
Unfortunately, overuse injuries can be subtle and go undiagnosed for some time. Overuse injuries in sports are more common than traumatic injury and damage the tendons, bones and joints, according to the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Rosemont, Ill.

Many of the movements, especially a plyometric workout - a system that involves a lot of jumping - are a high-impact, ballistic workout designed with less-than-optimal recovery, he said.

"If someone has lived a physically inactive lifestyle, jumping into a military-style exercise regime can cause injury," he said.ĭepending on whether there is an underlying condition the person wasn't aware of, the extent of an injury can vary, and according to McGraw, the injuries sometimes become residual. David Ross, director of sports medicine fellowship, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre.

"Compare it to a car going from zero to 60 in about four seconds," said Dr. The problem with extreme workouts, McGraw said, is there is no middle ground.
