010-111 · Question #185
One difference between over-reaching and overtraining is that ______.
The correct answer is D. Overtraining involves a syndrome of prolonged fatigue in athletes whereas over-reaching may be. This question tests the distinction between over-reaching and overtraining, two related but distinct responses to excessive training load.
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One difference between over-reaching and overtraining is that ______.
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- AOver-reaching is a syndrome commonly seen in athletes involving prolonged periods of fatigue
- BOvertraining may be a planned phase of high-intensity exercise common to elite athletes whereas
- COver-reaching involves poor nutrition and high-intensity exercise whereas overtraining only
- DOvertraining involves a syndrome of prolonged fatigue in athletes whereas over-reaching may be
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(21 responses)- A19% (4)
- B5% (1)
- C5% (1)
- D71% (15)
Why each option
This question tests the distinction between over-reaching and overtraining, two related but distinct responses to excessive training load.
This describes the characteristics of overtraining syndrome, not over-reaching, reversing the correct definitions.
This incorrectly labels overtraining as the planned training phase - it is over-reaching that can be intentionally programmed, not overtraining.
Poor nutrition is not a defining characteristic of over-reaching; over-reaching is defined by training volume and intensity relative to recovery, not nutritional status.
Overtraining Syndrome (OTS) is characterized by a prolonged state of fatigue, performance decrements, and systemic dysfunction that can last weeks to months. Over-reaching, by contrast, may be intentionally programmed as a short-term high-intensity training phase that is followed by adequate recovery, making it a planned and reversible stimulus rather than a pathological condition.
Concept tested: Distinction between over-reaching and overtraining syndrome
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