Recommendations for Advancing the Resistance Exercise Overtraining Research

Short-term periods of increased resistance exercise training are often used by athletes to enhance performance, and can induce functional overreaching (FOR), resulting in improved physical capabilities. Non-functional overreaching (NFOR) or overtraining syndrome (OTS), occur when training demand is...

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Main Authors: Lee Bell, Alan Ruddock, Tom Maden-Wilkinson, David Rogerson
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/24/12509
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description Short-term periods of increased resistance exercise training are often used by athletes to enhance performance, and can induce functional overreaching (FOR), resulting in improved physical capabilities. Non-functional overreaching (NFOR) or overtraining syndrome (OTS), occur when training demand is applied for prolonged periods without sufficient recovery. Overtraining (OT) describes the imbalance between training demand and recovery, resulting in diminished performance. While research into the effects of resistance exercise OT has gathered attention from sports scientists in recent years, the current research landscape is heterogeneous, disparate, and underrepresented in the literature. To date, no studies have determined a reliable physiological or psychological marker to assist in the early detection of NFOR or OTS following periods of resistance exercise OT. The purpose of this work is to highlight the conceptual and methodological limitations within some of the current literature, and to propose directions for future research to enhance current understanding.
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spelling doaj.art-82739d0eed86435186d9129d7675b01d2023-11-24T12:59:49ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-12-0112241250910.3390/app122412509Recommendations for Advancing the Resistance Exercise Overtraining ResearchLee Bell0Alan Ruddock1Tom Maden-Wilkinson2David Rogerson3Department of Sport and Physical Activity, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S10 2BP, UKDepartment of Sport and Physical Activity, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S10 2BP, UKDepartment of Sport and Physical Activity, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S10 2BP, UKDepartment of Sport and Physical Activity, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S10 2BP, UKShort-term periods of increased resistance exercise training are often used by athletes to enhance performance, and can induce functional overreaching (FOR), resulting in improved physical capabilities. Non-functional overreaching (NFOR) or overtraining syndrome (OTS), occur when training demand is applied for prolonged periods without sufficient recovery. Overtraining (OT) describes the imbalance between training demand and recovery, resulting in diminished performance. While research into the effects of resistance exercise OT has gathered attention from sports scientists in recent years, the current research landscape is heterogeneous, disparate, and underrepresented in the literature. To date, no studies have determined a reliable physiological or psychological marker to assist in the early detection of NFOR or OTS following periods of resistance exercise OT. The purpose of this work is to highlight the conceptual and methodological limitations within some of the current literature, and to propose directions for future research to enhance current understanding.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/24/12509overtrainingovertraining syndromeoverreachingresistance exercisestrength trainingperiodisation
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Recommendations for Advancing the Resistance Exercise Overtraining Research
Applied Sciences
overtraining
overtraining syndrome
overreaching
resistance exercise
strength training
periodisation
title Recommendations for Advancing the Resistance Exercise Overtraining Research
title_full Recommendations for Advancing the Resistance Exercise Overtraining Research
title_fullStr Recommendations for Advancing the Resistance Exercise Overtraining Research
title_full_unstemmed Recommendations for Advancing the Resistance Exercise Overtraining Research
title_short Recommendations for Advancing the Resistance Exercise Overtraining Research
title_sort recommendations for advancing the resistance exercise overtraining research
topic overtraining
overtraining syndrome
overreaching
resistance exercise
strength training
periodisation
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/24/12509
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