GrpCAndersson
14th July 2006, 23:59
As a suggestion from a member, I create this new thread as a place to discuss the risks of training and following certain diets. I do belive that there is a fine line between an advanced athlete and a person with a bunch of unhealthy habits, and some people, even here, will experience the downsides such as overtraining and/or eating disorders.
To start of I can metioned that I once was on the edge of overtraining, and it's not funny being in that condition. Sadly, this has done me a bit too careful at times when feeling excessively tired after a workout. This is why I so often say that you should listen to your body, but don't be afraid to be tired - training is based on an overload so that a compensation can occur. Just make sure that you don't always feel in the state of being "trained down". This was a couple of years ago, and I blame it all on the cyclist of Le Tour - a strong wish and a certain degree of admiration can make you blind to your own actual condition, thus making you prone for overtraining.
Please share your own thoughts as I tried to. Let's make a thread about something that many might be afraid of discussing, and possibly someone will benefit from it.
Remember that it doesn't take an elite athlete to overtrain, so everyone doing any kind of training should be aware of the risks. If there's a wish, I can post some info of the specific subject along with symptoms, reason, cures etc - let me know. I hope that someone else also can contribute, especially in the areas regarding diets and even eating disorders, as I've been fortunate enough to never have had any problems with that in particular.
/GrpC
To start of I can metioned that I once was on the edge of overtraining, and it's not funny being in that condition. Sadly, this has done me a bit too careful at times when feeling excessively tired after a workout. This is why I so often say that you should listen to your body, but don't be afraid to be tired - training is based on an overload so that a compensation can occur. Just make sure that you don't always feel in the state of being "trained down". This was a couple of years ago, and I blame it all on the cyclist of Le Tour - a strong wish and a certain degree of admiration can make you blind to your own actual condition, thus making you prone for overtraining.
Please share your own thoughts as I tried to. Let's make a thread about something that many might be afraid of discussing, and possibly someone will benefit from it.
Remember that it doesn't take an elite athlete to overtrain, so everyone doing any kind of training should be aware of the risks. If there's a wish, I can post some info of the specific subject along with symptoms, reason, cures etc - let me know. I hope that someone else also can contribute, especially in the areas regarding diets and even eating disorders, as I've been fortunate enough to never have had any problems with that in particular.
/GrpC