What is Training?

Training is the application of a training stimulus and the body’s adaptive response to that stimulus. The response can be a positive or negative adaptive response. To do everything possible to insure a positive adaptive response use the Stimulus Threshold ™ concept. Rather than seeking a maximum load in training the goal is to find the optimum training load necessary to elicit an adaptive response. This load is very individual and is based on the individual’s ability to recover. The Stimulus Threshold™ will vary as the athlete accumulates a training base. Training is pointless if the athlete cannot recover from the training. The athletes Recoverability must be a prime consideration in training program design. Recoverability is the individual athletes ability to recovery from a particular training stimulus and be able to effectively train in the next training session or training cycle. This must be carefully considered both intra-workout and inter-workout. Remember training is cumulative- we must never lose sight of that. There is too much of a tendency to focus on one workout or one training cycle and lose sight of the context of that workout or cycle in the whole training plan.

Plan Recovery!!!

Inter workout – Built the training cycle with rest and active rest days included, plan them advance, be proactive, not reactive.

Intra workout – Design “active rest” training modules that are compatible with the main objective of the workout