Great article, I am really enjoying these and a good length too. I think variety has its place, however, it is often used as an excuse to evade the grinding stages and hard work of sustained progression.
Glad you’re enjoying them and thanks for the feedback.
Yes, I agree RE the variety. There’s also an argument that for certain people/personality types the variety could be the difference between continuing and stopping (and even if the variety stunts some progress, consistency will trump the negative impact of the variety)
A very interesting point, we are all very different that’s for sure. Thanks for sharing. My personality is to aim to extract the last droplet out of a cycle and I will berate myself for being a ‘coward’ if I don’t push it to the limit. Of course, the subsequent change in intensity and a degree of variety imposed in the next cycle is very refreshing. Consistency (correctly applied), I think is the mother of all long-term progress. Thanks David, great to hear from you.
Thank you David, another good one, catching up with holiday reading, I am curious on your insights, on how an individual can effectively assess and adjust their training approach to align with these principles, especially in the context of varying personal goals and physical capacities?
So I think you need context on your 'why' for training and where that fits into your broader 'why'. With this as context you can understand what can and should be modified.
But in a vacuum, to give you a more concrete answer on training, I think tracking training progress is an easy way to understand if your approach is working or you need to change it from a stagnation perspective.
To track adaptation, stress and readiness you can use HRV as an indicator (back to my first point, I find I vary work not training around this because training doesn't seem to be a stressor for me and health is a key value of mine and a big 'why for me).
Thank you, I do agree with your view on the importance of adaptability in training. Adjusting our routines based on physical readiness and life stresses ensures that we're not just blindly following a program, but rather listening to and respecting our bodies
Great article, I am really enjoying these and a good length too. I think variety has its place, however, it is often used as an excuse to evade the grinding stages and hard work of sustained progression.
Hi Damian,
Glad you’re enjoying them and thanks for the feedback.
Yes, I agree RE the variety. There’s also an argument that for certain people/personality types the variety could be the difference between continuing and stopping (and even if the variety stunts some progress, consistency will trump the negative impact of the variety)
G'day David
A very interesting point, we are all very different that’s for sure. Thanks for sharing. My personality is to aim to extract the last droplet out of a cycle and I will berate myself for being a ‘coward’ if I don’t push it to the limit. Of course, the subsequent change in intensity and a degree of variety imposed in the next cycle is very refreshing. Consistency (correctly applied), I think is the mother of all long-term progress. Thanks David, great to hear from you.
Love it - sounds like we are cut from the same cloth. Happy training!
Thank you David, another good one, catching up with holiday reading, I am curious on your insights, on how an individual can effectively assess and adjust their training approach to align with these principles, especially in the context of varying personal goals and physical capacities?
Glad you're enjoying Marius.
So I think you need context on your 'why' for training and where that fits into your broader 'why'. With this as context you can understand what can and should be modified.
But in a vacuum, to give you a more concrete answer on training, I think tracking training progress is an easy way to understand if your approach is working or you need to change it from a stagnation perspective.
To track adaptation, stress and readiness you can use HRV as an indicator (back to my first point, I find I vary work not training around this because training doesn't seem to be a stressor for me and health is a key value of mine and a big 'why for me).
Thank you, I do agree with your view on the importance of adaptability in training. Adjusting our routines based on physical readiness and life stresses ensures that we're not just blindly following a program, but rather listening to and respecting our bodies
100% there’s some interesting research indicating adjusting our schedules allows for better performance despite lower training volume in some studies