On Coaching with Magness & Marcus

Episode 163: Biggest Bang for Your Buck: Training and Workouts that Build You Up Without Breaking You Down

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Mar 14, 2022
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ADVICE

Biggest Bang for Your Buck Training

  • Prioritize improvement with minimal training at all ages, not just young ages.
  • Avoid overtraining young athletes by mistaking puberty-driven resilience for genuine training capacity.
INSIGHT

Sustainable Training Stimulus

  • Overtraining early can create an unsustainable stimulus expectation, hindering long-term progress.
  • Focus on progressively increasing the training stimulus to maintain a longer runway for adaptation.
ADVICE

Microdosing Motor Unit Recruitment

  • Encourage diverse activities like playing multiple sports or skateboarding, even seemingly non-work activities.
  • These "microdose" motor unit recruitment, building a broader base for specialized training later.
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