Overtraining or burnout: A training and psycho-behavioural case study

International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-31

  Main, Luana ^a   Landers, Grant ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Athlete Burnout; Overtraining; Stress; Triathlon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859456519     PISSN: 17479541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/1747-9541.7.1.23     Document Type: Article

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