In a nutshell, the author is arguing that conventional plans based on big training loads followed by preplanned rest can lead to overtraining. He further is suggesting that one way to avoid overtraining is to do more consistent moderate loading without the big peak followed by rest cycles advocated in a lot of the periodization literature.nutbag said:
Think it is more staying away from "Hell week" training blocks rather than having unloading weeks. I don't prescribe easy weeks at the end of a training block rather cut the volume and have the rider try to attain some new power goals relative to the goal event.SolarEnergy said:What I hate
His prescription to move and stay away from unloading microcycles (easier weeks). This suggestion is irrelevant (at best). It is understandable though since the author's core business is Swimming.
I don't recall having to push someone to train more, I very often have to prevent 'em from training too much, or from running after top results too fast.fergie said:Yeah, im looking at consistent regular training. While I have managed some pretty awesome peaks for riders it has been very hit and miss with the consequences of getting wrong being a long journey back from overtraining. Also seen it in riders who feel obsessed with getting in the miles. Had to show one guy where he had a day off school and did a 5 hour ride how it caused a nose dive in his training stress balance.
I wouldn't say overreaching was gambling - more of a learning process. How far do you have to go to 'overreach' and are you actually finding your true limits or are you really overreaching - and how do you differentiate between true overreaching and deficiencies in pre & post training 'tasks' that may effect performance and recovery (nutrition, sleep, rest, massage/stretching etc), you know, the actual hard stuff to keep focus on? How much extra 'effort' are you putting into the latter to ensure that the extra training may be completed sucessfully?SolarEnergy said:Overreaching is a form of gambling. Thanks to new means of monitoring the training doses, the game is now much easier to play isn't it?
Simple answer to this would be that if you add quality or at least, demanding workout(s) on top of "significant" level of accute fatigue, this is what I call overreaching.swampy1970 said:How far do you have to go to 'overreach' and are you actually finding your true limits or are you really overreaching
First, lets conclude that tough training (implicit to overreaching) without taking care of the sleep/fueling matters is bad. Not sleeping or not eating enough isn't considered as a good training means per se.swampy1970 said:And why do people think they can mystically dive into a big couple of weeks and not need more rest/recovery/sleep and 'fuel' on a daily basis.
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