Is it safe to train so hard?

Question

hi,world class athletes train immensly hard. i was wondering if it's safe to train so hard and for so long? and is the human body designed to be put under so much stress?

thanks

Answer 1

Athletes are doing much more now than was thought possible a few years ago.

We are a long way from reaching human potential.

Scientists do not know, even after many years of research, as to what are the human limits in training or performance.

Answer 2

Yeah, just like innit4music said they have been training for years so they are used to it. They didn't start out doing what they do now, they gradually worked up to it by advancing a little bit each time. It would only be so hard if you went from doing nothing to doing extreme training. For olympic athletes extreme workouts are like normal for them. If they did anything less they would probably feel like it was unproductive since they're so used to doing a lot.

Answer 3

well they've been training for years and started only doing a few hours a day but after a while it can stand it

Answer 4

no