| Date | May 2019 | Marks available | 2 | Reference code | 19M.3.SL.tz0.4 |
| Level | Standard Level | Paper | Paper 3 | Time zone | time zone 0 |
| Command term | Outline | Question number | 4 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Outline overreaching and overtraining.
Suggest ways an athlete can avoid overtraining.
Markscheme
overtraining is when an athlete attempts to do more training than they are able to physically and/or mentally tolerate ✔
overreaching is when an athlete completes a brief period of heavy training that is beyond their current limit of tolerance «in order to stimulate a training response» ✔
[2]
use periodization in their exercise plan ✔
ensuring that they include rests/days off in their plan to allow for recovery ✔
gradually build up the load and intensity of training ✔
to include variety in the training programme ✔
[2 max]
Examiners report
There was a surprisingly wide range of possible definitions provided here by the students.
Many students were able to identify how to avoid overtraining, provided they were able to correctly identify overtraining. Some students just provided a description of macrocycles and subsequent smaller divisions.
