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Why More Training Is Not Always Better

Military Fitness
January 22, 2026•1 min read

Why More Training Is Not Always Better

Direct Answer
More training does not always produce better results because adaptation is limited by recovery capacity and cumulative stress tolerance.

Primary Mechanisms
Excessive volume increases fatigue faster than adaptation, leading to stagnation or regression.

Common Errors
Adding volume without adjusting intensity, recovery, or readiness often degrades performance rather than enhancing it.

Practical Relevance
Training effectiveness depends on alignment between load, recovery, and adaptive capacity rather than maximal workload.

What Is Training Load? | What Is Fatigue? | What Is Recovery?


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Combat Fitness exists to produce capable humans. Tactical fitness for military, law enforcement, and people who refuse to be weak. We focus on strength, work capacity, endurance, and resilience that transfer outside the gym. No trends. No feel-good bullshit. Just hard training for people who expect more from themselves.

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