Fatigue and underperformance in athletes: the overtraining syndrome
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Fatigue and underperformance in athletes: the overtraining syndrome.
The overtraining syndrome affects mainly endurance athletes. It is a condition of chronic fatigue, underperformance, and an increased vulnerability to infection leading to recurrent infections. It is not yet known exactly how the stress of hard training and competition leads to the observed spectrum of symptoms. Psychological, endocrinogical, physiological, and immunological factors all play a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Sports Medicine
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0306-3674
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.32.2.107