Overtraining vs Overreaching: Squat Protocol That Adds Kilos – with Lee Bell

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/overreaching-in-137765501 🏋️‍♀️

Coaches, how do you balance productive overreaching with fatigue risk in your athletes? Can a structured 5-day back-squat protocol really lift strength after a taper, or is overtraining a warning? Lee Bell breaks down functional vs nonfunctional overreaching, taper timing, and practical coaching moves you can apply this week to sharpen performance without burning athletes out. He ties findings from a pilot study to real-world coaching decisions and highlights the variability across athletes.

Lee Bell is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science at Sheffield Hallam University. His re ...