Hi all,
Was perusing Austin’s IG and noticed him talk about him generally being on a “lower fatigue” approach to training and that this generally yielded him better longterm results with less aches and pains and setbacks. Is this detailed anywhere? If we’re using a beginner BBM template as an example (on the knee template currently), would this simply look like following the program, or backing off of i.e. RPE 8s and sticking to 7s? Or would it be gauging 7.5s as 8s?
RPE is brilliant but I’m still not intimately familiar enough with my own barbell movements to have precise gauges about when things feel “hard enough” vs “hard”, as for years I trained without much equipment and have generally found hitting higher RPEs with pushups, pullups and unilateral work to generally be “safer” in terms of consequences of overshooting.
I’m sure if my recovery was optimal the program as prescribed would be ideal, but physical work, job stress, multiple young kids and the economic situation here (prohibitively expensive housing costs prohibiting a house size upgrade currently, etc) means undisturbed/ideal sleep is a rarity. The template has been fantastic so far and I’m making solid progress with knee function, but I find if I have a rough week (i.e. kids had influenza) recovery is difficult even with hitting RPE roughly on and aches/pains are quick to onset. Perhaps it’s just a matter of accurately gauging RPE that takes time.