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💪 To exercise too much 🤖 To train too much
to overtrain

to overtrain

1 6.5
To exercise so much that you feel tired and your body hurts
  • verb
  • /ˌoʊvərˈtreɪn/
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  • An intellectual, like an athlete, can overtrain, burn out.

It doesn't appear that you've ever overtrained, right?

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Examples

  • Athletes routinely overtrain, destroying their long-term health.

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  • If you suspect you might be overtraining, cut back on the intensity or duration of your exercise and reevaluate.

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  • And he tried to overtrain them and first thing he did was he increased their base training load and they all got faster.

    FoundMyFitness

  • You want to give yourself at least one day off every week for your muscles to recover, as it is possible to overtrain otherwise.

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  • Train hard, train smart, don't overtrain, do the lifts that are going to be most challenging and try and change it up so your body doesn't know what's coming down.

    Rob Moore

  • While the biggest wisdom in the PE forums is that you have to go very slowly and gradually for safety and also for results, because you can hit a plateau very fast if you overtrain.

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  • Athletes who push themselves too hard may overtrain, leading to injuries and exhaustion.

  • If you continually feel fatigued after workouts, you might be overtraining and need to adjust your routine.

  • It's important to listen to your body; if you're feeling unusually sore, consider that you might overtrain.

Synonyms

to overwork
vsto overtrain
15 4.1

To make someone work too much so they become very tired or ill

applies specifically to regular physical training that harms performance rather than just work
to tire out
vsto overtrain
10 2.1

To make a person very tired by using up their energy

involves repeated training that creates chronic tiredness and worsened results
to overexert
vsto overtrain
4 6.5

Make more effort than your body or mind can handle

focuses on repeated planned practice that lowers performance over time
to overtire
vsto overtrain
3 6.8

To make someone very tired by doing too much

is specifically about habitual training that damages performance over time
to overexert oneself
vsto overtrain
3 7.2

Make too much effort with your body or mind so it is unhealthy

involves ongoing training that causes long term tiredness and reduced performance
to overstress
vsto overtrain
1 4.4

To put too much strain on the body or mind

is narrower, focusing on repeated physical practice that impairs performance
to overexercise
vsto overtrain
4.3

To do too much physical activity and harm the body

is about repeated training that leads to tiredness and performance drop
to overfatigue
vsto overtrain
8.4

To make someone very tired so they cannot work or think well

emphasizes repeated training that not only tires but reduces ability to perform
to overweary
vsto overtrain
  • Archaic
9.5

To make someone very tired by doing too much without rest

refers to ongoing training that leads to decreased performance rather than a one off tired state
to overlearn
vsto overtrain
  • Specialized
8.0

Practice something so much that you only remember exact answers and cannot adapt

relates to excessive repeated practice that reduces performance but differs in result focus

How Intense

to overtrain
1 6.5
to train
442 1.0
to exercise
114 1.0
to work out
155 2.0

Surface Forms

overtrain infinitive
overtrained past
overtrained past participle
overtraining present participle
overtrains third person singular

Morphology

overtrain = train (transparent) = over + train

Built by the productive prefix 'over-' meaning 'too much' + 'train'; the meaning 'train too much' is directly compositional.

Etymology

Overtrain comes from over- meaning 'too much' and train meaning 'to teach or practice'. So it literally means to 'practice too much', which is why overtraining makes your body tired and can reduce your performance.