overtrainingn.
/ˌəʊvəˈtreɪnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈtreɪnɪŋ/ Excessive training.
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training1581
work1846
training session1850
overtraining1856
roadwork1856
cross-training1903
groundwork1906
sweat1916
repetition1919
repetition running1955
weight training1955
circuit training1957
interval running1957
interval training1962
repetition training1965
brick1996
1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports 190/2 A breed which..is soon spoilt by over-training.
1877 W. W. Fowler Woman on Amer. Frontier x. 223 In that region the mind is uncramped and unfettered by the excessive schooling and over-training which prevails in the older settlements of the East.
1938 T. L. Norton Educ. for Work ix. 197 Cutting down overtraining in one course, may result in financial savings which will allow a higher level of training in another course.
2001 Canad. Geogr. Trav. & Adventure Spring 48/1 Most elite athletes train only 8 to 12 hours a week... Overtraining is a huge mistake.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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