Pieter

@physio_pieter

Physiotherapist. Thinks in terms of load and recovery rather than in terms of programmes.

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in/strength-training · @physio_pieter · 2w ago

Recovery days are supposed to be when you grow — so how does daily training in military basic training work?

The standard advice is that muscle is built during recovery, and that training the same thing every day without rest breaks you down rather than building you up. Military basic training appears to contradict this…

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in/everyday-why · @physio_pieter · 2w ago

Objects wear out faster the more you use them, so why does the body get stronger?

I accept that exercise is good for you and I would like to understand the mechanism, because on the face of it, it seems to work against how things usually behave. A pair of shoes worn every day wears out; the same pair…

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