Haursen
The Godly PE Journeyman
HA! Haursen, you have quickly established yourself as gif king around here.
Alright, gentlemen: UPDATE! I'm feeling bigger, and we'll see if that's all perception or not when I measure in about a week and a half.
I'll share my thoughts on 'one large session' vs 'several mini-sessions':
-Although I actually lost gains during this experiment, I can't conclude that mini-sessions are necessarily less effective even for me at my stage of development, let alone for everyone generally. There are two reasons, one of which is an observation of how effective they are for me individually.
-First, I changed more than one variable. I switched the nature of the routine from one large session to multiple mini-sessions, but I also changed the specific exercises I was performing. Further, I stopped using the Lengthmaster (because I found it awkward for slow cranks) which meant less AND probably less consistent intensity. (No lengthmaster = no measuring force).
-Second, and more to do with mini-sessions per se in my case, my consistency dropped. I found that, although I didn't have to sit through the hour+ sessions I was performing before, the cost of multiple interruptions even if each interruption is smaller, was much greater than the cost of one big interruption. It made me less productive in other areas, and my PE was less effective because I wasn't as consistent. Once I get started, I'll finish a session. So even if I'm squirming and impatient by the end of a big PE session it will be done consistently every day. On the intermittent training schedule I found myself skipping the last workout of the day once or twice per week. Now that I'm back to the one session schedule, consistency is back to up 100%!
If anyone is considering the mini-sessions, consider that issue I had and ask yourself if you think you'll run into the same problem. That won't be an issue for everyone, but it was for me.![]()
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Great assessment and this again proves that PE is highly individualized...what works for one will not work for another. We hope for another update tomorrow. Hint, hint..cough, cough.