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Prevention

Preventing overtraining is important for many athletes, who want to avoid taking time off to recover from overtraining. One method preferred by many collegiate and professional level athletes is the incorporation of active recovery into training. The gradual variation of intensity and volume of training is also an effective way to prevent overtraining. In some cases, an athlete may be monitored by keeping records of weight, diet and heart rate, and the training program should be adjusted in accordance to different physical and emotional stresses.

My Contribution

Prevention
Passive recovery, instead of active recovery, is a form of rest that is recommended to be performed by athletes in between rigorous, intermittent exercise. With active recovery, time to exhaustion is much shorter because the muscles are deoxygenated at a much quicker rate than with passive recovery. Thus, if avoiding overtraining means preventing exhaustion, passive recovery or "static rest" is safest.. If active recovery is performed during intense exercise, an athlete may find themselves in a state of being over trained.

When Overtraining Becomes Deadly: Rhabdomyolysis
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis is an extreme form of overtraining that leads to a break down of skeletal muscle which makes its way into the blood. Many molecules such as potassium, creatine kinase, phosphate, and myoglobin are released into circulation. Myoglobin is the protein that causes the lethal reaction in the body. Early detection of the syndrome is essential in full recovery. A serious late complication of rhabdomyolysis which occurs in 15% of the population is acute renal failure, and in some cases it can lead to death

Clinical Presentation

 * Muscle pain
 * Tenderness
 * Swelling
 * Weakness
 * Brusing
 * Tea Colored Urine
 * Fever
 * Malaise
 * Nausea
 * Emesis
 * Confusion
 * Agitation
 * Delirium
 * Anuria

Crossfit and Rhabdomyolysis:
As crossfit has become more and more prevalent and popular among many athletes and individuals, speculation has occurred leading many to believe that spikes in rhabdomyolysis cases leaves crossfit to blame. According to a study performed in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, unless performed incorrectly and in harmful environments, crossfit presents no serious physical threat to the human body, and research is inconclusive to prove that rhabdomyolysis cases and crossfit are correlated.