working athletes outperforming lazy ones season after season, their first conclusion may be to instruct their athletes to constantly do as much they can. The failure to see the ceiling for the “more is better” axiom is where coaches fall short. Secondly, these anecdotal prescriptions are coupled with a culture probably as old as sport itself: one

We believe this is for two reasons. The first is that there is an element of truth to it. When coaches look around, and see hardMRV

MRV: The highest volume of training an athlete can do in a particular microcycle and still recover to present a full overload in the next microcycle.

a stimulus that’s “easier than last time but still very hard” will result in gains, but will not result in the best possible gains.

instance, if you measure ability immediately

operational range of training states, as compared to the unicorn of being completely, holistically

Few coaches want to be known as the easy coach; conversely, many would love to be known as a hard-nosed contriver of various sport-related tortures.

precision and accuracy.

recovered.