Adaptive Training Systems

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Ever struggle with reacting to a bad session

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You have a bad lift and now you are second guessing the plan

So many thoughts run through your mind

- oh it was my technique
- oh it was a programming issue
- oh its a fatigue problem

The list goes on

Yes you can just ignore your thoughts in the moment but an even better solution

Write down in the moment what you would send to your coach or just reasonings for why it went bad

Then you are going to leave it for 24-48 hrs and revisit what you wrote

After this period, you can likely provide more objective and less reactionary feedback that you and your coach can communicate next steps or if anything should be tweaked or not

Over time in lifting you will accumulate more bad sessions , knowing how to react and manage these appropriately will play a huge role in your coach-athlete relationship and long term progress

Processed vs outcome goals for powerlifting?

My take on this question and why as you progress in the sport you are likely going to shift more towards process oriented goals rather than outcome

This doesn’t mean you don’t create outcome goals but the emphasis I find changes over the course of your lifting career

Accessory programming for powerlifters

I think depending on the goal you have 2 camps

1) Freedom , exercise of choice for a muscle group

2) Prescriptive, very detailed you have to do “x” because its going to improve some bottleneck

I think both camps can learn from each other

If you want a bicep exercise for a lifter that is more experienced, giving some autonomy to “preacher curl” and give them autonomy to pick a machine or db version

Or upper back row (chest supported, seated cable or unilateral row)

Since sbd is so prescriptive, sometimes for longer term clients its important to provide some guidelines but give them some autonomy to choose the specific accessory for the 8-12 week period

Obvs with rehab or an accessory done a specific way may yield a specific outcome, its best you are more specific with prescriptions but for general back and arm training I think we can provide a bit more freedom and autonomy for clients that understand what the coach wants