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GUEST SERIES | Dr. Andy Galpin: Maximize Recovery to Achieve Fitness & Performance Goals
Huberman Lab
Understanding Overtraining vs Non-Functional Overreaching and Recovery
After working hard for weeks, your performance can be enhanced through functional overreaching. However, pushing beyond that point leads to non-functional overreaching, where you don't see any positive benefits. This can result in a vicious cycle of training harder and not getting results. True overtraining is rare and takes months to recover from. Non-functional overreaching is more common and can be resolved with a period of rest. Recovery involves four key factors: soreness management, avoiding soreness in future workouts, improving recovery after being sore, and following volume and intensity recommendations.
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