OVERLOAD PRINCIPLE

OVERLOAD PRINCIPLE
• Means that the body will adjust to the weight that is
placed on it.
• During physical activities the heart beats faster, the
lungs work harder, and the muscle take on more
strain
• Exercising every other day is effective to give the
body time to adapt, rest, recover, and develop.
Rest and Recovery
• Help the body to reach its optimal
level of development and
performance
• Good sleep
• Diet and hydration
BAD HABITS TO BE AVOIDED
 USING STEROIDS AND RECREATIONAL DRUGS

STEROIDS Recreational Drugs

• Anabolic steroids are synthetic
hormones prescribed by doctors
to treat specific medical
conditions
• Marijuana, heroine,
cocaine, ecstasy, opium and
solvents
• May lead to abuse and
addiction
 DRINKING ALCOHOL
• Can lead to alcoholism,
dependence on alcohol, or
alcohol abuse
• Can cause gastritis or
malnutrition
• Liver disorders and cancers of the
liver, larynx, esophagus and
tongue.
 SMOKING
• Entices boys and girls of your age
as a form of pleasure and symbolic
passage to adulthood
• Increases the risk for cancer, heart
and respiratory diseases.
• Smokers have less endurance,
poorer physical performance and
increased rate of injuries