Om oppbygningen av treningsprogram

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Fra Eric Cressey. Syns det var ganske bra formulert; man kan ikke gjøre alt og bli flinkere i alt uansett hvor mye man ønsker det. Utfordringen er å balansere et treningsprogram til å ikke blir for mye.

http://www.ericcressey.com/weight-training-programs-you-cant-just-keep-adding

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Very simply, most people don’t understand the concept of competing demands. Everybody wants to add something to their weight training program – but not everyone is willing to take something away in order to do so.

How many elite powerlifters or Olympic lifters do you know who regularly do interval training as part of their quest to get strong?

How many elite triathletes do you know who just want to add a few sets of biceps curls along the road to improving endurance performance?

The answer is, of course, none. And, it’s because – whether they appreciated it or not – these high-level athletes were effectively managing competing demands.

In some cases, different fitness qualities compete with one another; an example would be extensive aerobic training while trying to increase strength. You can’t get strong quickly if you’re doing hours of cardio each week. Somewhat similarly, in an overhead throwing population, it’s challenging to regain shoulder internal rotation and flexion range of motion (ROM) and pec minor length when an athlete is throwing – so you have to do your best to get the ROM during down-time in their training year.

In other cases, you may have multiple qualities that contribute to an overall training effect, but you can’t prioritize all of them at once. For example, my professional baseball clients need a host of different qualities to be successful, but the body has limited recovery capacity, so their training programs have to target their most readily apparent weaknesses – and do so at the right time of year. We cut back on the medicine ball and upper body strength exercises and volume when their throwing volume increases.