Excerpt by Chris DeSantis, originally posted at SwimmingWorld.TV
ATLANTA, Georgia, October 15. AFTER I posted my blog earlier this week, reader Bob G. from Illinois reached out with this response, which I have condensed:
"Saw your blog on dogfighting/overtraining. Having lived through the 70's and 80's when many of our bright young stars were buried by coaches who adopted the more is better method of training I can say the coaching profession is doing a much better job of protecting our young athletes. That is not to say that it doesn't happen.
More than often the cause of "overtraining" especially at the college level is caused by athletes not taking care of themselves. You fill in the blanks, late nights, bad eating habits. drinking and drugs. Also, you see athletes that have had success in high volume programs who try to train the same way they did in High School with less sleep and poor nutrition"
And you know what? Bob makes a great point that I didn't cover at all.
What is the athlete's responsibility?
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