In my first year as a Suff. my numbers hardly changed, then came the TOF followed by the long recovery and the FDP numbers shot up . Things went into another plateau until the next TOS following the recovery there was another big jump all round (except NM)
I realise that although I can handle a much higher workload, more is not better when it comes to improvement , more recovery is the key. I have always ignored this advise in the past .Because I felt OK I have assumed that also means recovered and adapted.
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I think we need to change the exercise terminology from “recovery” to “strength building phase.”
Perhaps this will help to change people’s psychology about rest and recovery.
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This is really interesting to hear! I’m about 13 months in SUF and I’ve done a few of the training plans. I have a menstrual cycle and there is some upcoming training knowledge about doing HIIT during one phase and not the other. The SUF plans don’t jibe with this, so I made it happen. The long and short was the overall results were impressive and I was definitely pleased. I definitely feel like I was doing a “minimum effective dose.”
What I think the training plans provide is:
-ways to organize specific types of workouts within a week
-progressive overload
-exposure to workouts you wouldn’t necessarily pick on your own
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