Overtraining

UNITED STATES SPORTS ACADEMY

OVERTRAINING A Class Submitted for

SAB 568

Overtraining

Professor : Dr . Cynthia E . Ryder

By

Ben Adams

Daphne , Alabama

July 2008

Table Of Contents

Title Page 1

Section I . Introduction 3

Purpose Of Training 4

Thesis or Question 4

Definition of Terms 5 Section II . Review of Literature 6

Factors Affecting Performance 6

When and how does overtraining occur 6

Overtraining In Young People 6

Symptoms 7

Ways Of Testing Overtraining 7

Mental and Physical

Symptoms 7

Research findings 8

Causes Of Overtraining Injuries 9

Section III . Summary and Conclusions 11

Summary 11

Rest 11

Direction For The Future 12

Conclusions 12

Diagnosis 12

Treatment And Preventive Measures 13

References 14

Introduction

Today some games especially track events are highly comprehensive field sports because of their high-paced , physically and mentally demanding nature . They combine all aspects of athletic and human performance Power , speed , strength , stabilization , eye-hand coordination , aerobic power , endurance , reaction time , coordination and strategy are many of the facets needed to play at a high level because pure talent and skill together are not enough to take the athlete to an elite level . Therefore proper comprehensive performance training is an essential ingredient that must be included in every elite player 's plan . A sport like ice hockey places great demands on players ' physical capacity . Because it has developed to be a fast transition game , where players need strength power and speed and good capacity to produce energy to be able to accommodate to different situations that vary frequently . A typical work period is short and intensive and a reasonable level of aerobic endurance capacity is needed for fast recovery within and between the games (Jenkins , 2005

One of the fastest growing and most popular types of exercise in recent years is resistance exercise , whether used for the purpose of general fitness or athletic performance , it comes in many different forms capable of producing distinctly different responses like increased size strength , power , velocity , or muscular endurance . The exercise differs from one training session to another

Training session can be described by the five acute training variables choice , volume , load or intensity of exercise and rest between exercise sessions . Each of these variables presents numerous possible combinations resulting in literally thousands of possible single-session protocols

Purpose Of Training

Over a longer training period or cycle , the training variables ought to be altered to provide the individual with the necessary variability for long-term improvement . Such variety in the long-term program helps to ensure that the body is continually being presented with a stress that permits both progress and adequate recovery . According to Jenkins in 2005 , this variation of the resistance exercise prescription also avoids the monotony that can occur when the identical exercise protocol is performed each session with little or no variation . Although often associated with training programs for advanced athletes , such training variety is also critical for the individuals on a lifetime exercise program for general fitness or other sports people but highly neglected among...