It is a principle of training, at least it should be, that training is a means to an end not an end in itself. For the Masters athlete this is a principle of paramount importance because we don't have the ability to recover that we once did.
Much of what passes for training out there gravitates towards the training as sport mindset. Just because it's hard doesn't mean it's appropriate nor moving the athlete towards his/her training goals. And quite frankly any idiot can put a mishmash of exercises together to make someone else puke....that takes no skill or knowledge.
As Masters athletes we have only so much energy to expend on training and our sport and if we are constantly recovering from our training sessions where does that leave you at game time? I think the answer is obvious.
I am not saying you shouldn't work hard when training but it has to be where appropriate and as part of an overall training plan...in other words it's not random but planned.
Recovery is where we actually improve, get stronger, fitter, faster, etc. but if there is no time or planned recovery then there will be no progress, at the least, and overtraining at worse.
So remember there is a time and place for tough training sessions but there should be a rationale as to why and it should be where appropriate in the training cycle.
Train hard and train smart!
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