Internal Load
Increasing The, ‘internal’ Load Intensity in Reference to Adaptation
(INTERNAL; exertion of the athlete’s organism. EXTERNAL; training work)
Increasing the MAGNITUDE of the training impact and/or influence, using training means with higher potential.
Increasing the FREQUENCY of a given training impact. E.g number per time unit.
However; as with any aspect of training, the management of the adaptation process, one must consider the three fundamentals; the specificity of the training stimuli, the optimal ratio of the ‘work-recovery’ ratio, and finally, the optimal training load quantity. Without proper consideration of the above the physiological systems involved in any one exercise and the sequential morphological-functional transformations of the athlete in question’s organism will both be hampered and quash the height of the attainable results.
When honing down on the constructive effect of adaptation has its basis in three phenomena;
Specificity of protein synthesis during the post work out period, (that, ‘magical’ window which, if missed, renders ones training irrelevant, wasted and frankly catabolic….or so some may claim). As dictated by the type of work performed, its intensity and its source of energy.
Super-compensation of the substrates utilized throughout the duration of the workout along with the different structural and enzymatic proteins.
The muscular work resulting in a POSITIVE correlation between the catabolic and anabolic processes.
So, this is all well and good, however one must ensure that were adapting our athlete in the most appropriate way. There’s no point in heightening their endurance capabilities if they’re looking to step on stage as a powerlifter. The typology of exercises to avoid the above follows;
Strengthening the anaerobic re-synthesis of ATP (creatine kinase and glycolytic) and an increase in SPEED of the muscular contractile process.
Increase in the respiratory re-synthesis of ATP with an increase in ENDURANCE.
Increase in the mass of the contractile proteins and their ATP activity…thus increase in STRENGTH.
