross-training, and I've been dealing with a shoulder injury for over 6 months, so your article is spot on.
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