Less Is Not More

Training is a necessary stressor to create a need for improvement or adaptation.

Trying to improve your game? Adding another two nights of practice may not get you the results you want. Rolled your ankle at softball practice? Taking three days off may not get you back on the field as intended.

 

Less is not always more—and more is not always better.

 

The relationship between training load, injury, and performance is much too complex to simplify in a ‘do more’ or ‘do less’ statement. Rather, we have to consider the bigger picture when working towards a certain goal.

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