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Supercompensation and increase in performance level
If, while at the peak of the supercompensation process, the organism is subjected to a new training stimulus of the same intensity, the anabolic regeneration process is repeated. This stimulus further reinforces the previous effects of supercompensation, adapting the capacity of the " organism to the energy commitment required. After various training stimuli, the body shifts its balance to a higher performance level and interprets the physical stress that had previously generated the supercompensation as an absolutely normal event.
If the training stimulus maintains a constant intensity over time, the body gets used to it and the biological adaptations become less and less, up to the point of totally canceling the possibility of new compensatory processes.
Therefore, training stimuli of greater intensity are necessary, to disturb homeostasis again and stimulate a new and profitable supercompensation.
Although significant individual differences exist in this regard, the formation of supercompensating adaptation processes nevertheless has a limit. As an athlete's performance level grows, the possibility of upsetting internal homeostasis and producing new adaptations is reduced more and more.
Even if all the basic principles of the training methodology are respected, the performance of an athlete cannot correspond to a constant ascent. Athletic performance, on the other hand, follows a curvilinear trajectory, reaching peaks that are difficult to overcome, at least in the short term.
The more intense the training stimulus, the greater the recovery time must be. For this reason it is impossible to stay in top condition for very long periods of time.
Factors limiting sports performance
As explained in the previous paragraphs, as the training stimuli become more intense, the recovery time must increase, since regeneration takes more energy away from the organism and the decline in performance is inevitable.
It is also necessary to consider the genetic predisposition of the individual and accept the fact that supercompensation can never go beyond the limits imposed by individual genetic conditions.
For each athlete the adaptation process (supercompensation) has a genetically determined limit. Appropriate training techniques make it possible to bring athletic performance closer to this threshold.
An extra gear: SUPER COMPENSATION
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