I think you know the answer to your own question. The stronger you are the more weight you move. The more work you end up doing in a workout. The longer the break.
Age plays a factor too. Training squats 3x per week left my joints in bad shape even though only one session was heavy. I had injuries running down the right side of my body from my ankle to my neck. Training them once per week I feel great.
Tell that to the o lifters that high bar squat 300+ and squat every day of the week.
Doubt too many here are going to the olympics so your point is kinda moot.
Couple of trends I notice in work outs -
For more advanced trainees volume goes up, but so does the break between work outs. (e.g. 10 sets per muscle group, 1 week breaks between work outs)
For newer trainees I notice less sets but sometimes even a 48 hour break between muscle groups.
What's this based on? Or am I imagining things.... What dictates sets, reps and breaks between work outs? I work out the same muscle group every 4-5 days. I bench around 105kg and pull down 150kg (legs are injured, dont ask).
Then there's smolov jr work outs which have an insane frequency and are aimed at intermediate/advanced only.
Doubt too many here are going to the olympics so your point is kinda moot.
if you are hitting your major muscle groups hard enough, it will take at least 4 to 5 days for them to recover.
I wonder if there's something amiss with the way we've conducted our workouts over the years with amount of people you read about in their training logs and even in this thread of injuries/joint problems sustained and most are still well under 35 years of age.
Of all the sports i have done lifting is the most injury free by a long way. Any injuries I have currently are from footy or work.
I wonder if there's something amiss with the way we've conducted our workouts over the years with amount of people you read about in their training logs and even in this thread of injuries/joint problems sustained and most are still well under 35 years of age.
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