Overtraining Syndrome in Athletes

Flavio A. Cadegiani is a physician with board certification in internal medicine, as well as endocrinology and metabolism. He holds a Master's Degree (MSc) in Clinical Endocrinology from Federal University of São Paulo, and completed his PhD, also in Clinical Endocrinology, at the same university, focusing on the endocrinology of physical activity and sport. He is currently an Associate Editor at BMC Endocrine Disorders, and Guest Editor of Frontiers in Endocrinology and BMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation. He supervises PhD students at the Federal University of São Paulo, is an active researcher and has recently founded the Corpometria Institute, which focuses on research on the endocrine adaptive physiology of physical activity.

Introduction, historical perspective, and basic concepts on overtraining syndrome.- Classical understanding of overtraining syndrome.- Methodological challenges and limitations of the research of overtraining syndrome.- New findings on overtraining syndrome.- Clinical, metabolic, and biochemical behaviors in overtraining syndrome and overall athletes.- New Understanding, Concepts, and Special Topics on Overtraining Syndrome.- The underappreciated Athlete: Overtraining Syndrome in Resistance training, high intensity functional training (HIFT), and in female athletes.- Recovery from overtraining syndrome - learnings from the eros-longitudinal study.- Female athlete triad (Triad), relative energy deficiency of the sport (Red-s), and burnout syndrome of the athlete (BSA): concepts, similarities, and differences from overtraining syndrome (OTS) .- Special topics on overtraining syndrome (OTS) / paradoxical deconditioning syndrome (PDS).- Practical approach to the Athlete Suspected or at high-risk for OTS.- Research and Future Perspectives on Overtraining Syndrome.-Clinical Hormonal Guidelines for the Research of the Endocrinology in Sports and Athletes: Beyond Overtraining Syndrome.- Endocrinology of Physical Activity and Sport in Practice: How to Research? Models for the Chronology and Tests of Studies on Athletes.- Novel Insights in Overtraining Syndrome:  Summary and Conclusions.