I really enjoyed this video, especially the points about not adding volume when progression stalls but instead looking at reducing fatigue.
It’s very cool to see an approach to filling in the gaps in a physique in an intelligent and considered manner – particularly the fatigue management aspects.
I guess many people are at a point where they have over-reached their recovery capabilities (maybe even their environmental factors have changed and that has impacted training).
Rather than acknowledging this, and perhaps because of the all out “win the day” mentality many of us share, an attritional battle for progress ensues. I don’t think much happens at this point other than going backwards. Afraid to do less but not able to progress because they are not recovered.
Since we have been working on this together I wonder how many of us in this position also have become accustomed to daily stimulant-use. Sleep disruption, ANS dominance, altered behavior/ mood and short-termist thinking.
My experience is I got older and also stronger my productive mesocycle duration has gotten shorter and shorter. Therefore I pay the price very quickly for my drive. I used to stall at week 7 in 2018, but continue negotiating with my max lifts for a few more weeks before giving up and reluctantly taking rest… so it’s interesting that you have me take a week off (actually before stalling) at week 6. I must save 6 weeks of unproductive work every mesocycle now, plus the accumulated stress and fatigue of working within the parameters of being constantly over-reached.
I am not missing that negotiation with burn-out!
That is one way a good coach can help a very driven and motivated athlete – they can regulate their work to elicit much better progress long term.
I really enjoyed this video, especially the points about not adding volume when progression stalls but instead looking at reducing fatigue.
It’s very cool to see an approach to filling in the gaps in a physique in an intelligent and considered manner – particularly the fatigue management aspects.
I guess many people are at a point where they have over-reached their recovery capabilities (maybe even their environmental factors have changed and that has impacted training).
Rather than acknowledging this, and perhaps because of the all out “win the day” mentality many of us share, an attritional battle for progress ensues. I don’t think much happens at this point other than going backwards. Afraid to do less but not able to progress because they are not recovered.
Since we have been working on this together I wonder how many of us in this position also have become accustomed to daily stimulant-use. Sleep disruption, ANS dominance, altered behavior/ mood and short-termist thinking.
My experience is I got older and also stronger my productive mesocycle duration has gotten shorter and shorter. Therefore I pay the price very quickly for my drive. I used to stall at week 7 in 2018, but continue negotiating with my max lifts for a few more weeks before giving up and reluctantly taking rest… so it’s interesting that you have me take a week off (actually before stalling) at week 6. I must save 6 weeks of unproductive work every mesocycle now, plus the accumulated stress and fatigue of working within the parameters of being constantly over-reached.
I am not missing that negotiation with burn-out!
That is one way a good coach can help a very driven and motivated athlete – they can regulate their work to elicit much better progress long term.
Superb video.
Awesome educational video. Loved this one 💯