1.0TestoFuel Bloghttps://www.testofuel.com/tfrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0x7yng1aii"><a href="https://www.testofuel.com/tf/testosterone-and-overtraining/">Testosterone and Overtraining</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.testofuel.com/tf/testosterone-and-overtraining/embed/#?secret=0x7yng1aii" width="600" height="338" title="“Testosterone and Overtraining” — TestoFuel Blog" data-secret="0x7yng1aii" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.testofuel.com/tf/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/OT-and-Fatigue.jpg800450Overtraining is defined as exercise-related stress that has a long-term effect on performance capacity. It can take weeks or months to recover from, and is ultimately an imbalance between exercise and recovery. The symptoms of OT can be diverse and specific both to the individual but usually include These include a reduction in performance - loss of strength and fitness, feelings of fatigue and tiredness, loss of body weight and changes to hormones. Research shows that in times of excessive training and exercise, overtraining can decrease your testosterone levels that can contribute to a loss of muscle. Additionally, a hormone called cortisol can increase - as the body's stress hormone this can also contribute to decreased muscle but also fat gain. Research suggests that overtraining can affect hormones in the following ways: a) Lowers testosterone b) Increases cortisol c) Decreases the testosterone-to-cortisol ratio It is important to keep testosterone levels high, rest periods in-between training sessions are well managed. If you are a competitive athlete and you don't rest, it could mean that you're performance is effected, and for those that train for muscle gain it could mean that you lose muscle quickly. Make sure you plan rest days and weeks in advance and stick to them.