Can’t sleep? Too tired to wake up when you do sleep? Fast pulse? Anxiety? Stress?
For most of us, those symptoms probably mean we’re in love. For athletes, however, it may be a sign of overtraining.
At one time, all cyclists and endurance athletes have over trained their bodies into extinction. Most athletes learn the hard way the first time it happens and are good to correct it, but there’s always a select few that just don’t get it. Good coaches can spot it instantly, and usually there’s a quick remedy called REST that a coach will impose in their athlete’s training plan.
