overdevelopment

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Weightlifting was rare because the trainers worried about overdeveloping certain muscles and creating an imbalance in strength.

From Slate • Jul. 31, 2012

But perhaps that very individuality that we blame country life for overdeveloping may be the favorable ground for the upspringing of this noble human blossom.

From The American Country Girl by Crow, Martha Foote