I often get talking to people about over-training, and its relevance in a training program.
On this topic I would like to offer the following observation: I think almost all ‘overtraining’ injuries have more to do with incorrect progression than they do with ‘over-training’ per say. Let me give you an example: A man I wrote about recently completed 50 marathons in 50 days – A pretty phenomenal feat. Yet within ultra-distance runners this is not so special. Why? Because they run 2-3 marathons a day most weekends. To your average jogger though, 50 marathons in 50 days is simply phenomenal, because they could not imagine getting to the point where their body could tolerate this type of physical punishment activity.
But guess what? If they did the correct training, most importantly with correct progressions (and rest!), then they would most probably be capable…although they will likely never find out.
Over-training is real and worth thinking about, but pay more attention to the progression and recovery in your training, and over-training will unlikely be an issue for you.
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