This week’s quote comes from an Olympic coach and hypertrophy expert, the late Charles Poliquin—who had a damn good physique for an older guy, by the way…
Athletes must understand that the nervous system can take five to six times longer to recover than the muscular system.
That means you need to do your best to balance the stress on each so that the recovery time for your muscles and nervous system are more equal…
Too much volume or too many sets to failure will hammer your nervous system…
When that happens, it won’t be recovered by your next workout when the muscles are ready…
And a depleted nervous system will short-circuit your ability to optimally fire muscle fibers…
This goes perfectly with a quote from eight-time Mr. Olympia Lee Haney: “Stimulate, don’t annihilate.”
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Till next time, train hard—and smart—for BIG results.
—Steve Holman
Former Editor in Chief, Iron Man Magazine
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