Fatigue/ Overtraining

[amazingtoxic]

Not quite sure if this is the best place to put this question.

I have this question to answer in one of my assignements but am really stuck.

Simply it is about overtraining/ fatigue. Is there much difference between the two?

I need to discuss the roles that coaches and supporters play in an athlete's perception of fatigue and their ability to perform.

This question followed a paragraph talking about how if the girls felt they had reached thir limit during training the coach would say "just one more time" then they found the energry to continue, but only if they were both at the sessions.

Im really stuck any ideas?

Thank you

[stevie21]

Neither overtraining nor fatigue literally mean that you're physically incapable of more exertion so you'll always be (physically) able to go "one more time".
Until you collapse.

The issue then is psychological rather than physical. Are you determined enough to push yourself physically to the point (or past it) where your body is telling you that you risk injury or do you take your foot off the gas?

Maybe fatigue refers to tiredness at the end of one session whereas overtraining is repeated exertion without giving your body the chance to rest. Running 5 miles a day might not be classed as overtraining unless you don't give yourself a couple of days rest.

[bongerman]

I'd never buy the Sunday Telegraph but there was yesterday's colour supplement in a cafe we stopped off in during a long cycle ride.

I read an amazing article about Jure Robic, a slovenian "ultracyclist" who literally goes mad as he pushes himself to limits of human capability. He holds the record for most miles cycled in a 24-hour peiod - about 500 miles.

More impressive is a race he has won for the last 2 years: the RAAM - coast to coast in the US - he takes about 8 and a half days, sleeping about 90 minutes a day. By day 3 he can't speak properly and by day 6 he hallucinates.

The article specifically looked at how to get that extra 10% - all very interesting and relevant to your assignment. If you can't get a copy of the article then his website is also quite interesting:

www.jurerobic.net

I managed 42 miles yesterday which I would usually have been impressed by!