Posted by alexandra_k on November 12, 2010, at 20:44:56
In reply to Re: Nutrition, posted by alexandra_k on November 12, 2010, at 20:26:27
The more good lifts you do the more you do good lifts (your nervous system learns the motor program).
One thought on why the Bulgarians did so well was because they trained 6 times per day. So... They did the lifts many many many many many times more than those on alternative training schedules and that came through for them in the Olympics.
But conversely the more bad lifts you do the more your nervous system learns to lift badly. The odd one is inevitable (because you need to test how much you can lift or how many reps you can do so that you train hard enough to force your nervous system to adapt to the increased load / volume). But you do want to minimize bad lifting as much as possible.
I took last weekend off and had a WONDERFUL training session on Monday. The lifts felt smooth and easy and I got a new personal best. If that was the result of the two days off then it is worth my taking the two days off.
So... I guess I'm saying that I think you might well be right that I was overtraining in the sense that I can improve faster with training a bit less. Sure I could also do better with improving nutrition and sleep etc... But, hey, when did the answer ever need to be just one or the other?
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