Have a look at this article. A bit lengthy but some interesting points about training and learning a sport. http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/coachsci/vol31/rushall1.htm
Even the time hounored method of picking up a shuttle at one end of the court and placing on the other side has it's deficiencies. 1) it practises the person to take the shuttle lower 2) the correct speed of foot movement for taking shuttles early is not practised.
"14. Exercise and hard-work is catabolic, rest and recovery is anabolic. Emphasizing working hard at the expense of post-training-session recovery is destructive to an athlete's well-being and suppresses improvement." I have a hard time understanding what the author mean by that, can someone explain it in a simpler English ? Cheers Jim
"14. Exercise and hard-work is catabolic, rest and recovery is anabolic. Emphasizing working hard at the expense of post-training-session recovery is destructive to an athlete's well-being and suppresses improvement." I have a hard time understanding what the author mean by that, can someone explain it in a simpler English ? Cheers Jim
"14. Exercise and hard-work is catabolic, rest and recovery is anabolic. Emphasizing working hard at the expense of post-training-session recovery is destructive to an athlete's well-being and suppresses improvement." I have a hard time understanding what the author mean by that, can someone explain it in a simpler English ? Cheers Jim
Catabolic means tearing down; anabolic is building up. For example, a heavy training session, e.g upper-body weight training, puts stress on the muscle groups exercised and should be followed by a day of rest for those muscles so they can become stronger. Another example: alternate days of strength training and running to give each system a day of rest and both systems will improve faster. BTW, I had to look up "catabolic" and "anabolic" in the dictionary. The question is, if you speak in plain language, will people still regard you as an expert?
Quite often i find reading this type of research paper a nightmare since the authors tend to express simple ideas in over complicated language.... Thanks for the translation, it all makes sense now.
I didn't read the article. However, I can relate this to something like weight training. You need to put in rest period between weight train. During rest time, your body rebuild. I suppose similarly in other athletic training it's the same thing. If you over train, you risk injury, which could set you back for a long time (bad for your well-being and suppresses improvement). And even if you're not injured, since your body (and possibly your mind) is not as fresh, you maybe practising mistakes without knowing it. So there seems to be a transitional point when more is less.
