How do you recover from serious overtraining?

[markslc01]

a good read on this topic here: ...

 

 

http://www.bikemaxpower.com/blog/Peter_Wright/524

 

 

VERY GOOD ARTICLE!! Go read it

[KevinV]

I agree with sammajoor!!!

[Wonder Woman]

This is always a tough one and could even be an inbred virus like "koksaki" aka yuppie flu or even glandular fever. EIther one of these are a real duzi as you never really get rid of it but they lie dormant until you prompt them up again by overtraining. Rest is by far the first option as well as diet and blood tests if you are serious about getting better. Rest up' date=' sleep early and enjoy the lie-ins in the morn for at least a week then re-asses and listen to your body, it generally tells you more than you think.[/quote']

 

It's spelt Coxsackie, and yip, I'm only slowly coming right now after three years!!

 

Just did three weeks decent training and now only been able to do a couple of easy ones these last two weeks. But you can get over it.

 

But there are three viruses, epstein barr, Coxsackie and a third one. Have to do blood tests to pick them up.

 

But you'll know if you have that, you just can't function normally even with no training.

 

I think the first thing is to take a week or two off and if you still aren't feeling better then it might be something more.

[Poison Ivy]

a good read on this topic here: ...

 

 

http://www.bikemaxpower.com/blog/Peter_Wright/524

 

Thanks Ronelle, was just about to post Peter's link  

[freshie]

Are you sure it's overtraining? What are his symptoms?

loss of appetite, weight loss, sore muscles all the time, increased thirst...are some of them.

don't completely stop training, but cut right down, should do 20min very light per day and lots of stretching, try that for a week and then start slowly increasing up to normal training. If it's really severe can take up to 6 weeks to fully recover.

[boeing]

 

A friend of mine suffers from serious overtraining? What is the best way to overcome it ? How long should you lay off? How should you get back into training? Should you stop riding totally for a while? PLs help

 

 

 

Rest and watch your heart rate...  If you know your heart rate well you will be able to immediately see a diffrence when overtrained' date=' either by watching and monitoring your resting heart rate or your ability to get it up high and the time it takes to settle again...

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Moonman what you just said might not be overtraining but a simple way to indicate that you have the flu because even though heart rate might indicate overtraining to a serious athlete most times it just tells you that you are not one hundred percent healthy

 

 

 

so in both cases REST relax and loads of protein and nutrients a good vitamin supplement and a bit of time off the bike will do well for both!!

 

Illness is often a sign and symptom of overtraining. The only way to deal with overtraining is to have a carefully periodized training plan implemented. Monitoring of the training adaptations are an important factor too

 

[Capri Wheeler]

cant agree with you there porky

i'de consider myself serious.

the way one trains is you work on volume and when you get closer to the event you want to peak for, you work more on speed (anaerobic). Can only peak for 2-3 weeks. After that, you become overtrained

 

Last year i was overtraind. Its horrible!

 

Need some SERIOUS resting.

I would recommend going to a sports physiologist, or maybe a coach. I went to a physiologist and she got me into perfect condition for my race

 

If you in JHB, PM me for her number. Works at Linksfield Clinic sports department