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Old August 9, 2009, 01:38 PM   #5
MLeake
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What you're describing, HogDogs...

... with regard to ramping up the intensity of training fits in perfectly with

"the more we sweat in peacetime, the less we bleed in war."

That's the premise, train to perform under high stress. Starting out gradually is fine, but ultimately training should be tailored to the specific, perceived need, and that includes heightened levels of physical stress.

Kyo, people do gain superior levels of strength under adrenaline dumps, and they may move faster. What they definitely do NOT gain is increased fine motor skills. If those aren't trained up, adrenaline isn't going to help them, and may actually hinder them.

People who think they perform better under an adrenaline dump may be the same group of people who think they are funnier and more intelligent when stoned; for those of us who observe, objectively, from the outside, those perceptions often don't match the reality.

(Note: former Navy flight instructor - I can tell you from evaluating hundreds of students that the ones who don't perform well when calm, really don't perform well under stress; the ones who perform well when calm often do perform well under stress; the athletic types in general handle stress better than the desk jockeys.)
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