Rbe

Training Q&A [Moderated]
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“The main takeaway from this discussion on RBE is that in general, a person that regularly squats for the same rep range, the same average intensity, and the same variation, will accrue less muscular damage over time and through adaptive processes, incur less stress and fatigue provided no other variables change that would increase stress. Additionally, the adaptive processes secondary to the training will also increase the lifter’s recovery rate and he will get better at recovering from squats. So, a thought to ponder for next time:” “What would we expect to happen to the rate of improvement in a trainee whose training stress is decreasing and recovery capacity is improving?”

1.this is from one of your articles on your site that i found interesting. first, is the answer to the question that if one decreases stress while their recovery is improving they will detrain?

2.also, if the RBE decreases sensitivity therefor decreases adaptations, does this mean classic periodization is going to be the most effective form of training over the long run?

3.how does programs such as LP and emerging strategies thrive when RBE clearly would diminish the effectiveness of any program that repeats the same workouts?

thank you sirs,
cole g

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  1. They may stagnate and/or reduce the fitness adaptations they are gleaning from the training stress.

  2. I don’t know what you mean by classic periodization.

  3. I would argue that LP doesn’t thrive (LOL), but it sounds like you might be looking at RBE (and related properties) at a micro level, e.g. occurring session to session, and in a mostly negative light. On the contrary, Cole :slight_smile:

I think programs that hold variables the same while demonstrating progress tend to leverage RBE and other adaptive processes that allow the trainee to accrue more fitness adaptations (+) while incurring less fatigue (-) from the same training stress. In other words, being able to tolerate the training stress while not letting it overwhelm your adaptive processes tends is the mechanism I’m describing.