Aug 31, 2020
MED offers a useful framework to modify lifters' programming,
taking a lifter from the novice linear progression to and through
advanced, longer, more complicated programs. Small changes
not only increase stress, lengthen the stress
recovery-adaptation-cycle, and bring continued PRs but allow the
coach and lifter to tweak a program that has brought success,
experiment with which small changes tend to enable more progress,
and tailor effective templates to the lifter.
Despite MED's utility, small changes may stop being effective
because of lifters' changed goals or boredom.
If lifters' goals change, coaches can modify programming to better
suit their goals. The goal suggests the path because we
understand how to better program for hypertrophy, weight loss, or a
triathlon.
If lifters grow bored of the relative similarity that advanced
programming can sometimes bring, we can alter programming
substantially to keep lifters interested and enjoying the
process. We can also encourage changes outside of
programming. Some potential changes include AMRAPs, new lift
variants, Westside-style programming, changing from block to DUP or
vice versa, lifting in a public gym or outside, finding a lifting
partner, dynamic training, and signing up for a
competition.
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