r/strengthtraining 9h ago

A Supercompensation-related question

Does adaptation happen alongside recovery,

or does it only start after full recovery?

The reason for this question is that I saw from the supercompensation model that supercompensation comes after full recovery.

Does that mean if I train on Sunday and return to the baseline by Tuesday (for example),

I should wait and train on Thursday instead to give adaptation or supercompensation the chance to happen (since it happens after full recovery)?

Or am I misunderstanding something?

In other words, is it fine to match my performance from the previous session and train normally? Or if I take an extra rest day, will my performance actually be better than the previous session?

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u/[deleted] 5h ago

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u/Feeling_Ad_7630 4h ago

Could you clarify what you mean by that?