The first sentence is somewhat true, though I'd make the caveat that "more" is only referring to "fatigue", vs. more weight/reps/volume. In other words, there are many ways to make the overall workload- both intraworkout and the accumulated fatigue over a week or series of weeks- higher. You do not need "more" rest and recovery to improve, rather the opposite is true- you need more recovery capacity (work capacity) to be able to train enough to actually accumulate the fatigue necessary to drive the adaptations.The problem seems to be that one must continuously lift more. And one also must rest and recover in order to improve.
Basically, if for some reason work capacity does not get developed through training in and of itself, you must use other methods (conditioning specific work, for instance) to boost this to a level that allows you to train at a high enough level yet not be wrecked from the training. Take, for instance, someone like me. I do not get sore after workouts and I train frequently (squat 3-4x per week, bench 4-6x per week, pull 2-3x per week). How did this happen? I've developed my work capacity over time to allow recovery from such training AND I know that I'm trying to accrue fatigue over a series of weeks vs. each session. In the most extreme example, a person might try to use a 5x5 squat to get his squat to go up in 72 hrs (TM style) whereas I am going to squat 2-3 heavy sets 3-4x/week for a series of weeks to get my squat to go up every 2-3 months.
The same work capacity that allows me to train so frequently is a byproduct of becoming "trained" to a point where early intermediate and novice programming no longer works. The reason for providing this example is to illustrate that while more "something" is likely needed to drive the adaptation, it doesn't necessarily require more recovery or take more out of you.
Sure. I think the easiest RX for something like this is to run the novice LP until it doesn't work, then run TM or some sort of weekly organized training, THEN spend some time developing a good GPP base while plotting along with some strength work. After 4-6 weeks of building a good GPP base- for those who didn't already have it- more frequent or more fatiguing training can be done without as large a need for "more recovery". Just my 0.02How do people make strength TRAINING a thing that supports their health and vitality without going half-assed about it? Is that possible?