Creation of an Explosive Mofo - My Training Journal :)

[coolcolj]

something interesting in regards to overreaching.....

author=AggieLax link=board=injury&num=1117130229&start=0#0 date=1117130229]Unfortunately, I only have access to the abstract. My Med. Library doesn't carry this journal. If anyone can find an actual copy I would love to get my hands on it

Int J Sports Med. 2005 Jan-Feb;26(1):16-26.

Physiological, Biochemical and Psychological Markers of Strenuous Training-induced Fatigue.

Rietjens GJ, Kuipers H, Adam JJ, Saris WH, van Breda E, van Hamont D, Keizer HA.

Department of Movement Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

The purpose of the study was to investigate whether severe fatigue, possibly leading to overreaching, could be diagnosed at an early stage by a combination of parameters. Seven well-trained male subjects (age [mean +/- SD]: 25.3 +/- 4.7 yr; body mass: 76 +/- 6.6 kg; VO2max: 61.1 +/- 7 ml.kg(-1).min(-1)) increased their training load by doubling their training volume and increasing the intensity by 15 % over a period of two weeks. Before and after this intensified training period subjects underwent a series of tests including a maximal incremental cycle ergometer test (Wmax) with continuous ventilatory measurements and blood lactate values, time trial, basal blood parameter tests (red and white blood profile), hormones [growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factor 1(IGF-1), adreno-corticotropic hormone (ACTH), cortisol], neuro-endocrine stress test [short insulin tolerance test (SITT), combined anterior pituitary test (CAPT) and exercise], a shortened Profile of Mood State (POMS), the estimated rate of perceived exertion (RPE) and a cognitive reaction time test.

The intensified training period resulted in a significant increase of the training load (p <0.01), training monotony (p <0.01) and training strain (p <0.01). The RPE during training increased significantly (p <0.01) during the intensified training period. Total mood score obtained from the POMS tended to increase (p=0.06), reflecting an increase in worse mood state. A novel finding was that reaction times increased significantly, indicating that overreaching might adversely affect speed of information processing by the brain, especially for the most difficult conditions. After the intensified training period, neither changes in exercise-induced plasma hormone values, nor SITT values were observed. During the CAPT only cortisol showed a significant decrease after the intensified training period. Hemoglobin showed a significant decrease after the intensified training period whereas hematocrit, red blood cell count (RBC) and MCV tended to decrease. The intensified training had no effect on physical performance (Wmax or time trial), maximal blood lactate, maximal heart rate and white blood cell profile. The most sensitive parameters for detecting overreaching are reaction time performance (indicative for cognitive brain functioning), RPE and to a lesser extent the shortened POMS. This strongly suggests, that central fatigue precedes peripheral fatigue. All other systems,including the neuro-endocrine, are more robust and react most likely at a later stage in exhaustive training periods.

 

[coolcolj]

I guess this back up my feeling that waking pulse doesn't have much to do with overeaching until well down the track where you are into overtraining, it seems to indicate metabolic rate more than anything

But how hard the non-powered steering wheel in the van feels to turn (RPE) is a definite sign for me

and reaction time - I guess that snappy feeling you get when doing speed/power activities when your fresh

 

[coolcolj]

more from Dan H

Here's another video, taken yesterday. This guy is around 80 kg, does jerks with 130, 140, 150 for reps. He looks like a machine

176lb dude doing 286, 308, 330lb clean and then jerk reps

right click and save
http://www.members.optushome.com.au/coolcolj2/Movies/Jerks.wmv

 

[coolcolj]

reaction tester get cracking

http://www.ugotgames.com/game_reaction_time_tester.php

I noticed when I get myself really hyper and edgey, I react fast!

just hit a new lowest of 0.172
and average of 2.02

 

[coolcolj]

Here's 3 more different ones:

http://www.getyourwebsitehere.com/jswb/rttest01.html (gives average of 5)

http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/reactiontime.html

http://www.topendsports.com/testing/reactime.htm

 

[coolcolj]

Woah stop the presses - I got a new ulitmate low of 0.124!

 

[coolcolj]

Friday 27th May - Tempo

Stiff legged Sprints in place with arm swing
on balls of feet - going at comfortable relaxed rate -

first 4 sets in shoes, last 4 sets barefoot on 2 layers of carpet
25secs x 8 - with 1 min 45sec rest

17 mins worth. Feeling pretty sore and stiff before, feeling much better now after em. Quite hard each set at the 20 sec mark. Right inner ankle not feeling the greatest, after I started the barefoot sets... meh

 

[coolcolj]

Work up feeling kinda crappy. Mood wise, I'm semi-decent or semi-crappy depending on how you see things
Legs not feeling all that great yet, still sore all over. But CNS is semi-strong.
Had a nap after my part time job, and feel better now. More sleep and I should be OK for BBall tommorrow.

Don't seem to be much leaner than 2 weeks ago
Like I said before, the glu+MSM+chondriton seems to stopped all fat loss, stuck in the 38inch waist barrier!!! Then again could it be my waist is actually getting bigger? My erectors sure have gotten bigger, and maybe my abs and obliques have too..I know I have piled on some muscle mass which is why the scale is moving much.

 

[dahamn]

reaction tester get cracking

http://www.ugotgames.com/game_reaction_time_tester.php

I noticed when I get myself really hyper and edgey, I react fast!

just hit a new lowest of 0.172
and average of 2.02

.249....better than I thought.

Dave

 

[coolcolj]

.249....better than I thought.

Dave

elite level sprinters have reaction times in the 0.11 to 0.18 range

They have blistering fast nervous systems!