093: Overtraining Part 1: What It Actually Is

Ben and Jackson talk overtraining. The signs, the symptoms, how to avoid it, what it actually is, and their own experiences training themselves into the hole.This one's Part 1. What overtraining really means for endurance and HYROX athletes, and why it's a nervous system problem, not a sore legs problem.Inside the episode:The difference between fatigue, overreaching, and true overtrainingThe early signs, elevated resting HR, suppressed HRV, dreading sessions you usually loveWhy hitting every session while getting slower is a warning, not fitnessHow life stress lands on the same ledger as training loadBoth of our stories, what we ignored and what it cost usHow to avoid the hole, hard days hard, easy days easy, and a recovery week you actually takeListen now, link in bio. Part 2 covers the way out.Links⁠⁠⁠⁠- Become a founding Sparkie Member⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 Coaching with Coach Jackson⁠⁠⁠- ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram⁠⁠