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It does work.
But I wanted to read some scientific studies on the delayed adaption-period timeframe, depending upon the over-reaching load in the previous time period. Some poncy uni student must have published a study into this.Ie. If I put 2 big weeks in, then take an easy week. How long will it take from those 2 big weeks to come through? I don't want a hearsay answer, I wanted some studies. Personally I've found 1-2 weeks, after the easy week.
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From a general exercise science perspective, the answer is "it depends on individual circumstances". Essentially, the more well-trained you are, the more training stress you have to apply to enact change and the longer a rest/taper needs to be to reap the supercompensation. Outside stress factors will likely play a big role too (e.g. a study on pro athletes would be different to highly-trained individuals who work 50+ hours a week. Or a bunch of untrained students, like the majority of studies).
What I mean is, what you read in a study probably won't apply to you. If you've found 2 weeks on, 1-2 weeks off works for you then that's what you've shown works.
Ptown
I swear it works for me.
Ideally i want a couple sharp HR spikes with minimal stress on the legs.