How much is too much? (Part 2) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of illness

Schwellnus, Martin; Soligard, Torbjørn; Manuel Alonso, Juan; Bahr, Roald; Clarsen, Ben; Paul Dijkstra, H; J. Gabbett, Tim; Gleeson, Michael; Hägglund, Martin; R. Hutchinson, Mark; Janse Van Rensburg, Christa; Meeusen, Romain; Orchard, John; M Pluim, Babette; Raftery, Martin; Budgett, Richard; Engebretsen, Lars

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2016-096572

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How much is too much? (Part 2) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of illness

Published in British Journal of Sports Medicine • Aug 17, 2016

Authors:

Martin Schwellnus

Torbjørn Soligard

Juan Manuel Alonso

Abstract

The modern-day athlete participating in elite sports is exposed to high training loads and increasingly saturated competition calendar. Emerging evidence indicates that inappropriate load management is a significant risk factor for acute illness and the overtraining syndrome. The IOC convened an exp...

Subject

Overtraining

Athletes

Competition (biology)

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