over trained

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I disagree that you can overtrain.

You can however underrest, they sound similar but they are not.

You can't over train because your body won't let you, you can train a exact amount based on your energy intake and general health, stamina, strength, etc.

It's the lack of rest that would be the issue, for instance.

Unrealistic
Energy 100%
Mon - Gym day - 80%
Tue - Gym day - 60%
Wed - Gym day - 40%
Thur - Rest day - 100%

Realistic
Energy 100%
Mon - Gym day - 83%
Tue - Gym day - 57%
Wed - Gym day - 20%
Thur - Rest day - 75%

It's this type of non linear statistic that can ruin a muscle or fool you into feeling fit as a fiddle, as it is a fact that people believe in a 2/1 or 3/1 ratio. They believe that if they train 3 or 2 days then 1 EXACT day of rest is enough, which simply is rarely the case. You don't decrease by exactly 20% a day for 3 days at the gym, then back to 100% after 1 rest day.

As for fighters who make the kind of money Kessler made against Froch in the second fight, they should be much more aware and should have the type of team around them who can judge these things.

I believe Kessler was tired and did gas out, but most use it purely as an excuse.