http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/43/training/how-to-avoid-overtraining/ Cycling info - advice and tips Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:22:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/43/training/how-to-avoid-overtraining/comment-page-1/#comment-18528 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:46:53 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/training/how-to-avoid-overtraining/#comment-18528 [...] athlete always has a difficult balance between undertraining and overtraining, and depending on who you ask you will get very different answers. It is certainly a very [...]

]]> http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/43/training/how-to-avoid-overtraining/comment-page-1/#comment-993 Wed, 28 May 2008 12:06:22 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/training/how-to-avoid-overtraining/#comment-993 [...] Often after a great first season, we will find that our performance stagnates or even appears to go backwards. This can be demotivating and it is important to work out how to deal with this. 1. It is quite natural. Everybody will have this experience at some stage. We cannot expect consistent progress in a straightline. To make progress we have to expect to go backwards at times. 2. Don’t be demotivated Don’t be demotivated by a feeling you are going backwards. Don’t dwell on a disappointing set of results, it is important to move on and think of the next race. These set backs are just as important to our progress as the times when we do better than expected. 3. Alter Training schedules. Don’t always stick with the same training routine. Consider doing something quite different. Either longer distances, shorter distances or even taking a break. 4. Are You Overtraining? As we train more, it becomes just as important to rest and allow sufficient recovery. Sometimes stagnant performance may be due to overtraining. Taking a short break may actually help us to regain our progress. See: Tips to avoid overtraining. [...]

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