“Chronic overload can lead to problems with the cardiovascular system.” The doctor talks about Litvinov and Zinkovsky

Former doctor from Tula “Arsenal” and Moscow “Lokomotiv” Alexander Rezepov told that chronic overload in athletes can lead to problems with the cardiovascular system, and the recovery time can be up to several weeks.

Earlier on Monday, the head doctor of the Russian national team, Vladimir Khaitin, said that due to a chronic overload state, the coaches and medical staff of the national team and at the request of the medical staff of Spartak, in order to avoid a worsening of the situation. In this state, it was decided to send Ruslan Litvinov and Anton Zinkovsky to the Moscow club for complete recovery and preparation for the upcoming matches.

— Anyone who trains regularly and at high intensity, and more often professional athletes, suffers from overtraining syndrome. This is a condition in which the body does not respond properly to stress and does not fully recover. This applies not only to the physical state, but also to the psychological state. Training and competitions in this state can lead to problems with the cardiovascular system and the risk of injury increases significantly. At the same time, the athlete’s physical qualities deteriorate, he cannot show his maximum capabilities. As for treatment, these are all methods of physical rehabilitation (massage, hydrotherapy), nutritional correction and selection of nutrients, rest, change of environment, sometimes it is necessary to resort to the help of a psychologist . As for the deadlines, they are very individual: from several days to several weeks,” Rezepov told .

The Russian national team will play a friendly match with the Cuban team on November 20, the meeting will take place in Volgograd.