Gentlemen,
Seasoned lifter here.
Assume that during any training protocol, RPE is being adhered to. Does it follow that the recovery phase will be successful and allow for further training gains
Or, do the other components of recovery: Diet, Sleep, and Stress Management dictate how successful a training block will be.
In my case, I believe I’m managing RPE appropriately, but recovery has not been optimal.
Diet is on point, Stress Management could be better, Sleep is what it is for a 66 y/o.
Reductionist thinking, but I’m trying to establish a hierarchy here: Of the above, what’s most important (and I’m thinking you’ll say they’re all EQUALLY important), but I have to ask?
Chaz,
I’d probably come at this from a different angle and assume that for the most part, diet, sleep, life stress management, etc. are pretty steady for the most part save for acute, somewhat unpredictable changes. So, instead of focusing efforts there, I’d have my eye on the training itself to try and identify what you respond to most favorably now.
To answer your question directly, I think diet and sleep are probably the two big modifiable players here. Assuming that there aren’t huge deficiencies in either, e.g. massive energy deficit, low protein intake, huge sleep debt, etc., then I think we’re looking at eeking out a little bit more ROI from a given training block that you were already responding to.
Just my 0.02.
-Jordan
Thanks for weighing in Jordan.
The fact is that issues with my knee and back kept training from being “optimal”. What had/has worked in the past hadn’t/hasn’t worked for good 6-7 months. Frankly, my body has not been responding as I’m used to due to the cancer treatments (and other stressors).
Now that we’re past Raw Natls, we’re in a process of rebuilding a base. Hopefully managing the other levers of performance (sleep being the biggest offender) will allow for more productive training.
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Again, thanks for the input.