Originally Posted by
eminusx
The whole Supercompensation idea makes a huge amount of sense and is backed up with a fair bit of scientific evidence (all great so far), but as far as i can tell there seems to be no real way to know when is the right time to take advantage of it. Everybody (literally) is different, fine, but there must be a way to try and factor Supercompensation into a training programme with at least some degree of accuracy?
When is the optimal time to exercise again to achieve supercompensation?
Is it 1 day after a big intense effort (relative to your own ability)? 2 days after? 3?
Is it when youre feeling 100% rested? When youre only partially rested with mild DOMS?
Would love to hear some views on this?
Cheers
Supercompensation in terms of periodization does not occur in a workout, but in months of progressive increases that lead to overload, followed by a period of reduced stimulus to allow for complete recovery.
What you're talking about makes no sense for anyone that's actually training. You should be doing multiple hard workouts a week along with easy rides to continue to progress over longer amounts of time. Every year you build a little more.
The more you train, the more you can train, but a single workout does not do much of anything.