20240409 Day 730 Part-3 - “Optimal” Training 🦄

20240409 Day 730 Part-3
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“Optimal” Training 🦄
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There’s a lot of fuss about high volume training recently, either advocating extreme volumes to “hashtag optimize” hypertrophy or the pendulum swing into embracing High-Intensity/Heavy Duty Training and extremely low volumes.
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I see the fundamental flaw of both arguments as people leading with what they WANT to (or think they should) do versus determining what they CAN even do.
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You can only train what you can recover from. If you read the 52 sets study and think, “High Volume IS IT!!” Maybe, but then 45 sets into the week you’re wrecked. That wasn’t supposed to happen!
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Maybe you think, “Nah fam, 1 set!! TOTAL FAILURE!! And you’re totally recovered a day or 2 later. Neither outcome exactly what was “written on the tin” huh?
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A better place to begin, in my opinion is to reverse engineer your program with fatigue management strategies in mind. Similar to time management, how is your training going to affect the rest of your life? You may want to train to failure, but is your job amenable to having destroyed quads for 3 days? Even if that’s “optimal” it’s not an actionable long term strategy for YOU.
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Instead of jumping on the bandwagon of the newest trend or study, try to determine, with the help of a coach if need be, a sustainable action plan that holistically integrates into your life.
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“Optimal” on paper doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s YOUR “optimal.”
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And spoilers, there’s no such thing anyway. It’s always a moving target 🎯
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“Sub-Optimal,” but sustainable is a pretty good place to get started and build from 🤷🏾‍♂️😁
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People are counting on you so take care of yourself 🤙🏿
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Stay in the fight🇺🇸🇰🇪
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