I often hear people say that a fighter lost due to over-training before a fight. Can over-training be more of a bad thing or more of a good thing? I don't think that can be an issue at all, I mean, as a professional boxer their primary job is to always train and stay fit (heavy weights don't believe in this but that's another topic). Although it's also necessary to have some days off for rest before a fight, but that's obvious. But if a fighter is always fit, I don't believe it's an issue at all. I can understand Oscar De La Hoya's situation with his fight against Pac, it would be hard not to over-train when you're pushing your body to go at a low weight class in which you haven't fought in years and keep fit at the same time. I read just now that someone thinks Margarito is over-training since he's already looked ripped before he even started his training. I don't believe that's the case because Margo is fighting at a comfortable weight and he can focus more on actual training then watching his weight unlike Oscar. What are your thoughts? Gentlemen...... DISCUSS!!!!!!
This has been debated a lot of times and my opinion on this subject is that this in most cases means they missed their peak. Overtraining is a serious condition, no body can fight in such state.
Some issues with over-training: Injuries, exhaustion, weight drain, peaking before the fight, not training properly, always tired, mentally unfit, affecting you fight night. Just look at athletes who train hard. They take it down a notch or 2, days/weeks prior to their event. There is a reason they don't continue to train that hard. While everyone is different, often one feels stronger and better after taking a day off. Another way of doing it is rotating on what you work on. If you don't give your body a break every so often then your body breaks down and does not recover (properly).
:good To add. It is taxing to the body to be at your peak for a long period of time. It's different from being in shape. You can be in shape all the time (though it is still better to have some relaxation). A very good example is preparing for a marathon.
The effect of over training is that a fighter feels both mentally and psychologically exhausted. This is why the last week of camp is real light so that a fighter shows up in peak condition. Actually what happened with Margarito is he worked with a personal trainer so he could come into camp in shape...rumor is it is Jus+tin Fortune. He weighed about 180+ four months ago and needed to come into camp in shape. like Ricky Hatton both fighters tend to balloon in weight after fights.
I've heard Hatton say this after fight with Pac and was suggested by media with Mosley after Floyd fight (Mosley had trained for Berto earlier, not Floyd).
By definition 'over-training' negatively impacts on an athletes performance otherwise it wouldn't be called over-training it would be called 'optimal-training' or something like. How much over-training negatively impacts on performance depends on a range of factors including how much beyond peak training the athlete did.
It will always affect their performance, but not necessarily the outcome or the perception of the performance.
Its a massive issue in any sport. Affecting timing , reactions and probably most importantly confidence , and once that has gone close to a fight its game over.
Training good, OVER training bad. It's simple really, the word over implies that the body can not handle the amount of training, doesn't recover properly, and thus comes in weaker than it would have with the right amount of training. It's not that hard to understand. Eating is good. Overeating makes you obese. Got it?