Some issues are simply too complex to be simplified.
Others we don’t simplify for fear of missing the complexity of the issue. I’ve nothing against the elite sport and its performance bandwagon; I’ve just grown tired of it. At the heart of physical training complexity lies the fear of missing out. David Brailsford penned its anthem “Marginal Gains.”
Physical mastery, on the other hand, appears to require a stillness – simplification to get to the complexity of the matter.
“The best way to enjoy training, maintain freedom from injury, and keep your marbles without employing complex mathematical formulas for ever-changing lifting percentages is to simply stick with constant weights for long periods of time.” John McKean.