Hi
How do I know if I am in overtrainning?
I changed my trainning 2 months ago and am loosing weight althou I'm already very thin (1,85m and 68Kg).
My trainning before the change was basically for health (3 times a week, 1.500 to 1.800m each day).
Now I'm trainning harder to do some runs, doing 2.500 to 3.000 each day (3 times a week) and focusing in sprints.
My wife said I've been irritable, so I'm concerned if I exagereted in the pool.
Best reagards from Brazil
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I don't believe anyone can truly understand overtraining unless they have experienced it, recognized it, made the necessary changes, and then recovered.
I would agree with all of the signs/symptoms given earlier in this post. For me, the biggest three were fatigue/lethargy, lack of interest in all other activities, and very poor racing performances despite the effort.
When I was overtrained, my coach sent me for bloodwork to see if I was anemic. Hemoglobin and RBC examinations turned up negative so I was declared 'non-anemic'. However, now I definitely consider myself un-well at the time. I should have payed more attention to the signs/syptoms that my body was giving. Instead, I just kept training like my coach believed was the best way to produce a swimmer.
I don't believe anyone can truly understand overtraining unless they have experienced it, recognized it, made the necessary changes, and then recovered.
I would agree with all of the signs/symptoms given earlier in this post. For me, the biggest three were fatigue/lethargy, lack of interest in all other activities, and very poor racing performances despite the effort.
When I was overtrained, my coach sent me for bloodwork to see if I was anemic. Hemoglobin and RBC examinations turned up negative so I was declared 'non-anemic'. However, now I definitely consider myself un-well at the time. I should have payed more attention to the signs/syptoms that my body was giving. Instead, I just kept training like my coach believed was the best way to produce a swimmer.
