WALKING THE KNIFE’S EDGE: BALANCING PEAK PERFORMANCE VS. OVERTRAINING

Pope, C., Penney, D., & Smith, T. (2018). Overtraining and the complexities of coaches’ decision-making: managing elite athletes on the training cusp. Reflective practice, 19(2).

By Joe DeLeo

Athletes improve their performance when training stress and recovery are appropriately balanced. An imbalance between training and recovering can lead to a deterioration in performance. Athletes may experience overtraining syndrome if they are in a state of chronic under recovery.