Overtraining Athletes: Personal Journeys in Sport seeks to communicate the complex subject of overtraining to help athletes, coaches, parents, and sport science professionals understand the dangers of overtraining and take steps toward prevention. Using history and research, current experts' perspectives, and athletes' personal experiences, Overtraining Athletes identifies forces that push athletes to overtrain by sharing the struggles of those athletes and the sport professionals who seek to help them.

The text employs a nonlinear structure, allowing the flexibility to sample chapters from each of its four parts based on interest and level of knowledge about the topic. By presenting the phenomenon of overtraining from a variety of perspectives and with varying degrees of technicality, the book engages a wide range of readers while presenting significant research and studies in the area. Each of the four parts of the text displays a distinct method for understanding the effects of overtraining:
- A review of current research and risk factors that increase the probability of overtraining
- Perspectives from coaches and sport scientists that will help readers recognize the characteristics and behaviors of susceptible athletes
- The real-world experiences of athletes with a history of overtraining presented through three aggregate case studies
- A comprehensive model of overtraining risks and outcomes to help identify athletes who might be at risk as well as environments and cultures that increase vulnerability to overtraining

Overtraining Athletes presemts information through a qualitative focus combined with current research and future directions, encouraging readers to learn about the topic and take action in the treatment and prevention of overtraining.

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Weiterführende Informationen

• Inhaltsverzeichnis

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Personen: Andersen, Mark B. Richardson, Sean O. Morris, Tony

Schlagwörter: Psychologie Training Physiologie Sport Belastung Erholung Fitness Gefahr