Evaluation and opportunities in overtraining approaches

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 756-764

  Roose, Jolanda ^a   de Vries, Wouter R ^a   Schmikli, Sandor L ^a   Backx, Frank J G ^a   van Doornen, Lorenz J P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Maladaptation; Staleness; Stress response; Training recovery balance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 72149107854     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2009.10599617     Document Type: Article

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