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Movement Retraining using Real-time Feedback of Performance

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Evaluation and opportunities in overtraining approaches.

Jolanda Roose¹, Wouter R de Vries, Sandor L Schmikli

¹Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine at the University of Utrecht Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands. jolan@tele2.nl

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

|December 23, 2009

Summary

Overtraining (OT) is a complex sports issue stemming from multiple stressors. An integrated approach is crucial for understanding and preventing OT by considering training, recovery, and individual athlete factors.

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Area of Science:

Sports Science
Exercise Physiology
Psychology

Background:

Overtraining (OT) in athletes arises from physical, emotional, psychological, and social stressors.
Current research often uses single-stressor approaches, focusing narrowly on training load-recovery imbalances.
This overlooks the multifaceted nature of performance stagnation.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate existing research and propose new directions for understanding overtraining.
To introduce an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to overtraining research.
To emphasize the inclusion of non-sport-related factors in overtraining etiology.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on overtraining.
Comparison of single-stressor and multistressors approaches.
Conceptual framework for an integrated multidisciplinary approach.

Main Results:

The single-stressor approach isolates training load-recovery, neglecting other contributing factors.
The multistressors approach acknowledges a broader range of factors influencing performance.
An integrated approach is necessary for a comprehensive understanding of overtraining.

Conclusions:

Future overtraining research must adopt an integrative, multidisciplinary perspective.
Consideration of training, recovery, stress impact, and personality factors is vital.
This holistic view is essential for effective prevention and treatment strategies in sports.