its FOOLISH to say overtraining causes you to be sick, how silly does that sound? you dont get sick by working hard dude, you get sick with a sedentary lifestyle and meat eating bro
No, it isn't. I know myself pretty well. I have enough experience to know that my catching of colds and flu increases when I go through long spells of training to failure and doing too much, too often, without proper rest. There is a difference between being physically active and pushing your muscles and CNS beyond maximum tolerance.
During this time -of getting more frequent colds and flu in heavy training cycles and not having anything for years - one thing has remained constant : my eating of animal flesh.
Luv2hurt - Good post from you.