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Physiological change in the musculature and nervous system, and the neuromuscular coordination between the two demands that an appropriate amount of stress is placed on these structures long enough for them to adapt. These changes do not happen overnight.

In many instances, the training effect does not take place in the muscle and nervous systems until several days to even weeks after the sessions have been in progress.

Rapid program changes diminish the desired outcomes because the body cannot make sufficient physiological adaptations rapidly enough to achieve the desired training effect. It is only when the body has been subjected to an appropriate overload for an indeterminate length of time that changes can be measured. Once the physical changes have taken place then adaptation has occurred.

Once this happens, the stimulus on the neuromuscular system is no longer great enough to generate further growth, therefore it is time to move on to a different training schedule.

Nevertheless, resist the urge to immediately add more exercises or to completely change the entire schedule. Don’t be in a hurry to jump to another training schedule until every last bit of training adaptation is used up in the present program. Your trainees will benefit from this.

Instead dramatically change the reps, followed by the sets and finally by a new series of exercises designed to both eliminate any weak points and to emphasize the strong portions of the individual skills.

Get as much as possible from the schedule before moving on to something new.

Granted, changes in the schedule do create new opportunities for growth. However, the key to remember is this: You must know when to change the program in order to generate a new positive stimulus on the nervous system. This stimulus is the direct cause of greater strength and a higher level of sports proficiency in the athlete.

That’s all for this time. I hope your training is going well and wish you happiness in your life.

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