I love reading great training articles, despite the voluminous material on the Internet there is, if you know where to look, a wealth of solid training information.
The key characteristic that runs through my favourite articles is simplicity. Many of us no matte how much we try to resist end up swapping routines and inserting the 'latest' tricks in the search for better gains. But at the end of the day there isn't really anything new just simple principles that all of us should adhere to.
I learnt a lot this year from my first two comps, particularly about hitting a peak for Nationals. With my preparation for States I did plenty wrong and followed a standard peaking cycle. But too be honest I was way underdone in terms of volume. Consequently I didn't really get anything from my taper and probably de-trained a fraction.
What I didn't understand well was the relationship between increasing workload (both volume and intensity) to create enough overreach to trigger super compensation with the deload. I worked this out much better for Nationals going 9 for 9 and PB's on all lifts and total however I have soo much improvement to make.
Greg Nuckols posted a good no nonsense piece around the need to increase volume. It's one of those articles you read and then go..no shit why didn't I do this!! Greg has a knack for articulating simple concepts for the average guy like your or me.
Have a read....
http://gregnuckols.com/2013/09/16/peaking-aka-how-to-hit-prs-in-meets/
Stay Strong
Thomo
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