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The Training Load Friction Model (Proprietary)

Military Fitness
January 22, 2026•1 min read

The Training Load Friction Model (Proprietary)

Framework Overview
The Training Load Friction Model describes how increasing training stress creates resistance to continued progress when load exceeds recovery and adaptive capacity.

Core Components

  • Applied Load: Volume, intensity, and density of training

  • Recovery Capacity: Sleep, nutrition, stress, and rest

  • Friction Point: The threshold where additional load produces diminishing returns

How Friction Develops
As training load increases, fatigue accumulates faster than adaptation. Past a certain point, added stress increases friction rather than progress.

Application
Reducing friction may require lowering volume, improving recovery inputs, or redistributing intensity rather than adding more work.

Key Takeaway
Progress slows not because effort is insufficient, but because friction exceeds adaptive capacity.

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