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Overtraining

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

/ˌoʊvərˈtreɪnɪŋ/nounCommon term

In sports & fitness, overtraining means: Doing more training than the body can recover from over a long period, which can lead to falling performance, fatigue, poor sleep and injury.

In Turkish: aşırı antrenman, aşırı yüklenme

How it is used

Used by coaches and sports scientists. Severe cases are called overtraining syndrome; short-term tiredness after a hard training block is called overreaching. Teams monitor heart rate, sleep and mood to spot early signs.

Example sentences

  1. Her times got slower for weeks, a classic sign of overtraining.

  2. We plan easier weeks to avoid overtraining.

Common collocations

  • overtraining syndrome
  • signs of overtraining
  • avoid overtraining
  • risk of overtraining
  • recoveryThe process of the body returning to normal after training, competition or injury, helped by rest, sleep and nutrition.
  • rest dayA day in a training plan with no hard exercise, planned so that the body can recover and adapt.
  • plateauA stage when progress stops for a while, for example when your weight, strength or race times stay the same despite training.
  • heart rateThe number of times your heart beats per minute (bpm), used to measure how hard the body is working during exercise and at rest.
  • taperTo reduce training volume in the days or weeks before a major competition so that the athlete arrives rested and at peak performance.

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