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How to spot if you?re overtraining

Overtraining is the downside of working hard - you try and squeeze in extra workouts, skip days off, and before you know it, your enthusiasm sabotages your efforts. So how can you spot overtraining before it happens? We explain the signs and symptoms that can warn you of an imminent meltdown.

If you train hard, you need to be aware of the dangers of overtraining. While not inevitable, overtraining is a danger for anyone who pushes hard five, six, even seven days per week.

And when hard training veers into overtraining there are a number of potential problems:

• Lack of progress (in fact your training may go backwards)
• Increased risk of injury
• Sickness (from lowered immune system)
• Poor performance in competition
• Burnout - you quit!

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