Posted on Jan 30, 2014
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FM 7-22 Para 5-12. Causes Of Overtraining Syndrome And Overuse Injuries.
Safe progression for performance improvement is complex, involving many variables that impact success (entry fitness level, ramp of progression, total volume of activity, rest/recovery, and nutrient intake). Many of these variables can be controlled following the principles of precision,
progression, and integration, as well as, monitoring Soldiers in training and making training adjustments as required. Common mistakes to compensate for low performance and rate of improvement are the conduct of multiple training sessions, high intensity “smoke sessions,” and/or
excessive corrective action using exercise. All of these are detrimental to performanceimprovement and lead to overuse injury.

High Intensity/Volume Training Sessions
Soldiers commonly refer to these training sessions as “smoke sessions.” Many times in these types of sessions, the difficulty, intensity, and volume of exercise is too high and the purpose may be to punish Soldiers by bringing them to the point of exhaustion. This type of training is a dangerous practice that inhibits building resiliency because performance is degraded, motivation is lowered, and risk of injury is high. Thus, training sessions for the sole purpose of “smoking” Soldiers have no place in the PRT system. Many times, these sessions produce life-threatening conditions for Soldiers, such as, heat fatalities, debilitating overuse injuries, and rhabdomyolysis and may lead to permanent disability or death
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I'm still on the fence about overtraining. But HIIT becomes an issue with aggravated factors, such as improper rest, diet, form, etc.
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Sounds like a "scientific" excuse to ban a little "remedial" PT
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CPT Aaron Kletzing
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It's hard to give an absolute answer on this issue -- because lots of types of training can absolute smoke you through and through, but it's important for you to get to muscle/endurance failure so that you can get stronger the next time.  That's where the gains happen.  There is no "wait a minute, I'm exhausted" in the middle of a patrol down range.
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