Symptoms of Overtraining in Resistance Exercise: International Cross-Sectional Survey.

Grandou, C; Wallace, L; Coutts, AJ; Bell, L; Impellizzeri, FM

Symptoms of Overtraining in Resistance Exercise: International Cross-Sectional Survey.

Grandou, C

Wallace, L Coutts, AJ Bell, L Impellizzeri, FM

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: International journal of sports physiology and performance, 2020, 16, (1), pp. 1-10
Issue Date:: 2020-07-17

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dc.contributor.author	Grandou, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3161-0579
dc.contributor.author	Wallace, L
dc.contributor.author	Coutts, AJ
dc.contributor.author	Bell, L
dc.contributor.author	Impellizzeri, FM
dc.date.accessioned	2021-02-25T00:29:37Z
dc.date.available	2020-03-02
dc.date.available	2021-02-25T00:29:37Z
dc.date.issued	2020-07-17
dc.identifier.citation	International journal of sports physiology and performance, 2020, 16, (1), pp. 1-10
dc.identifier.issn	1555-0265
dc.identifier.issn	1555-0273
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/146436
dc.description.abstract	<h4>Purpose</h4>To provide details on the nature and symptomatic profile of training maladaptation in competitive resistance-based athletes to examine whether there are symptoms that may be used as prognostic indicators of overtraining. Identifying prognostic tools to assess for training maladaptation is essential for avoiding severe overtraining conditions.<h4>Methods</h4>A Web-based survey was distributed to a cross-sectional convenience sample of competitive athletes involved in sports with a significant resistance-training component. The 46-item anonymous survey was distributed via industry experts and social media from July to August 2019.<h4>Results</h4>The final sample included 605 responses (completion rate: 84%). About 71% of the respondents indicated that they had previously experienced an unexplained decrease in performance. Among those, the majority reported a performance decrement lasting 1 wk to 1 mo (43.8%). General feelings of fatigue were the most frequent self-reported symptom of maladaptation. Acute training maladaptation, lasting <1 mo, was also accompanied by symptoms of musculoskeletal aches and pain. In the majority of cases (92.5%), training maladaptation was accompanied by additional nontraining stressors. A greater proportion of the respondents with more severe maladaptation (>4 mo) were training to muscle failure.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The results from this study support the multifactorial nature of training maladaptation. The multidimensional nature of fatigue and individual variability in symptomatic responses precludes definitive prognostic symptoms or differential diagnostic factors of functional/nonfunctional overreaching or the overtraining syndrome in resistance exercise.
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dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC
dc.relation.ispartof	International journal of sports physiology and performance
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dc.subject	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 1116 Medical Physiology, 1701 Psychology
dc.subject.classification	Sport Sciences
dc.title	Symptoms of Overtraining in Resistance Exercise: International Cross-Sectional Survey.
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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Abstract:

Purpose

To provide details on the nature and symptomatic profile of training maladaptation in competitive resistance-based athletes to examine whether there are symptoms that may be used as prognostic indicators of overtraining. Identifying prognostic tools to assess for training maladaptation is essential for avoiding severe overtraining conditions.

Methods

A Web-based survey was distributed to a cross-sectional convenience sample of competitive athletes involved in sports with a significant resistance-training component. The 46-item anonymous survey was distributed via industry experts and social media from July to August 2019.

Results

The final sample included 605 responses (completion rate: 84%). About 71% of the respondents indicated that they had previously experienced an unexplained decrease in performance. Among those, the majority reported a performance decrement lasting 1 wk to 1 mo (43.8%). General feelings of fatigue were the most frequent self-reported symptom of maladaptation. Acute training maladaptation, lasting <1 mo, was also accompanied by symptoms of musculoskeletal aches and pain. In the majority of cases (92.5%), training maladaptation was accompanied by additional nontraining stressors. A greater proportion of the respondents with more severe maladaptation (>4 mo) were training to muscle failure.

Conclusion

The results from this study support the multifactorial nature of training maladaptation. The multidimensional nature of fatigue and individual variability in symptomatic responses precludes definitive prognostic symptoms or differential diagnostic factors of functional/nonfunctional overreaching or the overtraining syndrome in resistance exercise.

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