No Such Thing As Overtraining, Just Under-Eating with Dr. Mike Israetel | JTSstrength.com

Summary by Krater

Dr. Mike Israetel debunks the myth that 'overtraining doesn't exist, only under-eating', explaining that while recovery is malleable and under-eating hinders recovery, biological systems do have tolerance limits and overtraining is possible.

From the video

Answers: Is there really no such thing as overtraining, only under-eating?

• overtraining vs under-eating
• recovery capacity limits
• factors affecting recovery
• signs of overtraining in athletes

What it concludes

• Recovery capacity is malleable, meaning poor sleep, stress, or under-eating can hinder recovery and make overtraining more likely.
• All physiological and biological systems have tolerance limits, so athletes cannot train to infinity even with ideal recovery and nutrition.
• Most average lifters with jobs and other responsibilities are unlikely to be overtraining from their workloads alone.
• Athletes who train multiple times per day across multiple sports, such as high-level competitors doing 8 to 12 sessions a week, are the ones most susceptible to overtraining.
• If you are having trouble recovering, you should look to your recovery strategies like sleep, rest, and nutrition first before reducing training volume.
• If your recovery is fully optimized and you are still experiencing overtraining symptoms despite a reasonable lifestyle, you should reduce your training volume.