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overtrain
[ oh-ver-treyn ]
verb (used without object)
- to exercise too hard or without sufficient recovery time, often causing injuries or a decline in performance:
When you overtrain with weights, you are constantly tearing down your muscles and not allowing your body to catch up in repairing them.
verb (used with object)
- to exercise (a muscle or muscles) too hard or without sufficient recovery time, often causing injuries or a decline in performance:
Be careful not to overtrain individual muscle groups—rotating your workouts will help you avoid this.
- to exercise or train (a person or animal) too much, too hard, or without sufficient recovery time:
Keep the sessions short so that you don’t overtrain or overtire your dog.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of overtrain1
First recorded in 1790–1800; over- ( def ) + train ( def )
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