Description
Book SynopsisA reference for coaches, athletes, sports medicine professionals, exercise physiologists, students, sport psychologists, athletic trainers and sports physiotherapists. It gives reader an account of the intra- and interpersonal aspects of why people overtrain and the outcomes of overtraining. It also covers physiology, psychology, and medicine.
Table of ContentsPart I: What We Know So Far
Chapter 1: Introduction to Research and Terminology in Overtraining
Perspectives on Telling Tales
Evolution and Changes in this Project
Sorting Out the Terms
Review of OT Terminology
Chapter 2: How Big Is It? Prevalence and Manifestation of Overtraining
Physiological Markers of Overtraining
Psychological Markers of Overtraining
Chapter 3: What Brings It On? Risk Factors for Overtraining
Risk Factors for Overtraining Based on Personal Experience
Summary of Risk Factor Research
Directions for Research on Overtraining Phenomena
Part II: What the Experts Have to Say
Chapter 4: Coaches' and Sport Scientists' Views on Risk Factors
Characteristics, Behaviors, and Experiences of Susceptible Athletes
Situations, Factors, and People That Pressure Athletes to Increase Training
Situations, Factors, and People That Affect Athletes' Needs for Recovery
Chapter 5: Burnt Cookies: Conversations With an Exercise Physiologist
Studying Oneself
David Martin, PhD, Exercise Physiologist
Further Conversation With David Martin
Chapter 6: Sport Systems Can Damage: Conversations With a Sport Psychologist
Dr. Trisha Leahy
Canberra, 2001
Five Years Later in Hong Kong
Some Reflections on this Chapter
Part III: What We Can Learn from Athletes
Chapter 7: The Pathogenic World of Professional Sport: Steve's Tale
Chapter 8: A Case of Olympic Seduction: John's Tale
Chapter 9: The Perfect Girl: Jane's Tale
Chapter 10: The Perfect Boy: The Author's Tale
Part IV: Past Models and Current Conceptions
Chapter 11: Models of Overtraining: Then and Now
Synthesis of Experts' Perspectives and Athletes' Experiences
The OT Risks and Outcomes Model
OT Risks and Outcomes Model Compared to Other Models
Afterword: Where to From Here?
Future Directions
Parting Glances
