tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228454127208930271.post3171533729364040882..comments2024-01-30T00:01:49.362-05:00Comments on Strength Basics: Minimum Effective Dose vs. Maximum Effective DosePeter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228454127208930271.post-28573795372429135122013-10-07T21:56:42.470-04:002013-10-07T21:56:42.470-04:00But you can read without a need to physically reco...But you can read without a need to physically recover from it. There is effectively an optimum return on the time you spend reading or learning, but never an end point to it - if you've got the time to read more and learn more, you will benefit from doing so. Conversely, physical training does have limitations, and it's what you're capable of doing and what you're capable of recovering from. There is a maximum amount of training you can do and still recover, and an optimum amount of training beyond which (or below which) you don't get as far as if you hit that sweet spot.<br /><br />Exercise can and should be enjoyable for its own sake, but ultimately it's about the end state. If not, it shouldn't matter if you get stronger or not, or get fitter or not, or get <i>hurt</i> or not. It's all the same if it's enjoyable, by that line of though. But that's certainly not true. It matters for your health and your success at anything related to the physical traits you are training what the end result is. Even if you are only training for self-entertainment, there is an amount of training beyond which you can't recovery from, and then can't continue training as much as you had in the past until you balance that out.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228454127208930271.post-7147589243444241322013-10-07T20:59:38.722-04:002013-10-07T20:59:38.722-04:00While surely you're correct regarding return o...While surely you're correct regarding return on investment, I'm not sure such raw instrumentality actually leads to the best results.<br /><br />That is, prizing efficiency above all else (best reward to effort ratio) ignores the benefit of just enjoying the training. Certainly one should not attempt to read, for example, the absolute minimum in order to foster knowledge growth, right? Similarly with training. Because in the end it's really not about the end state, even if that is motivation.Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.com