Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Nervous System 101
📈 The higher your outputs, the more rest you need.
The group of high school athletes I coached with Coach Fatone yesterday:
Lots of coordination work in the warm-up (skips, high knees, pogos, etc.)
Flying 10s on 1 minute rest
1 good cue to focus on for the next rep
Times on the @OVRPerformance OVR sprint improved every rep (ex: 1.55, 1.51, 1.46, 1.44)
Each rep they're improving coordination, technique, effort, etc.
They're learning to sprint more than overloading their nervous system.
🥇 Contrast that with a highly trained elite sprinter:
Long, focused build-up to a few really high quality outputs
Lots of rest in between reps.
Their parents aren't picking them up in an hour....
More broadly than just sprinting, programs need to match the needs of the individual.
🏋🏽♂️ Influencers with 10+ years of lifting experience will tend to swear by very heavy loads, lots of rest, and lower volume programs.
It's exactly what their nervous system needs to adapt.
📊 But remember that it's not what works for everyone.
Beginners especially need reps for practice. They're developing skill that will eventually lead to the ability to really overload their nervous system.
🤔 What do you think?
Nervous System 101
📈 The higher your outputs, the more rest you need.
The group of high school athletes I coached with Coach Fatone yesterday:
Lots of coordination work in the warm-up (skips, high knees, pogos, etc.)
Flying 10s on 1 minute rest
1 good cue to focus on for the next rep
Times on the @OVRPerformance OVR sprint improved every rep (ex: 1.55, 1.51, 1.46, 1.44)
Each rep they're improving coordination, technique, effort, etc.
They're learning to sprint more than overloading their nervous system.
🥇 Contrast that with a highly trained elite sprinter:
Long, focused build-up to a few really high quality outputs
Lots of rest in between reps.
Their parents aren't picking them up in an hour....
More broadly than just sprinting, programs need to match the needs of the individual.
🏋🏽♂️ Influencers with 10+ years of lifting experience will tend to swear by very heavy loads, lots of rest, and lower volume programs.
It's exactly what their nervous system needs to adapt.
📊 But remember that it's not what works for everyone.
Beginners especially need reps for practice. They're developing skill that will eventually lead to the ability to really overload their nervous system.
🤔 What do you think?
